confirmation

Hi friends, I have been convinced that God does not call pastors but rather the local church confirms the giftedness of a man and encourages him to pursue pastoral ministry. For those of you who agree with this view, how do we tell the difference between genuine and wise encouragement for...

Romanism has five more sacraments than protestants do: Confirmation Penance Marriage Ordination Extereme Unction (or a Last Anointing) As Romanists can cite verses in the New Testament for each of these things (Acts 9:17; Lk. 3:8; Mt. 19:5-6; Acts 13:2-3; James 5:14), why are they not...

Greetings, I was curious to learn more about the doctrinal development of confirmation and whether or not this rite is essentially analogous to what my Presbyterian friends call their communicant member class. I would also be interested in learning how the rite may have developed coming out...