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Is confirmation mentioned in the bible?
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Is confirmation as a sacrament mentioned in the bible?
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The sacrament of confirmation is the reception of the Holy Spirit through the laying on of hands. This is separate from baptism as can be seen in the New Testament.
Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent them Peter and John, who went down and prayed for them, that they might receive the holy Spirit, for it had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Then they laid hands on them and they received the holy Spirit.
– Acts 8:14-17
When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul laid [his] hands on them, the holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
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The apostles and many of the other disciples who were in Jerusalem when Paul visited them the first time, were eyewitnesses of Christ’s ministry when He was on earth. Paul compared notes with them. The eyewitnesses didn’t need visions and dreams for this.
The apostles and many of the other disciples who were in Jerusalem when Paul visited them the first time, were eyewitnesses of Christ’s ministry when He was on earth. Paul compared notes with them. The eyewitnesses didn’t need visions and dreams for this.