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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".
A stained glass representation of a Lutheran confirmation. An elder lays hands on the confirmand. In Christian denominations that practice infant baptism, confirmation is seen as the sealing of the covenant created in baptism. Those being confirmed are known as confirmands. For adults, it is an affirmation of belief. [1]
In the Latter Day Saint movement, confirmation (also known as the gift of the Holy Ghost or the baptism of fire and of the Holy Ghost), is an ordinance essential for salvation. It involves the laying on of hands and is performed after baptism .
For many students in the community, the beginning of the school year also means the start of confirmation classes. Confirmation is a sacrament or rite practiced by several church denominations. In ...
Affirmation by the Godparents [and the Assembly] Invitation and Enrollment of Names; Act of Admission or Election; Celebration of the Call to Continuing Conversion. Presentation of the Candidates; Affirmation by the Sponsors [and the Assembly] Act of Recognition; Intercessions for the Elect and the Candidates; Prayer over the Elect and the ...
Vasil Levski's affidavit, 16 June 1872, Bucharest, Romania. An affidavit (/ ˌ æ f ɪ ˈ d eɪ v ɪ t / ⓘ AF-ih-DAY-vit; Medieval Latin for "he has declared under oath") is a written statement voluntarily made by an affiant or deponent under an oath or affirmation which is administered by a person who is authorized to do so by law.
Dr. Marc Siegel, clinical professor of medicine at NYU Langone Health and Fox News senior medical analyst, shares his top tips for preventing illness during holiday travel.
The phrase "So help me God" is prescribed in oaths as early as the Judiciary Act of 1789, for U.S. officers other than the President.The act makes the semantic distinction between an affirmation and an oath. [6]