What is confirmation?
Article 25 of the Anglican "39 Articles" clearly states that confirmation is not a sacrament. This is clear to us because Jesus did not command it. However, as a tool of the church, confirmation is helpful in affirming and anchoring the faith of God’s people in a biblical and historical way.
For believers baptized as infants, confirmation is a ritual that allows the believer to affirm his or her faith as his or her own as well as to take ownership of the faith passed down by their believing parents or sponsors.
For believers joining the Anglican communion, confirmation is a practice that allows them to have public witness to their faith, spiritual covering of the church through the laying on of the Bishop’s hands, and the joining of faithful generations of the church before us. In summary, confirmation is a helpful tool and spiritual practice, but it is not commanded by Jesus.
Article 25 of the Anglican "39 Articles" clearly states that confirmation is not a sacrament. This is clear to us because Jesus did not command it. However, as a tool of the church, confirmation is helpful in affirming and anchoring the faith of God’s people in a biblical and historical way.
For believers baptized as infants, confirmation is a ritual that allows the believer to affirm his or her faith as his or her own as well as to take ownership of the faith passed down by their believing parents or sponsors.
For believers joining the Anglican communion, confirmation is a practice that allows them to have public witness to their faith, spiritual covering of the church through the laying on of the Bishop’s hands, and the joining of faithful generations of the church before us. In summary, confirmation is a helpful tool and spiritual practice, but it is not commanded by Jesus.