WAEC Christian Religious Studies 1997 Question 40

Question 40

Interpersonal Relationships

Peter urged all Christians to endure sufferings in faith, conscious of the fact that

  1. A.Jesus himself also resisted suffering
  2. B.only the physical body is affected
  3. C.suffering is temporary and leads to eternal glory
  4. D.the world is full of sufferings
  5. E.the devil could lure them from faith.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (suffering is temporary and leads to eternal glory)

Explanation

"After you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace… will himself restore… you"; God called them to eternal glory (1 Peter 5:10; 1:6-7).