Paul was very confident that Philemon would grant his request because

A. Philemon was his former slave

B. His imprisonment will arouse Philemon’s sympathy and compliance

C. Philemon had proved himself a true Christian partner

D. Paul promised to pay back all debts owed by Onesimus

E. Onesimus had been a faithful servant

In making use of their individual talents, St. Paul enjoined Christians to

A. Make others aware of their importance

B. Think soberly according to the measures of their faith

C. Act as if they were indispensable

D. Contribute their quota in a spirit of pride

E. Deny others what they should gain from them

Paul wrote to the Romans’……… there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been by God’. By this statement Paul meant that all the following except that

A. God controls the whole universe, no authority can be exception

B. When an authority is obviously anti-Christ, it has no claim to legitimacy

C. All authorities, aimed at good governance and order, this is in accordance with God’s plan

D. All authorities, like God, reward goodness and punish wrong-doings

E. Paul believes that legitimate authorities are sanctioned by God

St. Paul, in his first letter to the Corinthians, likened the unity in diversity of the Christian Church to

A. Rivalry among competing groups in any country

B. Members of one family engaged in heathen cult

C. A school community made up of teachers and students, all working for excellence

D. Different parts of the human body, all contributing to the good of the whole

E. A community endowed with selfish talents

In his first letter to the Thessalonians, Paul asked Christian not to grieve like others, for some of their members who have fallen asleep because

A. Those who have fallen asleep will rise again

B. Sleep is a natural way of taking a rest after a day’s job

C. They were soon to join those who have fallen asleep

D. Fallen asleep is an inescapable lot of everybody

E. Only sinners fall asleep; hence no mourning for them

In his first letter to the Thessalonians, Paul said that Christians’ greatest assurance for the resurrection of the dead was that

A. Before seed germinate, they must first die

B. The dead have joined the past faithfuls in the grave

C. Since God is the God of Abraham, it follows that Abraham is still alive

D. Jesus ascended into heaven to receive the dead in Christ

E. Since Jesus died and rose from the dead, Christians would also rise

Partially, says James, is manifested in our churches in all the following ways except that

A. The best seats are reserved for the rich

B. The poor are universally regarded as better Christians than the rich

C. Those in shabby clothes are denied equal rights with the rich

D. The rich are given all the honours of the church

E. The poor are made to stand so that the rich might be seated

When Peter advised Christians to abstain from the passions of the flesh , he meant

A. The physical ailments of Christians

B. Christian virtues

C. Immoral and carnal behaviours

D. Criminal thoughts

E. Resort to medical treatments

In the first letter of Peter, he enjoined Christians to uphold all the following principles except

A. Subjection for the Lord’s sake, to every human institution

B. Doing right in order to silence the ignorance of foolish men

C. Living as free men, yet as servants of God

D. Love the brotherhood of Christ

E. Use of freedom as a pretext for revolt