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The German language also uses for Lutheran confirmation a different word (Konfirmation) from the word used for the sacramental rite of the Catholic Church (Firmung). Lutheran churches do not treat confirmation as a dominical sacrament of the Gospel, considering that only Baptism, Eucharist and Confession and Absolution can be regarded as such.
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 related claim made by Quine, though contested by some (see Adolf Grünbaum 1962), [4] is that one can always protect one's theory against refutation by attributing failure to some other part of our web of belief. In his own words, "Any statement can be held true come what may, if we make drastic enough adjustments elsewhere in the system." [1]
Guard what you have received. God the Father has marked you with his sign; Christ the Lord has confirmed you and has placed his pledge, the Spirit, in your hearts. [3] The Catechism of the Catholic Church sees the account in the Acts of the Apostles 8:14–17 as a scriptural basis for Confirmation as a sacrament distinct from Baptism:
Funding has been confirmed for transport projects, including the East West Rail, and an upgrade on the A428 between Milton Keynes and Cambridge ... In other words, the demand is there but there ...
Another proposal is that people show confirmation bias because they are pragmatically assessing the costs of being wrong, rather than investigating in a neutral, scientific way. Flawed decisions due to confirmation bias have been found in a wide range of political, organizational, financial and scientific contexts.
A Temple University student celebrating the Philadelphia Eagles victory over the Washington Commanders in the NFC championship game on Sunday has died after falling from a light pole and suffering ...
To be confirmed (TBC), to be resolved (TBR), [1] or to be provided (TBP) [2] – details may have been determined and possibly announced, but are still subject to change prior to being finalized. To be arranged , to be agreed ( TBA ), to be determined ( TBD ) or to be decided [ 3 ] – the appropriateness, feasibility, location, etc. of a given ...