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WAEC Christian Religious Studies 1988 Question 27

Question 27

Mission to the Gentiles

Which of the following decisions was not one of those taken at the first Christian Council in Jerusalem?

  1. A.Gentile christians should abstain from the pollution of idols.
  2. B.Gentile christians should avoid unchastity.
  3. C.Gentile christians should not eat meat that has been strangled.
  4. D.Gentile christians should avoid blood.
  5. E.Gentile christians should all be circumcised.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: E (Gentile christians should all be circumcised.)

Explanation

The Council decided that Gentiles need not be circumcised; they were only asked to avoid idol pollution, unchastity, strangled meat and blood (Acts 15:19-20, 28-29).