Confirmation

In Catholicism, confirmation is seen as the sealing of the covenant created in Holy Baptism. In some denominations, confirmation also bestows full membership in a local congregation upon the recipient. In others, such as the Roman Catholic Church, confirmation "renders the bond with the Church more perfect", because, while a baptized person is already a member, "reception of the sacrament of Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal grace".

Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, and many Anglicans view Confirmation as a sacrament. In the East it is conferred immediately after baptism. In the West, this practice is followed when adults are baptized, but in the case of infants not in danger of death it is administered, ordinarily by a bishop, only when the child reaches the age of reason or early adolescence. Among those Catholics who practice teen-aged confirmation, the practice may be perceived, secondarily, as a "coming of age" rite.

In Protestant churches, the rite tends to be seen rather as a mature statement of faith by an already baptised person. It is also required by most Protestant denominations for membership in the respective church, in particular for traditional Protestant churches. In traditional Protestant churches (Presbyterian, Methodist, Lutheran etc.) it is recognized by a coming of age ceremony. Confirmation is not practised in Baptist, Anabaptist and other groups that teach believer's baptism.

Confirmation (disambiguation)

Confirmation may refer to:

  • Confirmation, a Christian sacrament or rite of passage. Articles on confirmation in specific denominations:
  • Chrismation (Eastern Christianity)
  • Confirmation (Latter Day Saints)
  • Confirmation (Lutheran Church)
  • Confirmation (Roman Catholic Church)
  • Confirmation#Judaism
    • Bat Mitzvah, developed in the 19th Century from confirmation ceremonies for girls
  • Bat Mitzvah, developed in the 19th Century from confirmation ceremonies for girls
  • Confirmation of a presidential nominee by the United States Senate; see advice and consent
  • Confirmation holism, the claim that a single scientific theory cannot be tested in isolation
  • Confirmation theory, in the philosophy of science, an extension by Donald A. Gillies of Karl Popper's theory of corroboration
  • Confirmation (composition), a bebop jazz music standard by Charlie Parker
  • Confirmation (Lutheran Church)

    Confirmation in the Lutheran Church is a public profession of faith prepared for by long and careful instruction. In English, it is called "affirmation of baptism", and is a mature and public reaffirmation of the faith which "marks the completion of the congregation's program of confirmation ministry".

    Scriptural background

    Lutherans, like Roman Catholics, believe that Confirmation is based on Biblical precedents such as Acts of the Apostles 8:14-17:

    Description

    An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism states:

    Rite

    The Rite of Confirmation provides an opportunity for the individual Christian, relying on God's promise given in Baptism, to make a personal public profession of the faith and a lifelong pledge of faithfulness to Christ. Confirmation teaches Baptized Christians who wish to become Lutheran Martin Luther's theology on the Ten Commandments, the Apostles' Creed, the Lord's Prayer, Baptism, Confession, and the Eucharist.

    Similar to the Roman Catholic tradition, some Lutheran congregations instruct the very young (such as age 7) in understanding the Eucharist and then receive First Communion before beginning the Confirmation process several years later. (Other Lutheran congregations confirm children at about the 5th grade, after which they make their first Holy Communion.) At the conclusion of this catechetical instruction, young persons traditionally make a public profession of their faith in a public ceremony. Students often begin taking catechism classes at about age twelve and are usually confirmed at age fourteen. Some Lutheran pastors and theologians are now beginning to ask whether it is permissible to adopt the practice of the Eastern church and to confirm/chrismate at baptism, including infants.

    Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Confirmation

    by: Manhattan Transfer

    I'm here to just confirm what I've been
    Really always sayin'
    About modern jazz
    It's the savior of the nation
    And I'll believe it if you do too
    The rhythm & blues
    Like bird
    When he thought of this melody
    The message he played on his horn
    Was the steady confirmation
    That he discovered
    The sound that makes the music be free
    This may sound unstable
    But I know I'm able to concentrate in song to you
    My lyrics may go fast
    Sometimes a word may get past folks
    But so I keep it swingin'
    I know I've got to stay true
    So like the bird I'm gonna say that jazz is always
    A happiness groove
    So come on and I'll confirm it
    'cause certainly the bird that I heard




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