Tom Confirmation Paper

Religion has always been important to me. It is something that is a part of me and being confirmed in my Christian faith is definitely something I would like to do. There are several things that make me want to be confirmed in Christian faith. The first is that it is what I truly believe in. For me it is what explains many things. I also know that God will always be there for me in Christian faith. My studies in the past six months to complete the confirmation class has verified all of my feelings I had going into the class.
I have been going to Pilgrim Congregational since my mom first took me and then I couldn’t decide what I believed in, but now with the experience of many years of coming to church I know that this is the faith that I want to be confirmed in. I have learned a lot throughout the class about the church and how it works, the United Church of Christ, the bible, Jesus Christ and God, and what it means to help others. Over the six months I developed many beliefs within the Christian faith. It is important that I have developed beliefs, not learned beliefs because you cannot truly believe in things that you merely learn. Some of these beliefs are that God is the ultimate creator, and that everything he creates is good for humanity. God also gives us all the opportunity to change lives; and that is what he wants of us. God’s son Jesus Christ was sent to save our sins. He represents God’s human form. Jesus Christ is our savior. Jesus gives us a connection to god as we are human, and Jesus can give us guidance as to how God wants us to live. He should be a model for everyone. The third form of God is the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is everywhere, always; it lives within all of God’s beautiful constructions. The Holy Spirit works in everything, and it makes everything work the way Christ wants. I believe it is there when people need it in order for them to do the right thing. The two sacraments in the United Church of Christ are baptism and Holy