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A sacrament is a Christian practice that signifies the [[grace]] of [[God]]. It is considered These practices are generally understood to be constituted have been instituted (or commanded) by Jesus Christ. In some churches the term is referred to as an ordinance. In the [[Roman Catholic Church]], [[Eastern Orthodoxy]], [[Lutheranism]] and some forms of [[Anglicanism]] it is taught that sacraments are not only symbolic but also a means by which God communicates his grace. Other Most other [[Protestant]] churches hold that sacraments are purely symbolic signs of an inward change.

In Lutheran the Roman Catholic and Anglican theology Eastern Orthodox churches it is taught that there are two seven sacraments, Baptism and Holy Communion. Additionally, Anglicans consider the other five These sacraments in are* [[Baptism]]* [[Confirmation]]* [[Confession]]* [[Eucharist]]* [[Matrimony]]* [[Ordination]]* [[Anointing of the Catholic tradition as sacraments in a broader sense because they don't see them as constituted by Godsick]]In Eastern Orthodoxy baptism and confirmation are administered together.