the missouri synod believes that justification comes from god "by divine grace alone, through faith alone, on account of christ alone." it teaches that faith in jesus is the only way to eternal salvation. god gives people grace through the word of god and the sacraments. the synod does not have an official definition of sacrament. this means that some missouri synod lutherans may disagree about how many sacraments there are. all agree that baptism and communion are sacraments.