JAMB Christian Religious Knowledge 1998 past questions

“Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; ...” In the statement above, God made all provision for man to

God told Noah that ‘Whoever sheds the blood of man by man, shall his blood be shed; ... because

The Lord appeared to Abraham and promised his descendants the land of the canaanites at

“Is it because there are no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness?” This question was asked by the Israelites when

When Joseph narrated his second dream, he was r ebuked by Jacob because the dream would

God promised to send bread from heaven to the people of Israel, so as to see if they would

Deborah was a judge when Israel was under the yoke of

“Behold, I am about to do a thing in Israel, at which the two ears of everyone that hears it will tingle”.

When Jacob woke from sleep on his way to Haran, he was afraid and named the place Bethel because he believed that the

Why did David spare the life of King Saul at Ziph?

God rejected the sons of Eli from being priest over His people because they were

Nathan told David that although God had put away his sin, he would still be

The final consequence of Saul’s disobedience to God was his

The ark of the covenant brought before Israel and King Solomon contained

God forgave David when he took Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah because

Hosea accused Israel of harlotry because

Who among the following was consecrated and appointed prophet before he was born?

“Son of man stand upon your feet, and I will speak with you”. The statement above was made during the call of

Satan promised to give Jesus all the Kingdoms of the world if He would

The would be disciple who wanted to go and bury his father before following Jesus was told that he

According to Matthew, the first two disciples to be called by Jesus were

Jesus had compassion for the five thousand people fed by Him because they were

What was Jesus’ response when the message of Lazarus’ illness reached Him?

At the country of the Gersenes, Jesus

The parable of the wheat and the tares illustrates that

Jesus’ teaching on swearing is that Christians should

What blessing has Jesus promised the pure at heart?

“The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; ...” Jesus made the statement above during the

“... Hosanna to the Son of David!...” The statement above indicates Jesus’

With regard to the triumphal entry, which of the following descriptions is peculiar to Luke?

According to Mattew, when Christ was arrested, He was led to

The conviction of Jesus by the high priest and the elders was on the ground that He

In the account of John about the resurrection, Mary was first asked why she was weeping by

“Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men. Show which one of these two thou has chosen to take the place. From which Judas turned aside, ... Who were the two men referred to in the statement above?

The criteria for the choice of the seven Deacons were

At Pentecost, Peter explained that God had promised to pour out His Spirit on all

The resolution of the Jerusalem council was that the Gentiles should abstain from food offered to idols,

“Then in seemed good to the apostles and the elders,... to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas;

Peter and John were arrested and imprisoned because they

According to Roamans, all who have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God will be justified by

According to Paul, what bear witness to the righteousness of God are

The consequence of setting one’s mind on the things of the flesh is

Paul admonished the Romans to live a new life in Christ by yielding themselves to God as men who

But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a custodian;... Custodian here means the

Paul, writing to the Philippians, said that God highly exalted Christ and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name because He was

According to Paul, Christian should forgive one another so that

Spiritual gifts, according to Paul, should be used for the

Paul considered the Philippians’ gifts to him as

‘For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad’.Christians, therefore, must do what is good and they would

‘Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from any brother who is living in idleness... The Statement above was made to teach [PAGE 43]

The second coming of Jesus Christ, according to Paul, will be preceded by the coming of

Is it not the rich who oppress you, is it not they who drag you into court? James asked his question in his teachings on

The wisdom of God is necessary for salvation, hence James teaches that Christians should

The importance of love in the teaching of Peter is that it

According to Peter, when the Chief Shepherded is manifested, Christians will