GCE Christian Religious Studies 2020
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Q1Creation and the Fall

According to Genesis 2, God formed man from the dust of the ground and

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Q2Creation and the Fall

The tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden primarily represented

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Q3Moses and the Exodus

When God appeared to Moses in the burning bush, He identified Himself as

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Q4Moses and the Exodus

When Pharaoh hardened his heart after the plague of frogs, his action illustrates the theological concept of

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Q5Kingship in Israel

The immediate reason why God rejected Saul as king of Israel the second time was that Saul

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Q6Kingship in Israel

Nathan the prophet's parable of the poor man's ewe lamb was used to confront David about his

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Q7Kingship in Israel

The theological significance of the Davidic Covenant recorded in 2 Samuel 7 is that God promised David

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Q8The Prophets

Which of the following best describes the message of the prophet Micah?

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Q9The Prophets

The prophet Joel's declaration that 'your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions' was quoted by Peter in the New Testament to explain

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Q10Life and Teachings of Jesus

Which of the following best describes the significance of Jesus' baptism by John in the River Jordan?

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Q11Life and Teachings of Jesus

During the temptation in the wilderness, Satan asked Jesus to turn stones into bread. Jesus responded by quoting Scripture to the effect that man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that p…

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Q12Life and Teachings of Jesus

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus declared 'Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called...'

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Q13Life and Teachings of Jesus

At the Last Supper, Jesus identified his betrayer by saying that it was the one to whom he would give a piece of bread after dipping it. Which of the following statements about Judas Iscariot's subseq…

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Q14Parables and Miracles

Which of the following correctly identifies the point of contrast Jesus draws in the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector (Luke 18:9-14)?

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Q15Parables and Miracles

In the Parable of the Sower, the seed that fell among thorns represents hearers who

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Q16The Early Church

The appointment of the seven deacons in the early church was necessitated by

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Q17The Early Church

Stephen's speech before the Sanhedrin was significant in the early church because it

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Q18Pauline Epistles

In Paul's letter to the Romans, he described the gospel as the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, 'to the Jew first and also to the'

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Q19Pauline Epistles

According to Paul in his letter to the Galatians, he received the gospel he preached

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Q20Pauline Epistles

Paul's teaching on the resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15 was necessitated by the claim of some members that

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Q21Pauline Epistles

According to Paul in Philippians 4:11, the secret of contentment he had learned was

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Q22Pauline Epistles

Paul's letter to Philemon was primarily written to appeal to Philemon to

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Q23Pauline Epistles

In his letter to the Romans, Paul used the example of Abraham to demonstrate that justification is by

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Q24Kingship in Israel

a) Narrate the account of the anointing of Saul as the first king of Israel. (10 marks) b) Identify any four qualities that made Saul a suitable candidate for kingship. (4 marks) c) Highlight two ways…

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Q25Life and Teachings of Jesus

Read Luke 15:11-32 and answer the following questions. (a) Narrate the parable of the Prodigal Son as told by Jesus. (8 marks) (b) State TWO lessons Christians can learn from the attitude of the fathe…

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Q26Parables and Miracles

a) Narrate the parable of the Prodigal Son as recorded in Luke 15:11-32. (8 marks) b) State THREE lessons Christians can learn from this parable. (6 marks) c) How does this parable illustrate God's at…

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Q27Pauline Epistles

Read Romans 8:28-39 and answer the following questions. (a) State Paul's teaching on the love of God as contained in Romans 8:28-39. (8 marks) (b) Mention THREE things Paul listed that cannot separate…

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