Is confirmation part of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) doctrine?
score:6
Chapter 57 from The Book of Church Order--part of the PCA's doctrinal standards, along with the Westminster Confession of Faith--(a link to such in pdf format can be found here) is titled "The Admission of Persons to Sealing Ordinances".
Children who have been infant-baptised are not to take part in communion:
57-1. Believers’ children within the Visible Church, and especially those dedicated to God in Baptism, are non-communing members under the care of the Church. They are to be taught to love God, and to obey and serve the Lord Jesus Christ. When they are able to understand the Gospel, they should be earnestly reminded that they are members of the Church by birthright, and that it is their duty and privilege personally to accept Christ, to confess Him before men, and to seek admission to the Lord’s Supper.
Each congregation (represented by a council of elected elders) decides when such a person is ready to received communion:
57-2. The time when young persons come to understand the Gospel cannot be precisely fixed. This must be left to the prudence of the Session, whose office it is to judge, after careful examination, the qualifications of those who apply for admission to sealing ordinances.
At this time a public profession is recommended but not necessary:
57-4. It is recommended, as edifying and proper, that baptized persons, when admitted by the Session to the Lord’s Supper, make a public profession of their faith in the presence of the congregation. But in all cases, there should be a clear recognition of their previous relation to the church as baptized members.
So the PCA does have a process of confirmation however it is not necessary public and it is at the discretion of the congregation (via the elders) as to the nature of confirmation - whether classes are required, who will be admitted, whether there will be a ceremony. In practice many churches do require and offer classes for confirmees.
More post
- 📝 What's the basic premise behind "restorationist" movements?
- 📝 Are there any denominations that have commented upon the significance of climate change in regard to these prophecies which point to Christ's return?
- 📝 Does the Catholic word Priest actually mean "Presbyter?" Or is it a conflation of roles?
- 📝 Hand Picked Bible Applications
- 📝 Mass obligation & travel to different diocese?
- 📝 Do the scriptures indicate the physical appearance of the Israelites?
- 📝 What is the basis for the LDS (Mormon) teaching regarding Atonement in Gethsemane rather than at Calvary?
- 📝 What is the Biblical basis that Jesus could sin?
- 📝 Are there theological explanations for why God chose the Church to preach the gospel instead of more effective and efficient alternatives?
- 📝 What were the major disagreements between Erasmus and Luther during the Protestant Reformation?
- 📝 Why doesn't the Roman Catholic church defrock Richard Rohr?
- 📝 Why appoint Matthias to replace Judas only to later appoint Paul as a thirteenth Apostle?
- 📝 How is "Free Grace Theology" linked with dispensationalism?
- 📝 What is the Catholic stance on Embryo Screening?
- 📝 Non-Christian scholars who believe in the attributed authorship of the Gospels
- 📝 Where did the Young Earth Creationist doctrine originate?
- 📝 Did Jesus engage himself in any profession before the commencement of his Ministry?
- 📝 Are there any other books, divined by God, regarding Christianity?
- 📝 Does Joseph Smith fail the test of a prophet?
- 📝 what is "the argument" of Jesus in Luke 24:39?
- 📝 Questions about soul
- 📝 According to the penal substitutionary atonement view, why was Jesus' punishment not eternal?
- 📝 How do Cessationists react to a world-view-challenging testimony from a fellow Christian?
- 📝 What did Jesus mean by `being shrewd'?
- 📝 Do any Christian congregations follow the example of 1 Cor 14:24-25 to win unbelievers for Christ?
- 📝 May a Catholic have thier cremated remains poured out at sea?
- 📝 Is morality possible apart from God?
- 📝 Who gets to decide who is a prophet and who is not?
- 📝 What is the earliest clear and unambiguous post-NT affirmation of the Holy Spirit's personhood in Christianity?
- 📝 Are there any documented cases of Xenoglossy (i.e. "Acts 2:1-13 type" tongues, understood by a foreigner) in recent history (19th century on)?
Source: stackoverflow.com
Search Posts
Related post
- 📝 Is confirmation part of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) doctrine?
- 📝 Does the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) have a policy regarding admitting members who do not accept its doctrines?
- 📝 Did early church fathers understand the doctrine of trinity?
- 📝 Why did the Presbyterian Church of Korea split in 1959?
- 📝 Do the Roman catacombs confirm the early Church believed in the doctrine of the communion of saints?
- 📝 Is this melody part of the French church mass?
- 📝 What did the early church fathers (pre-5th c.) teach with regards to the doctrine of baptism as a necessity for salvation?
- 📝 What's the name of this doctrine and (when) did the Eastern Orthodox Church condemn it?
- 📝 Is there any historical evidence that the early church believed in the doctrine of intercession of saints during the 1st and 2nd centuries AD?
- 📝 How would the Catholic Church reconcile 1 Thess 4:13 (which suggests soul sleep) with the doctrine of Intercession of Saints?
- 📝 How is the claim that the doctrine of Papal Infallibility has always existed within the Church substantiated?
- 📝 According to the doctrine of the LDS Church what is man's relationship with God
- 📝 The statements of the early Church Fathers regarding the doctrine of the Trinity (pre-Nicea)
- 📝 How does the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America handle heresies?
- 📝 Is the catechism of the Catholic Church seen as official doctrine for Catholics?
- 📝 History of the doctrine of religious vocation in Catholic Church
- 📝 How is the claim that the doctrine of Papal Supremacy has not always existed within the Church substantiated?
- 📝 How do those who hold Trinitarian doctrine existed from the earliest days of the church explain the lack of debate about it in the New Testament?
- 📝 What is the difference in doctrine between the Pentecostal church and the Assemblies of God church?
- 📝 Does the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church believe in replacement theology?
- 📝 What is the Christian Reformed Church in North America's views about Luke 14:32 with regard to the doctrine of discipleship?
- 📝 What arguments does the Catholic Church use to require Trinitarian intent on the part of the baptizer for a 'valid' baptism?
- 📝 What doctrine of the Catholic Church covers the commandment, "Thou shall not commit adultery."?
- 📝 How does the Catholic Church reconcile its doctrine of a divine plan with the disorder and randomness of life?
- 📝 Statements about the doctrine or the future made by current LDS Prophet, and the church view on those
- 📝 What are the effects of the doctrine of Cessationism on the church for carrying out the "great commission" of Jesus?
- 📝 What is the Biblical basis for the doctrine of the Trinity?
- 📝 When did the prohibition of marriage for priests in the Catholic church originate?
- 📝 What is the doctrine of the Trinity?
- 📝 On what do Catholics base their doctrine of the eternal virginity of Mary?