Neco 2023 Christian Religious Studies Question 8

Practice objective / multiple choice question 8 from the 2023 Neco Christian Religious Studies examination.

Neco 2023 Christian Religious Studies Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 8 NECO • 2023 • CHRISTIAN_RELIGIOUS_STUDIES • objective

The early church faced the question of whether Gentile converts should observe the Mosaic Law. (i) The Jerusalem Council (Acts 15) concluded that Gentiles need not be circumcised but should abstain from food offered to idols, blood, meat of strangled animals, and sexual immorality. (ii) Paul's letter to the Galatians argues that imposing the law undermines justification by faith. (iii) The missionary work of the church in Antioch led to the spread of Christianity throughout the Roman provinces. Based on these three pieces of evidence, (a) what principle regarding the relationship between the Law and the gospel did the early church adopt, and (b) how did this principle influence its missionary strategy in the first century?

Answer Options

A. (a) The gospel supersedes the Mosaic Law, making the Law obsolete for believers. (b) Consequently, the early church abandoned all Jewish customs, focusing solely on Greek philosophical teachings in its missions.
B. (a) The gospel fulfills the Mosaic Law; justification comes through observing the Law. (b) This led the early church to require all converts, including Gentiles, to keep the Law, limiting missionary outreach.
Correct Answer C. (a) The gospel is independent of the Mosaic Law; justification is by faith in Christ, not by keeping the Law. (b) This allowed the early church to preach to all peoples without requiring adherence to the full Law, facilitating swift missionary expansion among Gentiles.
D. (a) The gospel and Mosaic Law are mutually exclusive; believers must choose one. (b) As a result, the early church split into two movements, one following the Law and the other the gospel, hindering unified missionary work.
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
(a) The gospel is independent of the Mosaic Law; justification is by faith in Christ, not by keeping the Law. (b) This allowed the early church to preach to all peoples without requiring adherence to the full Law, facilitating swift missionary expansion among Gentiles.

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This is Neco 2023 Christian Religious Studies Question 8. It is one of the objective questions from the 2023 Neco Christian Religious Studies examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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