WAEC Christian Religious Knowledge Past Questions & Answers - Page 218

1,086.

In the beatitudes, Jesus prescribe that during fasting you

A.

You must look dismal

B.

Should put ashes on your head

C.

Should make others know that you are fasting

D.

Should anoint your head

E.

Should pray at street corners

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,087.

Which of the following parables illustrates God's love? The

A.

A mustard seed

B.

The wheat and the tares

C.

Rich man and Lazarus

D.

Prodigal son

E.

Good Samaritan

Correct answer is D

The prodigal son - Luke 15:11-32 

In the parable of the prodigal son, Jesus spoke about how God shows his unconditional love when we return to him in repentance despite our shortcomings.

In this parable, the prodigal son took all his inheritance and went to a faraway land where he squandered it all. He went back to his father's house in humility and begged for forgiveness and his father forgave him, holding nothing against him.

1,088.

'Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me, cannot be my disciple'. This statement of Jesus meant that

A.

His followers must carry a cross

B.

The follow ship of Jesus leads to death on the cross

C.

The follower ship of Jesus demands total surrender and committment

D.

A disciple of Jesus must be meek and humble

E.

A follower of Jesus must pay for his troubles

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,089.

The first three disciples of Jesus, according to St. Luke, were

A.

Peter, James and Andrew

B.

Peter, James and John

C.

James, John and Andrew

D.

Peter, James and Thomas

E.

Peter, John and Andrew

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,090.

Jonah decided not to go to Nineveh and cry against it because

A.

Nineveh's wickedness was too much

B.

He believed that God, in His mercy, might forgive them

C.

He was afraid for his life

D.

Nineveh was inaccessible by sea, and it was harzadous travelling by land

E.

He was too young to undertake such a mission

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.