JAMB Past Questions and Answers - Page 518

2,586.

''Go your way; your faith has made you well''. This statement was addressed to

A.

Bartimaeus

B.

The centurion

C.

The paralytic

D.

The woman with the issue of blood

Correct answer is D

The first recorded instance of Jesus saying, “Your faith has made you well” is found in Matthew 9:22 where Jesus heals the woman with the issue of blood. 

Jesus also says, “Your faith has made you well,” to the ten lepers (Luke 17:19) and a blind beggar (Luke 18:42). Other times Jesus links faith and healing without using the exact words, “Your faith has made you well,” such as in Matthew 8:13 and 15:28.

2,587.

''Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?'' Jesus' reply was that the speaker should

A.

Keep the commandments and surrender his wealth

B.

Keep the commandments and pay tithe

C.

Repent and believed the gospel

D.

Do to others as he wished others to do to him

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,588.

In the parable of the sower, the seeds that fell on the rock represent people who

A.

Believed for a short while and later fell away

B.

Resisted the good news

C.

Believed and were later enticed by riches

D.

Were drawn away by ambitions

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,589.

Jesus pronounced 'woe' on the rich during the sermon on the plain because they

A.

Loved money more than God

B.

Were oppressive

C.

Had received their reward on earth

D.

Were proud

Correct answer is C

In the Sermon on the Plain (Luke 6:20-26), Jesus pronounced "woes" on the rich because they had already received their comfort and reward on earth. This means that they had placed their trust and satisfaction in worldly wealth rather than in spiritual values or God.

2,590.

'....Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure.....' His departure in the above statement refers to the

A.

Return of Jesus to Capernaum

B.

Return of Jesus to Nazareth

C.

Ascension of Jesus into heaven

D.

Crucifixion of Jesus in Jerusalem

Correct answer is D

Jesus dialogues with two Old Testament characters—Moses and Elijah—about His coming crucifixion and resurrection. "Departure" in Greek is exodos. It means to leave or to die. It refers to Jesus' arrest, trials, crucifixion and death.

"And behold, two men talked with him, Moses and Eli′jah, who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure, which he was to accomplish at Jerusalem." (Luke 9: 30-31)