[Claud]

Thanks for the explanation on Lutheran sacramental theology....I’ve been curious about this myself lately.

A question tho..I can see clearly the rationale behind reason #1 (clear case in the Bible) and #3 (visible sign).

But why #2, the “remission of sins” stipulation?

[redgolum]

Honestly I can’t remember right now. I think it was something that made the Sacraments more “Sacred”, but the relevant quotes have slipped my mind today.

[Arrowhead1952]

See this for an explanation of the LCMS.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutheran_Church_-_Missouri_Synod

And this for an explanation of the Sacraments.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacrament