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JAMB Christian Religious Studies 1990 Question 45

Question 45

Mission to the Gentiles

The reason for the first Apostolic Council in Jerusalem was that

  1. A.Paul's apostleship was in dispute
  2. B.circumcision was enjoined on the Gentile converts as necessary for salvation
  3. C.the Gentiles were discriminated against at the fellowship meals
  4. D.the widows of the Hellenistic Jews were discriminated against in the daily ministration.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (circumcision was enjoined on the Gentile converts as necessary for salvation)

Explanation

Some men taught that Gentile believers could not be saved unless they were circumcised, so the church met in Jerusalem to settle the matter (Acts 15:1–6).