Concerning the Term: Sacraments (1)

I am quite certain, that ninety five per­cent of our young readers are able to answer the question in the Heidelberg Catechism, which reads as follows: How many Sacraments has Christ instituted in the New Covenant or Testament? The answer would immediately be forth-com­ing, and our readers would say: Two, namely, Holy Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. However, I am not so certain, that all would be able to give an interpretation of the meaning of the term “Sacrament.” It is wholly possible that...