Witnesses "bear witness" to the vows you are making. You are stepping into a more mature spiritual life. You will now be responsible to develop your spirituality, with the help of the Holy Spirit. Your Sponsor and witnesses will help guide you to listen for the Holy Spirit.
deepen and complete our journey in faith as catholics
Catholics perform confirmation. Also, Lutherans do. This is done by the bishop or pastor.
They usually ask if it is Biblical.
As the authority of the church, the Bishop "confirms" your vows during confirmation. It means he witnesses your vows and welcomes you as a young adult in the church. Your sponsor also witnesses but has no authority to confirm your vows.
Yes, it must have happened on occassions; it no doubt would be somewhat rare however since many Jehovah's Witnesses profess to have actually been Catholics prior to their joining the Jehovah's Witnesses. There are no records of how many current Catholics were once Jehovah's Witnesses.
To always attend Church & remain faithful to her teachings.
Jehovah's Witnesses are Christians, but they are not Protestants for the same reason that they are not Catholics-they recognize certain teachings of those religions as unscriptural.
conformation is the fullfillment of the holy spirit in your soul and you become an adult in the church
Through confirmation, we become more like Christ and are strengthened to be his witnesses is a true statement.
Yes they are a type of denomination from Christianity, just like Catholics or Protestants
Both the Eastern Rite Catholics and the Latin Rite Catholics celebrate the same sacraments: Baptism Confirmation Reconciliation Eucharist Marriage Holy Orders Anointing of the Sick
Confirmation is very important to Christians, as it is only one of seven sacraments that Our Blessed Lord established to give grace to them, it cannot be repeated, and it completes baptism.