I am a 12-year-old girl, going to a Methodist church, and am currently undergoing confirmation. What exactly is confirmation? Does it pay off to have been confirmed in the long run? I know that I want to do this, because I believe in God, but what is it, exactly?
2007-01-15 03:47:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm asking what it really is........ I've just started. It's normal for me to ask, it's a simple question.
2007-01-15 03:57:57 · update #1
It means you, as someone old enough to make the decision for herself, are accepting Jesus as your savior. It basically means that instead of your parents choosing for you, you're making your own choice. Then again, the only reason you're there in the first place is because your parents took you for years. It's not like you came to this decision on your own... you were indoctrinated.
2007-01-15 03:50:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋
I went through confirmation last year (Methodist) and it was great. I don't know if your process is anything like ours was, but we went to a class each Wednesday night through most of the school year before we were Confirmed in May.
Confirmation is when you become an actual member of the church. It's kind of like you're becoming an adult in the eyes of your congregation. By completing confirmation you're saying that you've chosen to be a Christian and now you're responsible for your own faith. It's not just your parents dragging you to church anymore. If you're serious about continuing your life as a Christian (which it sounds like you are), confirmation will be a good thing for you.
If you've got a good program like we had, you'll probably get to talk to your pastor, and s/he will explain some of this stuff to you too. But I would suggest doing it, it's a good experience, and I think you'll enjoy it!
2007-01-15 04:49:04 · answer #2 · answered by corny 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
In my religion, Catholicism it means accepting the Holy Spirit within you and you're becoming a full member of the church. I think is probably the same thing in the Methodist Church, you will be seen as an adult in the eyes of the church. For Catholics is a sacrament and very important. I think it pays off because you will learn more about your faith by taking confirmation classes. It is a process of rites in your religion.
2007-01-15 06:07:40 · answer #3 · answered by cynical 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I was 13 when it happened for me. Basicly the Paster gave us some lectures about God which I didn't pay attention to b/c I knew that stuff already. Then we had a little ceremoney where the Paster gave a speech and my parents, a volunteer guy and the Paster all put one hand on my head. Now I'm a grown member of the church not just a guest.
The Paster did tell me everyday to write about Jesus in some book that I threw away but I never did write in it. So thats confimermation for ya.
Now that I'm 21 I'm pretty much a atheist so I don't go to church. My parents forced me to go without asking me if I really wanted to be confirmed. All well it's nice being a aldult.
2007-01-15 04:05:00 · answer #4 · answered by missgigglebunny 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Confirmation in The Methodist Churches is not a Sacrament, but a "Sacramental Rite". It means you have come of age and are an adult communicant of the Church.
Older Catholics (like me) remember Confirmation as the moment when their identity was changed: They "received the Holy Spirit" and became "soldiers of Christ."
Today Confirmation is often defined as a sacrament of mature Christian commitment. It is the occasion when young people baptized as infants put their "personal signature" on their parents' decision.
2007-01-15 03:53:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm sorry sweetie, but your efforts to impress God will go unnoticed
2007-01-15 03:50:34 · answer #6 · answered by Sean 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋