WAEC Christian Religious Studies 1992 Question 30

Question 30

Mission to the Gentiles

Paul regarded himself as the least of the apostles and unfit to be called an apostle, because he was

  1. A.a very modest man
  2. B.appointed to replace Judas among the twelve
  3. C.formerly the greatest persecutor of the apostles
  4. D.not called by Jesus like the others
  5. E.not a Galilean, but a man of Lystra.
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Answer: C (formerly the greatest persecutor of the apostles)

Explanation

Paul said he was unfit to be called an apostle "because I persecuted the church of God" (1 Corinthians 15:9).