The article explains that under the covenant of grace the two sacraments of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper were instituted by Christ as visible signs and seals of God’s promises to his people. It describes baptism as the once-for-all rite of initiation by which one is grafted into the covenant, and the Lord’s Supper as the ongoing feast of remembrance through which believers proclaim Christ’s death and look forward to his return.