 He then becomes the necessary, indispensable connection with the Lord. Listen to me, not the word, he says. Trust me, not God's promise in baptism or the Lord's Supper. But that's very dangerous and uncertain at best. For how are we to know if his message truly is from God? How are we to know that we have forgiveness and salvation and God's grace if we don't look only to his promises in the word and the sacraments?