JAMB Christian Religious Knowledge 1994

41 reviewed questions with answers and explanations.

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Question 1

When Elijah escaped to the brook Cherith, he was fed by

  1. angels
  2. doves
  3. ravens
  4. sparrows,
Answer and explanation

C: ravens

First Kings 17 says God commanded ravens to feed Elijah. They brought bread and meat while he drank from the brook.

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Question 2

The contest on Mount Carmel was to prove that

  1. Baal was the god of Israel
  2. Baal controlled nature
  3. God was supreme to other gods
  4. Israel had faith in God
Answer and explanation

C: God was supreme to other gods

The test was to identify the God who answered by fire. When the fire fell, the people confessed that the LORD is God.

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Question 3

Naboth did not agree to release his vineyard to Ahab because

  1. the amount offered for it was too small
  2. it was his major source of income
  3. it was his only vineyard
  4. it was the inheritance of his fathers.
Answer and explanation

D: it was the inheritance of his fathers.

Naboth refuses Ahab’s offer because the vineyard is the inheritance of his fathers. His answer names the ancestral inheritance as the reason.

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Question 5

The greatest achievement of King Josiah of Judah was his

  1. rebuilding the Temple
  2. sweeping reforms of the religious life of his people
  3. curtailing the Assyrian aggressions
  4. training a worthy successor before his death.
Answer and explanation

B: sweeping reforms of the religious life of his people

Second Kings 23 describes Josiah removing idolatrous worship and renewing obedience to the law. These extensive religious reforms distinguish his reign.

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Question 6

Jerusalem fell in 586 B.C. to the Babylonian King called

  1. Nebuchadnezzar
  2. Nabopolassa
  3. Asshurbanapal
  4. Psammetichus I.
Answer and explanation

A: Nebuchadnezzar

Second Kings 25 names Nebuchadnezzar as the Babylonian king whose forces besieged Jerusalem and destroyed its temple.

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Question 7

And the King (Artaxerxes) said to me, “Why is your face sad, seeing you are not sick? This is nothing else but sadness of the heart.” Why was the addressee sad?

  1. The condition of Jerusalem was deplorable
  2. He was fasting because of Jerusalem
  3. Enemies of Jerusalem were laughing at him
  4. He was in exile in Babylon.
Answer and explanation

A: The condition of Jerusalem was deplorable

Nehemiah explains his sadness by saying the city of his fathers lies waste and its gates have been burned. Jerusalem’s condition is the cause.

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Question 8

Although Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were cast into the Fiery furnace, King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished to see four men in the furnace. He said the fourth man was like

  1. a prophet
  2. an angel of the LORD
  3. a son of the gods
  4. a priest
Answer and explanation

C: a son of the gods

Daniel 3:25 records the king describing the fourth figure as like a son of the gods. This is the king’s description in that verse.

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Question 9

In the belly of the fish Jonah prayed to God to

  1. punish the people of Nineveh
  2. forgive him
  3. stop the tempest
  4. deliver him.
Answer and explanation

D: deliver him.

Jonah’s prayer recounts crying from distress and being brought up from the pit. Its appeal and thanksgiving concern deliverance.

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Question 11

Daniel was distinguished above all other satraps and presidents because he

  1. worshipped only one God
  2. had an excellent spirit in him
  3. refused to worship the golden image
  4. interpreted the king’s dream.
Answer and explanation

B: had an excellent spirit in him

Daniel 6:3 explicitly says Daniel distinguished himself because an excellent spirit was in him, prompting the king to consider promoting him.

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Question 12

Daniel could not be harmed by the lions because

  1. an angel shut the mouths of the lions
  2. The lions were not hungry
  3. a pillar of cloud separated Daniel from the lions
  4. Daniel understood their language.
Answer and explanation

A: an angel shut the mouths of the lions

Daniel tells the king that God sent an angel and shut the lions’ mouths. This is the explanation given for his protection.

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Question 13

The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD in the days of the Judges by

  1. serving the Philistines
  2. practicing human sacrifice
  3. marrying the Canaanites
  4. serving the Baals.
Answer and explanation

D: serving the Baals.

Judges 2:11 directly describes Israel doing evil by serving the Baals. The next verses explain their abandonment of the LORD.

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Question 15

‘Thus says the LORD: “For three transgressions of Israel and for four, I will not revoke the punishment…”. In the latter part of this prophecy, Amos condemned Israel for

  1. not remembering the covenant of brotherhood
  2. fighting and destroying Gilead
  3. completely neglecting social justice
  4. rejecting the laws and statutes of the LORD.
Answer and explanation

C: completely neglecting social justice

Amos 2 condemns selling the righteous and needy, trampling the poor and abusing pledged clothing. These accusations concern social injustice.

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Question 18

“Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I said,” Here am I! Send me.” Why did Isaiah offer himself to be God’s messenger

  1. Because the king had died and he needed another job
  2. Having been cleansed of his sins, he saw the need to warn others.
  3. Because he had seen the beauty of heaven and wanted to work for God
  4. There were no other prophets
Answer and explanation

B: Having been cleansed of his sins, he saw the need to warn others.

Isaiah’s guilt is removed before he volunteers to be sent. The subsequent commission is to speak to the people, linking cleansing with his prophetic service.

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Question 19

Who, according to Ezekiel, did the exiles blame for their plight

  1. Moses and Aaron
  2. The Egyptians
  3. Their fathers
  4. Their enemies.
Answer and explanation

C: Their fathers

The proverb about fathers eating sour grapes and children’s teeth being set on edge expresses blame placed on ancestors. Ezekiel challenges this reasoning.

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Question 20

God told Jeremiah that He would give Jerusalem into the hands of the Chaldeans because the Israelites

  1. had provoked God to anger
  2. were few in number
  3. did not prepare adequately for war
  4. were engaged in merry-making
Answer and explanation

A: had provoked God to anger

Jeremiah 32 says Jerusalem will be given to the Chaldeans and repeatedly identifies the people’s evil as provoking God’s anger.

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Question 21

The expression ‘dry bones’ in Ezekiel refers to

  1. an Israelite proverb
  2. the whole house of Israel
  3. the slain in the valley
  4. sinful Israelites and Judeans,
Answer and explanation

B: the whole house of Israel

Ezekiel 37:11 explicitly interprets the bones as the whole house of Israel, whose people say their hope has perished.

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Question 22

According to Paul, the law and the prophets bear witness to the

  1. righteousness of God
  2. covenant with Israel
  3. crucifixion of Christ
  4. wickedness of the Jews
Answer and explanation

A: righteousness of God

Romans 3:21 says the righteousness of God has been revealed apart from the law, with the law and prophets bearing witness to it.

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Question 23

According to Paul in his Letter to the Galatians, one is justified by

  1. works of the law
  2. faith in Jesus Christ
  3. love for the neighbour
  4. love for God.
Answer and explanation

B: faith in Jesus Christ

Galatians 2:16 contrasts justification by faith in Jesus Christ with works of the law. Faith is the basis identified in this passage.

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Question 24

The function of the law to believers before the coming of Christ was that of a

  1. custodian
  2. Judge
  3. servant
  4. father.
Answer and explanation

A: custodian

Galatians 3 describes the law as a tutor or guardian until Christ. Custodian expresses that temporary supervisory role.

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Question 26

All Christians who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized

  1. Into his death
  2. by fire
  3. under the law
  4. by his disciples
Answer and explanation

A: Into his death

Romans 6:3 explicitly states that those baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death.

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Question 27

In what way did God condemn sin in the flesh?

  1. He allowed Jesus to be crucified
  2. Repentance was made possible for the forgiveness of sin
  3. Resurrection of the flesh rendered sin ineffective
  4. He sent His own Son in the likeness of man.
Answer and explanation

D: He sent His own Son in the likeness of man.

Romans 8:3 says God sent his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, condemning sin in the flesh.

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Question 28

‘But you are not in darkness brethren, for that day to surprise you like a thief. That ‘day’ refers to the

  1. Pentecost
  2. resurrection of Christ
  3. coming of the LORD
  4. ascension
Answer and explanation

C: coming of the LORD

First Thessalonians 5:2 names the day of the Lord, followed by the warning that it comes like a thief. The later reference points back to that day.

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Question 29

The main aim of the teaching of Christ’s humility in Paul’s Letter to the Philippians is that every Christian should

  1. regard himself as equal to Jesus because He came in human form
  2. confess that Jesus Christ is LORD to the glory of God the Father
  3. work out his own salvation with fear and trembling
  4. look into the interest of others and do nothing from selfishness.
Answer and explanation

D: look into the interest of others and do nothing from selfishness.

Philippians 2 introduces Christ’s example by urging believers to avoid selfish ambition and attend to others’ interests. This frames the humility teaching.

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Question 30

According to Paul’s Letter to the Philippians, God exalted Jesus and gave Him a name which is above all names because He

  1. was His Son
  2. was humble and obedient unto death
  3. never committed any sin
  4. was the greatest man ever born.
Answer and explanation

B: was humble and obedient unto death

Philippians 2:8 describes Jesus humbling himself in obedience to death. Verse 9 then says that therefore God highly exalted him.

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Question 31

In the Letter to the Galatians, Christians are encouraged to bear one another’s burdens in order to

  1. enter the kingdom to God
  2. be children of God
  3. be rewarded in heaven
  4. fulfill the law of Christ.
Answer and explanation

D: fulfill the law of Christ.

Galatians 6:2 directly connects carrying one another’s burdens with fulfilling the law of Christ.

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Question 32

‘Be angry but do not sin means that anger

  1. is not a serious sin
  2. it is not a sin at all
  3. is an unforgivable sin
  4. Could be an occasion for sin.
Answer and explanation

D: Could be an occasion for sin.

Ephesians 4 warns against sinning in anger and giving the devil an opportunity. Anger can become an occasion for wrongdoing.

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Question 33

There are varieties of gifts and so different people have different gifts. Who gives all these gifts?

  1. Angels
  2. The Holy Spirit
  3. The apostles
  4. The disciples.
Answer and explanation

B: The Holy Spirit

First Corinthians 12 describes different gifts from the same Spirit, who distributes them to each person as he wills.

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Question 35

For the collection for the saints, Paul directed that Christians should

  1. surrender all they have to the church
  2. regularly set aside a contribution
  3. donate when it is convenient
  4. live a communal life.
Answer and explanation

B: regularly set aside a contribution

First Corinthians 16:1–2 instructs each person to set something aside on the first day of every week, according to their means, for the collection.

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Question 36

Contribution of relief materials for the needy in the church according to Paul, must be

  1. enforced
  2. specified
  3. with cheerfulness
  4. witnessed by two other Christians.
Answer and explanation

C: with cheerfulness

Second Corinthians 9:7 says giving should not be reluctant or compelled, because God loves a cheerful giver.

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Question 37

Paul teaches that we should obey governing authorities in order to avoid

  1. imprisonment and execution
  2. ridicule and punishment
  3. unemployment and hunger
  4. God’s wrath and a bad conscience,
Answer and explanation

D: God’s wrath and a bad conscience,

Romans 13:5 gives two reasons for submission: wrath and conscience. These correspond to the two concerns combined in option D.

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Question 38

When Paul says if anyone will not work, let him not eat, he is saying that

  1. the unemployed should not eat
  2. the lazy person must eat only a little
  3. everyone should toil and labour with his hands
  4. every person should seek lucrative job.
Answer and explanation

C: everyone should toil and labour with his hands

Paul addresses unwillingness to work and urges such people to work quietly and eat their own bread. The instruction concerns willing effort, not exclusion of people unable to find work.

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Question 39

Paul worked harder than any of the apostles because

  1. he had the strength to do so
  2. of the grace of God that was with him
  3. Jesus personally revealed Himself to him
  4. he was formerly a persecutor of the church.
Answer and explanation

B: of the grace of God that was with him

Paul says he laboured more than the others, yet credits the grace of God working with him. Grace is his stated explanation.

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Question 40

Christian wives are to be subject to their husbands

  1. since their husbands take care of them
  2. because it is fitting in the LORD
  3. because it is the natural thing to do
  4. since women are not expected to be heard.
Answer and explanation

B: because it is fitting in the LORD

Colossians 3:18 gives the reason as being fitting in the Lord. The adjacent instruction also requires husbands to love their wives and not be harsh.

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Question 41

On being revealed at the coming of Christ, the lawless will be slain by the

  1. sword of God
  2. gospel message
  3. Power from above
  4. breath of His mouth.
Answer and explanation

D: breath of His mouth.

Second Thessalonians 2:8 says the Lord will kill the lawless one with the breath of his mouth at the manifestation of his coming.

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Question 42

An important feature of the second coming of Jesus as taught by Paul is the

  1. outbreak of a world war
  2. establishment of a world government under Christ
  3. reign of the lawless one
  4. resurrection of the dead
Answer and explanation

D: resurrection of the dead

First Thessalonians 4 describes the Lord descending and the dead in Christ rising. Resurrection is a stated feature of this event.

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Question 43

‘What you sow does not come to life unless it dies? This statement refers to the

  1. parable of the sower
  2. good works which are expected of the Christian
  3. resurrection of dead
  4. reward of the works of Christians.
Answer and explanation

C: resurrection of dead

Paul introduces the seed illustration while answering how the dead are raised and what body they have. The image explains resurrection.

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Question 44

Paul’s experience as recorded in his second Letter to the Corinthians, teaches that the attitude of Christians to suffering should be that of

  1. obedience
  2. perseverance
  3. rebellion
  4. rejection.
Answer and explanation

B: perseverance

Paul describes hardship without being abandoned and says believers do not lose heart. His response models perseverance through suffering.

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Question 46

Abraham’s faith and works were better illustrated when he

  1. took lot with him to Canaan
  2. offered his son, Isaac, on the altar
  3. parted ways with Lot
  4. spoke with angels.
Answer and explanation

B: offered his son, Isaac, on the altar

James 2 connects Abraham offering Isaac with faith working together with actions and being completed by them.

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Question 48

According to James, effective prayer is that which is offered

  1. loudly
  2. silently
  3. in faith
  4. with emotion.
Answer and explanation

C: in faith

James 1 instructs the person asking God to ask in faith without doubting. The emphasis is trust rather than volume or emotion.

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Question 49

According to Peter, Christians living among non-Christians should

  1. maintain good conduct
  2. live like them
  3. be suspicious of them
  4. avoid them.
Answer and explanation

A: maintain good conduct

First Peter 2:12 urges good conduct among non-Christians, so that observers may see believers’ good works and glorify God.

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Question 50

Peter enjoins Christians to be good citizens by

  1. using their freedom to fight for their right
  2. not taking part in politics
  3. submitting to civil authorities
  4. fighting non-Christians in the society.
Answer and explanation

C: submitting to civil authorities

First Peter 2 urges submission to human authorities for the Lord’s sake, naming the king and governors.

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