The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper (7)

As we continue our consideration of the sacrament of the Lord's Supper we must remember that the sacrament is a means of grace. But that grace is not for all. Because grace is not in things. It is not in the water of baptism, nor in the bread and wine of the Lord's table. Grace is not in things. Always the means of grace must be understood in terms of God's work of sovereign, particular grace. The preaching and the sacraments minister grace only to elect believers. That the sacraments are...