JAMB Christian Religious Studies 1979 Question 48

Question 48

Mission to the Gentiles

One of the resolutions of the Jerusalem council was

  1. A.Jews and Gentiles should eat separately
  2. B.Jews should abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols.
  3. C.Gentiles should abstain from alcohol
  4. D.Gentiles should be circumcised.
  5. E.Gentiles should abstain from what is strangled.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: E (Gentiles should abstain from what is strangled.)

Explanation

The council told Gentile believers to abstain from idol pollution, unchastity, what is strangled and blood (Acts 15:20, 29).