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...
anointing with oil
church ordinances
confirmation
extreme unction
james 5
laying on of hands
marriage
ordination
penance
roman catholicism
romanism
sacraments
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...