WAEC Christian Religious Studies 1998 Question 16

Question 16

Discipleship

Jesus' reply to the disciple who said 'I will follow you, but let me first say farewell to those at my home' was

  1. A.'Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests'
  2. B.'No one who puts his hand to the plough and looks back is fit for the Kingdom of God'.
  3. C.'Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple'.
  4. D.'Leave the dead to bury their own dead'.
  5. E.'The son of man has nowhere to lay his head'.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B ('No one who puts his hand to the plough and looks back is fit for the Kingdom of God'.)

Explanation

Jesus answered him, "No one who puts his hand to the plough and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God" (Luke 9:61-62).