WAEC Christian Religious Studies 2013 Question 39

Question 39

Mission to the Gentiles

What yoke did the Council of Jerusalem say had been difficult for the Pharisees and their fathers to bear? The question of

  1. A.discipleship.
  2. B.circumcision.
  3. C.the cross.
  4. D.repentance.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (circumcision.)

Explanation

Peter called circumcision and the law "a yoke… which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear" (Acts 15:5, 10).