The Character of Sacramental Dialogue
Griess explores how God communicates to His people through the sacraments of baptism and the Lord's Supper, emphasizing that sacramental speech operates differently from ordinary Word proclamation by engaging multiple senses to convey spiritual truths. The article examines the specific significations of water in baptism and bread and wine in communion, showing how these visible signs teach believers about Christ's work, union with Christ, and the believer's corporate identity and future glory.
Previous article in this series: February 1, 2017, p. 206. A Different Way of Speaking and Hearing God speaks to His people in the sacraments, and His people respond. The way that God speaks to them in the sacraments must affect the way God's people respond. The way that God speaks to us in the sacraments is different than the way He normally speaks to us in congregational worship. Normally God speaks to us solely through the written and spoken Word. But in baptism and the Lord's Supper, He...
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