Mike Downey: A lot of the conversation has been for the new convert. He says what's the role of the minister, the pastor in administering sacraments and the receiver. "To take and eat, to take and drink," Jesus said when he was giving his life over to God. 'When does God speak? When does God act?' downey asks.
When new converts are brought into the church, they are often loaded up with the need to read the Bible, pray, practice repentance, and get into the community—but equally vital to spiritual health is a right understanding of and participation in the means of grace. In this episode of White Horse Inn, hosts Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Bob Hiller, and Walter Strickland discuss how the means of grace are used for our sanctification and why they are central to life and identity in the church.