JAMB Christian Religious Studies 2004 past questions and answers

'"Take heart, it is I; have no fear."' This statement was made by Jesus when

1. A.Mary Magdalene saw Him at the sepulchre
2. B.he appeared to two disciples on the way to Emmaus
3. C.he was walking on the sea in the night
4. D.the women saw Him after resurrection.

When they returned from their mission, the Seventy reported that

1. A.even demons were subject to them
2. B.even Samaritans accepted their message
3. C.they saw Satan fall like lightning
4. D.their needs were fully met.

'".....Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is coming...."' The declaration above was made by the crowd during the

1. A.transfiguration of Jesus
2. B.feeding of the four thousand
3. C.passover feast
4. D.triumphal entry into Jerusalem.

After healing the man at the pool of Bethzatha, the Jews sought all the more to kill Jesus because

1. A.they hated the man that was healed
2. B.they were unhappy that He healed the man
3. C.He claimed that God His father was still working
4. D.He did this on the Sabbath.

'"To you I will give all this authority and their glory; for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will ......"' This statement was made during the

1. A.ascension of Jesus
2. B.triumphal entry into Jerusalem
3. C.sermon on the mount
4. D.temptation of Jesus.

After the great confession by Peter, Jesus charged the disciples to

1. A.tell no one that He was the Christ
2. B.go away from the crowd to rest
3. C.announce that the kingdom of heaven had come
4. D.beware of the leaven of the Pharisees.

'"...... Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents"' Jesus made this statement after telling the parable of the

1. A.dishonest steward
2. B.prodigal son
3. C.lost coin
4. D.lost sheep.

According to Luke, the leper healed by Jesus was commanded to

1. A.tell people about the cleansing
2. B.make an offering for his cleansing
3. C.go and show himself to his friends
4. D.find out from the priest what he should offer.

The Angel of the Lord told Zachariah that a son would be born to him and that the son would

1. A.go before God in the spirit and power of Elijah
2. B.turn the hearts of the children to their fathers
3. C.make the disobedient repent of their sins
4. D.turn many of the sons and daughters of Israel to God.

Rahab's reward for hiding the messengers sent by Joshua to spy out the city of Jericho was that

1. A.the gold, bronze and iron in the city were given to her
2. B.the city of Jericho was spared for her sake
3. C.she married one of the spies and became a queen
4. D.she and her household were spared.

'"It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him"' After this statement, the first thing God did was to

1. A.make a rib into a woman and bring her to the man
2. B.take one of the man's ribs and close up its place with flesh
3. C.form beasts and birds and bring them to the man
4. D.cause a deep sleep to fall upon the man.

The LORD said to Moses that the people should gather just a day's portion of bread so that He might test their

1. A.patience
2. B.self-control
3. C.faith
4. D.obedience.

King Saul ordered that those who had opposed his ascent to the throne should not be put to death because

1. A.they had been reconciled with him
2. B.God had wrought deliverance in Israel
3. C.God had forgiven their evil intentions
4. D.they had fought bravely in battle.

After Saul had realized that God would have nothing to do with him, he sought the help of

1. A.a medium
2. B.Achish
3. C.Samuel
4. D.a prophet.

A promise made by King Saul to anyone that could face and defeat Goliath was

1. A.giving the person part of his land
2. B.giving his daughter in marriage to the person
3. C.making the person his second in command in Israel
4. D.making the person the captain of his army.

The response of Eli after Samuel had told him the Lord's message as regards his sons' acts of blasphemy was that

1. A.He was the LORD, and should do what pleased Him
2. B.he would call them and rebuke them
3. C.sacrifice would be offered on their behalf
4. D.God should have mercy on them.

What were the Israelites asked to do before meeting with God on Mount Sinai?

1. A.to touch the border of the mountain
2. B.to be consecrated and have their garments washed
3. C.to fast and have their feet washed
4. D.to fast, pray and be consecrated...

One of King Solomon's unwise policies was the

1. A.use of forced labour to build the house of God
2. B.signing of treaties with the kings of the surrounding nations
3. C.incessant fighting of wars against his enemies
4. D.making of sacrifices in high places.

God did not lead the Israelites by the way of the land of the Philistines although that was near because

1. A.He wanted them to learn through hardship in the wilderness
2. B.the Egyptians would have overtaken them
3. C.they were afraid of the Philistines
4. D.He did not want them to see war and return to Egypt.

Joseph's brothers decided not to kill him because he

1. A.pleaded with them
2. B.was their brother and their flesh
3. C.was loved by their father
4. D.was the first son of his mother.

David's victory over the Amalekites who raided Ziklag was due to

1. A.the great army that followed him to fight the Amalekites
2. B.his swearing to the Egyptian servant of the Amalekites not to kill or harm him
3. C.his prayer in seeking the approval of God before pursuing them
4. D.the fact that David was a mighty man in battle.

'Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus.......' This mind in Paul's statement above means a mind of

1. A.faith
2. B.humility
3. C.prayer
4. D.holiness

According to Romans, as one man's trespass led to condemnation for all, so will one man's act of righteousness lead to

1. A.sanctification and life for all men
2. B.salvation and new life for all men
3. C.justification and hope for all men
4. D.acquittal and life for all men

Peter teaches that servants should be submissive to their masters with all respect, not only to the kind and gentle but also to the

1. A.impatient
2. B.inconsiderate
3. C.overbearing
4. D.wicked.

Paul declares that Christians have the same functions, but they have gifts that differ according to

1. A.their devotion to prayer
2. B.enablement by the spirit
3. C.their suffering and endurance
4. D.grace given to them.

Paul teaches that those who have been baptized into Christ have been baptized into His

1. A.kingdom
2. B.service
3. C.death
4. D.suffering.

'And let steadfastness have its full effect....' What does James say would be the outcome of this effect?

1. A.righteousness and faith
2. B.perfection and completion
3. C.trial and endurance
4. D.humility and obedience.

According to Paul, just as the law came to increase trespass, so sin came to increase

1. A.ungodliness
2. B.punishment
3. C.righteousness
4. D.grace.

In Romans, Christians are admonished to put on the Lord Jesus Christ and not to

1. A.make provision for the flesh
2. B.rely on the law
3. C.judge one another
4. D.take advantage of one another.

Elijah decreed that there would be neither rain nor dew for three years because

1. A.Nebat the son of Rehoboam connived with Ahab to kill him
2. B.Ahab had forsaken the commandment of God by erecting an altar for Baal
3. C.Jezebel the wife of Ahab killed Obadiah
4. D.he was sure that he would be fed by the ravens.

Consequent upon the murder of Naboth by Ahab and Jezebel, God declared that

1. A.He would require the blood of Naboth from Ahab's hand
2. B.Ahab's descendants would never ascend the throne in Israel
3. C.dogs would lick Ahab's blood where they had licked Naboth's
4. D.the sword would not depart from the house of Ahab

One of the sins of Manasseh for which the LORD sent bands of the Chaldeans, Syrians, Moabites and Ammonites to destroy Judah was

1. A.the release of a thousand captives
2. B.the shedding of innocent blood
3. C.his failure to obey God's prophets
4. D.the arrest of the king of Babylon.

Hosea proclaimed that Israel should return to God and plead that He should

1. A.take away their iniquity
2. B.accept their worship
3. C.bless them abundantly
4. D.grant them victory in battle.

According to Jeremiah, other nations would find glory in God and bless themselves in Him only when Israel

1. A.comes to God with prayer and fasting
2. B.returns to God, honours and glorifies Him
3. C.becomes loyal to God and repents of her sins
4. D.swears in truth, in justice and in uprightness.

King Josiah ordered an inquiry about the words of the book that was found in the Temple because

1. A.he realized that God was angry with Israel
2. B.the people demanded a prophetic interpretation of the book
3. C.he was very excited about the discovery
4. D.no one was able to read the words of the book.

On the third day of their capture of the Ark of God, the Philistines discovered that

1. A.Dagon had disappeared from its place
2. B.Dagon, their god, had fallen and broken to pieces
3. C.the Ark had swallowed Dagon, their god
4. D.the Ark had been standing on Dagon.

'"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations"' The statement above was made by God during the

1. A.call of Prophet Ezekiel
2. B.dry-well experience of Prophet Jeremiah
3. C.consecration of Prophet Isaiah
4. D.call of Prophet Jeremiah.

What did King Josiah do to the altar that was erected by Jeroboam at Bethel?

1. A.he removed its items
2. B.he broke its stones into pieces
3. C.he burnt it down
4. D.he rained curses upon it.

God called Jonah and sent him to the people of Nineveh to

1. A.pray to Him for their forgiveness
2. B.pray for their repentance
3. C.preach His word to them
4. D.cry against their wickedness.

'".... We must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day; night comes, when no one can work....."' Jesus made the statement above after the healing of the

1. A.man born blind
2. B.centurion's servant
3. C.ten lepers
4. D.paralytic man.

'"........ for if this plan or this undertaken is of men, it will fail; but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them......"' Them in Gamaliel's statement above refers to

1. A.Paul and Timothy
2. B.Peter and John
3. C.Peter and the apostles
4. D.Paul and Silas.

Jesus declared that men loved darkness rather than light because

1. A.their hearts were hardened
2. B.their deeds were evil
3. C.they had no truth
4. D.they had been blinded.

What effect did the sudden death of Ananias and Sapphira have on the early disciples?

1. A.great fear gripped them all
2. B.apostle Peter was highly respected
3. C.many more disciples were won to God
4. D.the disciples became more united.

'"They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him."' What happened immediately after Mary Magdalene made the statement above?

1. A.the guards were afraid and ran away from the tomb
2. B.Peter and the other disciple went towards the tomb
3. C.Two angels appeared to Mary by the tomb
4. D.Mary stood, weeping outside the tomb.

Paul and Barnabas were sent out on the first missionary work from Antioch to Seleucia by the

1. A.Holy Spirit
2. B.church elders
3. C.other disciples
4. D.prophets and teachers

'"Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?"' The things being referred to in the statement above are the

1. A.triumphal entry and cleansing of the Temple
2. B.arrest, trials and judgement of Jesus
3. C.crucifixion, death and resurrection of Jesus
4. D.birth and presentation of Jesus.

'"........This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses........"' The statement above was made by Peter on the occasion of his

1. A.healing of the lame man at the gate called Beautiful
2. B.release from prison by the Jews
3. C.address to the disciples for the replacement
4. D.sermon on the day of Pentecost.

According to John, he who does not believe in the only Son of God is

1. A.none of His own
2. B.cast off as a branch
3. C.condemned already
4. D.not worthy of the Kingdom.