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A sacrament is a Christian practice that signifies the [[grace]] of [[God]]. It is considered to be constituted by Jesus Christ. In some churches the term is referred to as an ordinance. In the [[Roman Catholic Church]], [[Eastern Orthodoxy]], [[Lutheranism]] and some strands of [[Anglicanism]] it is taught that sacraments are not merely only symbolic, but that the sacrament itself is also a means by which God communicates his grace. Most Other [[Protestant]] churches hold that sacraments are purely symbolic signs of an inward change. == Different views ==In Catholic and Orthodox doctrine there are seven sacraments although in the Orthodox church baptism and confirmation are administered together.*[[Baptism]]*[[Confirmation]]*[[Confession]]*[[Eucharist]]*[[Matrimony]]*[[Ordination]]*[[Anointing of the sick]] In Lutheran and Anglican theology there are two sacraments, Baptism and Holy Communion. Additionally, Anglicans consider the other five sacraments in the Catholic tradition as sacraments in a broader sense because they don't see them as constituted by God.