Question 50
NECO
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2021
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CHRISTIAN_RELIGIOUS_STUDIES
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objective
Acts 15 records the Jerusalem Council's decision on whether Gentile believers needed to be circumcised. According to the council's decree, list the three specific requirements imposed on Gentile Christians, and explain how this decision shaped Paul's missionary strategy in his later journeys.
Answer Options
A.
The council decreed that Gentile Christians should (1) observe the Jewish festivals, (2) practice daily prayer, and (3) donate a tenth of their income to the Jerusalem church. Believing these requirements, Paul would have centered his missions on financial support and ritual observance.
B.
The council decreed that Gentile Christians should (1) abstain from wine and strong drink, (2) avoid participation in pagan festivals, and (3) refrain from using idols in worship. This mistaken view would have led Paul to focus his preaching on moral purity rather than faith in Christ.
Correct Answer
C.
The council decreed that Gentile Christians should (1) abstain from food offered to idols, (2) abstain from blood and meat of strangled animals, and (3) abstain from sexual immorality. By not requiring circumcision, the decision allowed Paul to preach the gospel to Gentiles without imposing Jewish rites, so his missionary strategy focused on preaching faith in Christ and establishing churches across the Roman world.
D.
The council decreed that Gentile Christians should (1) be circumcised, (2) keep the Sabbath, and (3) observe the dietary laws concerning pork. By imposing these Jewish rites, Paul had to modify his missionary strategy to include teaching Jewish customs to Gentile converts.
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
The council decreed that Gentile Christians should (1) abstain from food offered to idols, (2) abstain from blood and meat of strangled animals, and (3) abstain from sexual immorality. By not requiring circumcision, the decision allowed Paul to preach the gospel to Gentiles without imposing Jewish rites, so his missionary strategy focused on preaching faith in Christ and establishing churches across the Roman world.
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This is
Neco
2021
Christian Religious Studies
Question 50.
It is one of the
objective
questions from the
2021
Neco
Christian Religious Studies
examination.
Difficulty level:
Hard
.