JAMB Christian Religious Studies 1982 Question 36

Question 36

Discipleship

What was Jesus' answer to the question: 'Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?'

  1. A.Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick
  2. B.You hypocrites, why do you test me? You also do the same
  3. C.I eat with them because they do my Father's will
  4. D.They do not practice their piety before men like you
  5. E.Don't you know that I must do my Father's work?
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick)

Explanation

Jesus answered that the healthy do not need a doctor but the sick do; he came to call sinners, not the righteous (Mark 2:17).