Lawrence Rast speaks of the sacrament as an integral part of justification by grace through faith. He argues especially against the Pietism of Arndt and Spener.
The questions and answers from numbers 620-669 of the Baltimore Catechism give a definition of the Sacrament along with its expected effects and transformations to come once the baptized have been educated in the Faith.
Lawrence Rast speaks of the sacrament as an integral part of justification by grace through faith. He argues especially against the Pietism of Arndt and Spener.