God Alone Forgives: (Luke 5:20-24; Isaiah 43:25) — Only God can blot out transgressions: Luke 5:20-24 20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. 21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but …
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What are the sacraments? In Roman Catholicism, the sacraments (or Holy Mysteries, as they are called in Eastern Orthodoxy) are sacred, visible rites supposedly instituted by Christ that communicate invisible, divine grace to believers. While Protestant traditions generally recognize only two ordinances (Baptism and the Lord's Supper) and reject the idea that they automatically …
