Hi, need to submit a 250 words essay on the topic Reading commentary.The sacrament of confirmation is very significant as it roots Christians deep into Christianity. The sacrament of confirmation is u

Hi, need to submit a 250 words essay on the topic Reading commentary.

The sacrament of confirmation is very significant as it roots Christians deep into Christianity. The sacrament of confirmation is undertaken by anointing the forehead of a subject using sacred chrism.1

The most interesting point I found was the fact that baptism was prefigured in the Old Testament.2 The children of Israel crossed the Red Sea in a manner that resembled baptism without their knowledge that they were being baptized. Egypt was left behind as the children stepped into a new territory. Noah’s ark was also baptized. During the great floods only those inside the ark survived. I find these prefigurations interesting because they are very symbolic of what baptism ought to accomplish. It is also amazing that God had planned of baptisms even before Jesus was born. It is a show of the great plan that God has for