Means of grace
![The Church is the congregation of saints, in which the Gospel is rightly taught and the Sacraments are rightly administered. – Augsburg Confession[11]](/uploads/202501/26/AugsburgConfessionArticle7OftheChurch5439.jpg)
The means of grace in Christian theology are those things (the means) through which God gives grace. Just what this grace entails is interpreted in various ways: generally speaking, some see it as God blessing humankind so as to sustain and empower the Christian life; others see it as forgiveness, life, and salvation.