WAEC Christian Religious Studies 1997 Question 18

Question 18

Baptism and Temptation of Jesus

Jesus as the lamb of God signifies that

  1. A.like a lamb, Jesus obeyed his father and became man
  2. B.Jesus was an earthly messiah
  3. C.God is the good shepherd and Jesus His lamb
  4. D.Jesus was to overcome humiliation
  5. E.Jesus was to bear the sin of the world like a paschal lamb.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: E (Jesus was to bear the sin of the world like a paschal lamb.)

Explanation

The Lamb of God "takes away the sin of the world", like the Passover lamb sacrificed for deliverance (John 1:29; 1 Corinthians 5:7).