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a) Describe Luther's teachings about the sacraments b) Outline Luther's teachings about the nature of the church c)To what extent does Luther's teachings about the sacraments differ from the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church? a) 'Luther described sacraments as "Promises with signs attached to them".' (McGrath) The most important point Luther makes about his teachings on the sacraments, is that they have to have scriptural authority. This is important because it justifies why he only keeps three of the Roman Catholic sacraments, baptism, the eucharist and penance. Luther wrote 'I deny that there are 7 sacraments, and maintain that there are only 3; baptism, penance and the bread...' (From McGrath) He later excludes penance because it does not have sufficient scriptural authority and the scholar Lane said 'Luther attacked the seven sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church, he reduced them to two instituted by Jesus himself.' The idea that Luther 'attacked' doctrines...

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