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At the time of the [[Protestant Reformation]], Protestant churches sought to define the number of sacraments as those insituted by Christ Himself. For example, Matrimony was not a new practice at the time of Christ. Then too, Jesus does not appear to have instituted Holy Unction, although the anointing of the sick by church elders is mentioned in the [[New Testament]].  

At the time of the [[Protestant Reformation]], Protestant churches sought to define the number of sacraments as those insituted by Christ Himself. For example, Matrimony was not a new practice at the time of Christ. Then too, Jesus does not appear to have instituted Holy Unction, although the anointing of the sick by church elders is mentioned in the [[New Testament]].  

The [[Lutheranism|Lutheran Churches]] generally teach three sacraments (Holy Baptism, Holy Absolution and Holy Eucharist), naming four as rites: confirmation, ordination, matrimony, and anointing of the sick.<ref name="Galler2025">{{cite web |last1=Galler |first1=Jayson S. |title=Word & Sacrament |url=https://www.pilgrimlc.org/word-sacrament |publisher=Pilgrim Lutheran Church |access-date=9 May 2025 |language=English |date=2025 |quote=...generally in the Lutheran Christian tradition we speak of three sacraments.}}</ref>

The [[Lutheranism|Lutheran Churches]] generally teach three sacraments (Holy Baptism, Holy Absolution and Holy Eucharist), naming four others as rites: confirmation, ordination, matrimony, and anointing of the sick.<ref name="Galler2025">{{cite web |last1=Galler |first1=Jayson S. |title=Word & Sacrament |url=https://www.pilgrimlc.org/word-sacrament |publisher=Pilgrim Lutheran Church |access-date=9 May 2025 |language=English |date=2025 |quote=...generally in the Lutheran Christian tradition we speak of three sacraments.}}</ref>

The [[Reformed]] tradition teaches two sacraments: baptism and the Lord's Supper. The [[Anglican]] Church's Articles of Religion contend that the Catholic doctrine of [[transubstantiation]] negates the sacramental character of the Sacrament of the Altar (the Eucharist) because if the [[substance]]s of the bread and wine are rendered non-existent, as is claimed, there is no longer any physical component.<ref>According to Catholic doctrine the "substance" is not the "physical matter". See [[Transubstantiation#In Roman Catholic theology|Transubstantiation: In Roman Catholic theology]]. Compare [[Materialism]] and [[Philosophical naturalism]].</ref>

The [[Reformed]] tradition teaches two sacraments: baptism and the Lord's Supper. The [[Anglican]] Church's Articles of Religion contend that the Catholic doctrine of [[transubstantiation]] negates the sacramental character of the Sacrament of the Altar (the Eucharist) because if the [[substance]]s of the bread and wine are rendered non-existent, as is claimed, there is no longer any physical component.<ref>According to Catholic doctrine the "substance" is not the "physical matter". See [[Transubstantiation#In Roman Catholic theology|Transubstantiation: In Roman Catholic theology]]. Compare [[Materialism]] and [[Philosophical naturalism]].</ref>

The [[Orthodox Church]] accepts the same set of sacraments as the Roman Catholic church does, but it declines to number the sacraments.  The sacraments of the [[Orthodox Church]] are more fully described in the essay "[[Orthodox Mysteries]]".

The [[Orthodox Church]] accepts the same set of sacraments as the Roman Catholic church does, but it declines to number the sacraments.  The sacraments of the [[Orthodox Church]] are more fully described in the essay "[[Orthodox Mysteries]]".

The only significant Christian Churches that observe no sacraments at all, in the usual sense of the word, are the Friends (Quakers), Salvation Army, and Unitarians.  Most [[Baptists]], instead of referring to sacraments, refer to the two ordinances, namely, baptism and the Lord's Supper, and regard those as symbolic acts of obedience.<ref>[http://www.baptistdistinctives.org/articles/baptiststwoordinances.shtml Baptists' Two Ordinances]</ref><ref>[http://www.sbc.net/bfm/bfm2000.asp#vii Baptism and the Lord's Supper], from the [[Southern Baptist Convention]]</ref> The Mennonite Anabaptist tradition names seven ordinances: "baptism, communion, footwashing, marriage, anointing with oil, the holy kiss, and the prayer covering."<ref name="Hartzler2013">{{cite book |last1=Hartzler |first1=Rachel Nafziger |title=No Strings Attached: Boundary Lines in Pleasant Places: A History of Warren Street / Pleasant Oaks Mennonite Church |date=30 April 2013 |publisher=Wipf and Stock Publishers |isbn=978-1-62189-635-7 |language=English}}</ref>

The only significant Christian Churches that observe no sacraments at all, in the usual sense of the word, are the Friends (Quakers), Salvation Army, and Unitarians.  Most [[Baptists]], instead of referring to sacraments, refer to the two ordinances, namely, baptism and the Lord's Supper, and regard those as symbolic acts of obedience.<ref>[http://www.baptistdistinctives.org/articles/baptiststwoordinances.shtml Baptists' Two Ordinances]</ref><ref>[http://www.sbc.net/bfm/bfm2000.asp#vii Baptism and the Lord's Supper], from the [[Southern Baptist Convention]]</ref> The [[Mennonite]] [[Anabaptist]] tradition names seven ordinances: "baptism, communion, footwashing, marriage, anointing with oil, the holy kiss, and the prayer covering."<ref name="Hartzler2013">{{cite book |last1=Hartzler |first1=Rachel Nafziger |title=No Strings Attached: Boundary Lines in Pleasant Places: A History of Warren Street / Pleasant Oaks Mennonite Church |date=30 April 2013 |publisher=Wipf and Stock Publishers |isbn=978-1-62189-635-7 |language=English}}</ref>

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