what is Confimation?

Question

i dont know what it is and im looking for someone who can help me out because i need to revise this for my christianity exam.
we havent learnt about it much so if you do have the answer, plaese let me know. thankyou.

Answer 1

Confirmation in the Catholic faith is when you essentially commit yourself to being Catholic. It is done around age 12-13 usually, and involves a series of special religious classes, the selecting of your own "patron" saint, and the selection of an adult sponsor who will guide you as a young Catholic adult. There is also a special mass/ceremony.

Answer 2

The sacrament of confirmation is found in Bible passages such as Acts 8:14–17, 9:17, 19:6, and Hebrews 6:2, which speak of a laying on of hands for the purpose of bestowing the Holy Spirit.

Hebrews 6:2 is especially important because it is not a narrative account of how confirmation was given and, thus, cannot be dismissed by those who reject the sacrament as something unique to the apostolic age. In fact, the passage refers to confirmation as one of Christianity’s basic teachings, which is to be expected since confirmation, like baptism, is a sacrament of initiation into the Christian life.

We read: "Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God, instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment" (Heb. 6:1–2).


A sacrament in which the Holy Spirit is given to those already baptized in order to make them strong and perfect Christians and soldiers of Jesus Christ.

Answer 3

Some christian families baptise their children as babies, to bring them up "in the faith".

When that child reaches an appropriate age, they are confirmed, to signify they have made their own commitment to be a christian, rather than their parents making it for them.

Answer 4

It's similiar to the jewish ritual, Bar-mitzvah at thirteen. It happens in most African cultures, as well, where the boy and girl is given an 'identity' as what is expected of them.

Answer 5

It's the church saying you have studied the church practices and have "graduated" to some sort of uber christian. Kind of like catholic's first communion.