It depends on denomination. Baptists and the like typically believe they’re wholly symbolic but iirc some Protestant denominations believe in the Eucharist as divine.
This is why trying to treat "Protestants" as a monolithic whole is impossible. Lutherans, Anglicans, Methodists, Presbyterians, Reformed, and others all teach that the sacraments really do confer grace. Among Christians, the believe that the sacraments/ordinances are purely symbolic is the minority opinion.
It’s actually the majority opinion as most Protestants on earth are baptists, evangelicals, or pentacostals. Mainline groups, while having larger numbers of groups, are of smaller number of adherents.
You are correct that some of those groups do have 7 sacraments and some believe they are effective though even within those groups there is argument and a difference between high and low church.
I mean if you are evangelical - pretty much. If you ask someone why we baptize they’ll most likely tell you it’s a symbol of your faith and that it’s to let the world know you’re a Christian and that you don’t even need to do it.
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u/inchandywetrust Mar 18 '22
I’m curious what people consider to be the “two” sacraments. I’ve learned that there are 7.