In the end, the sacraments are “designed to help us understand more clearly and certify to us that on account of Christ’s one sacrifice finished on the cross, God grants to us, by grace alone, the forgiveness of sins and eternal life.”  In this sense, “Believers are assured by [the sacraments] of their salvation.” For Bavinck, “the sacraments do not work … Continue reading The Sacramental Theology of Herman Bavinck