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Confirmation in the Lutheran Church is a public profession of faith prepared for by long and careful instruction. In English, it may also be referred to as "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".
Lutheran confirmation 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 profession of the faith which "marks the completion of the congregation's program of confirmation ministry". [50]
Confirmation became a much more important rite when concerns about understanding and faith grew, in particular following the Reformation. [8] After the Fourth Lateran Council , Communion, which continued to be given only after Confirmation, was to be administered only on reaching the age of reason.
The sacrament is more commonly known in the West as confirmation, although some languages such as Italian, Maltese and Portuguese normally use the terms cresima, griżma (tal-isqof) [1] [2] and crisma ("chrismation") rather than confermazione, konferma or confirmação, respectively ("confirmation").
At her confirmation hearing on Thursday before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Senators from both parties expressed serious concerns about whether they trust Gabbard in that crucial role.
In some countries, Humanist or freethinker organisations have arranged courses or camps for non-religious adolescents, in which they can study or work on ethical, social, and personal topics important for adult life, followed by a formal rite of passage comparable to the Christian Confirmation. Some of these ceremonies are even called "civil ...
The confirmation hearing for a presidential nominee has largely devolved into a pro forma process, allowing senators of the president’s own party to bolster the nominee and those from the ...
In this view the Book of Concord, on the topics that it addresses, is what the church authoritatively understands God's authoritative word to say. This is also called a "quia" (because) subscription to the Lutheran confessions, i.e. one subscribes because the Book of Concord is a faithful exposition of the Scriptures.