The Spirit who raised up Jesus makes other "Christs" of us: the confirmed one receives the gifts of the Spirit that rested on the Messiah.
Is 11:1-2
When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them. When they arrived, they prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit ... then they laid their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit.
Acts 8:14-15;17
Sacrament of Confirmation www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p2s2c1a2.htm#1285
www.scripturecatholic.com/confirmation.html
Sacrament of Confirmation (Early Church Fathers) www.cin.org/users/jgallegos/confirm.htm
Sacrament of Confirmation (What is it all about?)
www.ewtn.com/library/CATECHSM/CONFIRM1.HTM
What Is Confirmation? www.newadvent.org/cathen/04215b.htm
The Confirmation of Our Faith www.catholicdoors.com/teaching/book2/2-3.htm
Confirmation: Sacrament of the Spirit www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/MM/ap0898.asp
Confirmation: A Sacrament in Search of a Theology www.rpinet.com/ml/2803conf.html
The Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation
www.therealpresence.org/archives/Sacraments/Sacraments_002.htm
