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“I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations,
Our Lord Jesus Christ instituted the Lord's Supper as an ordinance to be observed by his church until he comes again. It is not a resacrificing of Christ, but is a remembrance of the once-for-all sacrifice of himself in his death for our sins. Nor is it a mere memorial to Christ's sacrifice. . Thus he strengthens us in our warfare against sin and in our endeavors to serve him in holiness. The sacrament further signifies and seals the forgiveness of our sin and our nourishment and growth in Christ. The bread and wine represent the crucified body and the shed blood of the Savior, which he gave for his people. In this sacrament, God confirms that he is faithful and true to fulfill the promises of his covenant, and he calls us to deeper gratitude for our salvation, to renewed consecration, and to more faithful obedience. The Supper is also a bond and pledge of the communion that believers have with him and with each other as members of his body. As Scripture says, "For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread" (). The Supper anticipates the consummation of the ages, when Christ returns to gather all his redeemed people at the glorious wedding feast of the Lamb. As we come to the Lord's Table, we humbly resolve to deny ourselves, to crucify the sin that is within us, to resist the devil, and to follow Christ as becomes those who bear his name.
Sign and Seal
Sign and Seal
27.1. Sacraments are holy signs and seals of the covenant of grace,1 immediately instituted by God,2 to represent Christ and His benefits; and to confirm our interest in Him:3 as also, to put a visible difference between those that belong unto the Church and the rest of the world;4 and solemnly to engage them to the service of God in Christ, according to His Word.5
The Westminster Confession of Faith Study Book: A Study Guide for Churches The Nature of Baptism
A. A seal confirms and authenticates: like a seal of a Notary Public or a special stamp on a contract.
27.1. Sacraments are holy signs and seals of the covenant of grace,1 immediately instituted by God,2 to represent Christ and His benefits; and to confirm our interest in Him:3 as also, to put a visible difference between those that belong unto the Church and the rest of the world;4 and solemnly to engage them to the service of God in Christ, according to His Word.5
Rom 4.11
He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well,
And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you.
Gen
This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your offspring after you: Every male among you shall be circumcised.
Sacramental Union
And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you.
Matt
And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,
Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,