JAMB Christian Religious Studies 2009 Question 11

Question 11

Mission to the Gentiles

"...but should write to them to abstain from the pollutions of idols and from unchastity and from what is strangled and from blood..."
The statement above was made at the Council of Jerusalem by

  1. A.Philip
  2. B.Simon
  3. C.James
  4. D.Peter
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (James)

Explanation

At the Council of Jerusalem James summed up the discussion and proposed that Gentile believers only be asked to keep away from idol pollution, unchastity, strangled meat and blood (Acts 15:19-20).