JAMB Christian Religious Studies 1992 Question 48

Question 48

Mission to the Gentiles

“...Abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols and from blood and from what is strangled and from unchastity......” To which issue was the above a response?

  1. A.immoral behaviour
  2. B.circumcision controversy
  3. C.idol worship
  4. D.demon possession.
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Answer: B (circumcision controversy)

Explanation

These rules came from the Jerusalem Council, which met over whether Gentile believers must be circumcised (Acts 15:1, 28–29).