If your raised Catholic, do you believe you accept Christ at your confirmation???

Question

Do you really believe all 13 year olds know they want Jesus in their hearts at that age?
Other Christian religions have you accept Jesus when you know you understand. Just asking.

Sorry.. age is must be 14
As in Baptism, a sponsor is chosen to stand for the confirmand. The sponsor should be a baptized and confirmed Catholic who's at least 14 years old, is of the same sex as the confirmand, and is well-instructed in the Faith.

Sorry.. age is must be 14
As in Baptism, a sponsor is chosen to stand for the confirmand. The sponsor should be a baptized and confirmed Catholic who's at least 14 years old, is of the same sex as the confirmand, and is well-instructed in the Faith.

Answer 1

Confirmation is about becoming a fully initiated Catholic and accepting Christ for yourself.

Confirmation in the United States is normally received in the 10th grade about at age 15.

All sacraments are completely voluntary. Although parents choose for their infants in Baptism.

If you do not wish to receive the sacrament of Confirmation during 10th grade then you can decline it or postpone it for as long as you wish.

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

NO.

Accepting Jesus is an experience that you will have perhaps sometime in your life.
In my case it was at 38 years old in my house.
It had nothing to do with the catholic church or any other for that matter.
It is an experience that you will never forget.
It is as if it happened yesterday.
It has been a long time since then.

It has to do with the act of the will.
You make a conscious decision to accept Jesus for the forgiveness of your sins.
We are all born here sinners. Therefore we need a savior, that Savior being Jesus.
I think that the key is the realization that you are a sinner and do need a savior.
I also believe that you being a sinner is revealed to you on a personal basis by God Himself.
It happens to each person when it is time to happen.

OLAY!

Answer 3

I was raised catholic, but have not been catholic for the last 16 years. I was confirmed at 16. I went to a catholic High School- no one in my class was confirmed until they went thru 'confirmation classes' for 6 months to learn more about the church.

However, to answer your question:

No, I don't feel that a 13 year old knows for certain what they want about anything-especially in regard to a long term commitment. I didn't completely undersand what was being asked of me, even at 16. I accepted Jesus for who he is- but never thought he was the only way to God. - I felt I was suppose to be confirmed because it was expected of me. My religious education had been limited to only Christianity and brief touch of Judaism. How can one truly make a commitment to something when they don't have all the facts? (But I didn't know I didn't have all the facts)

Answer 4

Catholics understand the whole "accept Christ into your heart" mantra that evangelicals use in a completely different manner.

Confirmation is acceptance into the Church of a specific Rite with all the obligations and rights that are given. If you look at Catholic confirmation, it looks almost like the rituals for marriage, which that is what it is.

Read more about confirmation through the catechism as well as the writings of the Church Fathers.

Necessarily, one accepts Christ prior to Confirmation. Confirmation is the living out and fulfilling of the baptismal promises and a Catholic would say that one has official "accepted Christ" at baptism (either by one's own faith or through the faith of the parents in the case of infant baptism). HOWEVER, specifically speaking, the "acceptance of Christ" occurs prior to baptism and necessitates baptism.

A Catholic (and Catholic theology), would say that an evangelical who has "accepted Christ" has yet to fulfill their acceptance if they are not yet baptized, and if they have not yet been confirmed into a Church with valid apostolic orders (Roman Rite, Eastern Catholic Rites, Orthodox (Greek, Russian, etc.), Coptic, and a few others) they have yet to fully live out their promises of baptism and have yet to enter into the fullness of the Christian life (which in its full form subsits in the Catholic Church which is those Rites governed by their bishops in communion with the Bishop of Rome).

A confirmed person continues to "accept Christ" by living in communion with the Body of Christ, the Church and working out ones salvation in fear and trembling (as St. Paul says) according to the teachings of the Holy Spirit who speaks through the Church.

Answer 5

As Catholics, Jesus has been introduced to us since we were little kids. How in the world will you not be able to believe and accept Christ at the age of 13 years old. If I can remember my first confession and first communion at the age of seven, much more when I was thirteen years old and yes I accepted Christ was aware of it.

Answer 6

um no. you misunderstand catholicism.

at confirmation you're not accepting jesus. you're accepting the holy spirit, so you can go and be a good catholic.

also, most confirmations are at age 14-17, depending on your parish, and if you don't feel like doing it one year, you can wait and do it next year.

Answer 7

IT HAS CHANGED FOR MY MOM AND ME AND THERES LESS THAN 20 YEARS DIFFERENT U GET YOUR CONFIRMATION AT AGE OF 18 AT MY MOMS AGE IT WAS 14-16 AND YES IM 13 AND I ACCEPT CHRIST

Answer 8

I did

Answer 9

TO GO THRU CONFIMATION YOU SHOULD HAVE GOD IN YOUR HEART