Sacraments
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A sacrament is a Christian practice that signifies the grace of God. It is considered to be constituted by Jesus Christ. In some churches the term is referred to as an ordinance. In the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, Lutheranism and Anglicanism it is taught that sacraments are not only symbolic but also a means by which God communicates his grace. Other Protestant churches hold that sacraments are purely symbolic signs of an inward change.
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In Catholic and Orthodox doctrine there are seven sacraments although in the Orthodox church baptism and confirmation are administered together.
In Lutheran and Anglican theology there are two sacraments, Baptism and Holy Communion. Additionally, Anglicans consider the other five sacraments in the Catholic tradition as sacraments in a broader sense because they don't see them as constituted by God.
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