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八十二、洗礼和圣餐的异同

176问：洗礼和圣餐有什么共同的地方？

答：洗礼和圣餐的共同之处在于:

  1.  二者都是由上帝设立的（太28:19；林前11:23）；
  2. 其属灵的方面都是基督和祂的恩惠（罗6:3－4；林前10:16）；
  3. 都是同一恩典之约的印记（罗4:11，比较西2:12；太26:27－28）；
  4. 都由牧者施行，其他任何人都不得施行（约1:33；太28:19；林前11:23；林前4:1；来5:4）；
  5. 都要在基督的教会中一直延续下去，直到祂再来（太28:19－20；林前11:26）。

Q. 176. Wherein do the sacraments of baptism and the Lord’s supper agree?

A. The sacraments of baptism and the Lord’s supper agree, in that the author of both is God; the spiritual part of both is Christ and his benefits; both are seals of the same covenant, are to be dispensed by ministers of the gospel, and by none other; and to be continued in the church of Christ until his second coming.

177问：洗礼和圣餐有何不同之处？

答：洗礼和圣餐的不同之处在于:

  1. 洗礼只施行一次，是用水施洗，作为我们重生并与基督联合的标记和印证（太3:11；多3:5；加3:27），并且对婴儿来说也是如此（创17:7，9；徒2:38－39；林前7:14）；（注：本堂以婴孩奉献礼代替婴孩洗礼）
  2. 圣餐则是经常施行的，是用饼与酒，来代表并显明基督就是灵魂属灵的滋养（林前11:23－26），坚固我们在祂里面继续成长（林前10:16），并且只有年龄和能力达到能够自我省察的人才可领受(林前11:28－29)。

Q. 177. Wherein do the sacraments of baptism and the Lord’s supper differ?

A. The sacraments of baptism and the Lord’s supper differ, in that baptism is to be administered but once, with water, to be a sign and seal of our regeneration and ingrafting into Christ, and that even to infants; whereas the Lord’s supper is to be administered often, in the elements of bread and wine, to represent and exhibit Christ as spiritual nourishment to the soul, and to confirm our continuance and growth in him, and that only to such as are of years and ability to examine themselves.

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