Sacrament
A sacrament in Christianity is an especially sacred act; it is generally understood to involve both outwardly visible activity and inward invisible activity; the inward activity is understood to be the action of God's grace in the people participating in the sacrament; the outward activity often involves the use of some "thing", such as water, wine, or oil that may have been especially blessed or consecrated.More precise definitions vary considerably among different Christians. Most Protestants believe that sacraments are an "outward sign of an inward grace", or that they are "only symbols" of what is taking place or has taken place invisibly. They most often practice two sacraments: baptism and communion. Many Anabaptist churches practice foot washing[?], citing the commandment of Jesus Christ in John 13:14: "If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet." Other Protestant Churches may practice more or fewer sacraments.
Roman Catholics believe that the sacrament itself is an effective means of grace, and isn't "just a symbol". They traditionally practice seven sacraments, but also acknowledge that there can be additional means of grace as well; see Catholic sacraments.
Also Eastern Orthodoxy teaches that sacraments are themselves effective means of grace. Their use is an affirmation of the goodness of created matter, and many times an emphatic declaration of what that matter was originally created to be. They often call the sacraments "mysteries", as in the "Mystery of Repentance". They have many such sacraments, some more emphasized than others, and traditionally have not systematically enumerated them. The central sacrament is of course the Eucharist.
Quakers practice no formal sacraments, believing that all activities can and should be considered holy. The Salvation Army also doesn't practice any formal sacraments for a variety of reasons; it also doesn't forbid its members from receiving sacraments in other denominations [1] (http://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/en/Library/factSheets/Sacraments.htm).
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