CRE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS MODEL01062023

Reasons why Christian Religious Education is vital in secondary school curriculum

• For spiritual/moral development
• To create awareness of God and his revelation
•  Developes basic principles of Christian living
• Equips one with life skills to face life’s challenges
• To appreciate one’s and other people’s culture
• To promote order peace and justice
• Boost self respect and human dignity
• For career development     
• To identify answers to some of life’s questions
• To help one develop a sense of self worth
• To help one use the knowledge and attitudes acquired to think critically.     

Responsibilities given to human in the Genesis stories of creation                            

• rule over the rest of creation/care/conserve the environment
• To cultivate the garden of Eden and guard it
• To eat from the garden of Eden
• To name the animals
• To obey God’s commands
• To be fruitful and multiply/get married

ways through which Christians care for God’s creation today.

• Through procreation
• Through farming
• Through helping the needy
• Through land reclamation/irrigation
• Through taking care of the environment/conserving the environment
• Through making just laws.
•  Through manufacturing goods and services
• Through creating employment opportunity
• Through caring for the wildlife

Nature of God which Moses learnt during his call.

• God is eternal- He lived as far as the time of his ancestors
• God is merciful – He is set to rescue the suffering Israelites in Egypt
• God is Holy-He asked Moses to remove his shoes
• God is Transcendent – He could not be described using ordinary language
• He uses man to do his work – He chose Moses to liberate the Israelites
• God expects obedience – He insisted on Moses to take up the role
• God protects- He assured Moses He will be with Him all through  
• God is faithful – He sets to fulfill the promises He made to Abraham
• God is Omniscient – He knew that Pharaoh would not allow the Israelites
• God is just – He was to punish the enemies of His people   

Reasons why Tent of meeting was significant to the Israelites.

• It was a scared meeting place
• It housed the Ark of the Covenant which symbolized God’s presence
• It was a basis of unity
• It enabled the Israelites to win wars
• It was a place of worship
• It acted as a meeting place between Yahweh and Israelite leaders
• Important ceremonies/festivals were celebrated there   

Ways in which God speaks to us today

• Though dreams
• Through visions     
• Through nature
• Through historical events  
• Through ones conscience
• Through the Holy Spirit
• Through the Bible
• Through Jesus Christ      

Jeremiah’s teaching at the Temple Sermon. (Jer.  7:1-15)    

• It was believed to be God’s dwelling place
• It was centre of worship
• It was the centre of celebrating major religious festivals such as Passover/Pentecost
• Major religious rites were performed in the temple such as purification and dedication rites
• It was a Jewish learning/training centre
• It was a place for solving social  and religious issues (law court)
• It was the residence of the religious leaders
• It was a place of pilgrimage
•  It was a business/commercial centre for the buying and selling of different commodities
• It was the place for keeping the Ark of the covenant.  

Reasons why the Israelites supported the idea of kingship

• Samwel was growing old
• Samwel’s sons Joel and Abijah lacked leadership qualities/were corrupt
• Israelites wanted a visible King
• They wanted a King who would lead them in wars
• They wanted to be like other nations
• They wanted stable hereditary leadership
• They wanted a leader who would negotiate on their behalf
• They needed a political leader who would guarantee political stability for their nation.    1×1=7mks

Ways in which Christians misuse places of worship

• Carrying out business/auction in the Church
• Speaking politics/campaigning in the Church
• Fighting in the Church
• Eating/drinking in the Church
• Leasing Church halls for secular activities such as fund raising/drama/watching videos
• Dressing indecently
• Advertising/promoting business in the Church

Differences between  the old testament prophets and the Traditional African community prophets.                                                                                                                                                

• Old Testament Prophets communicated with God alone while traditional African prophets     communicated with God, Spirits and ancestors
• The Old Testament prophets faced apposition most of the time whereas traditional African prophets were highly respected and obeyed
• The Old Testament prophets received their calling from God as prophets while Traditional African prophets inherited their skills/received the calling from the dead
• Old Testament prophets had universal role whereas the traditional African prophets were limited to their communities
• Old Testament prophets performed miracles and symbolic actions unlike the traditional African prophets
• Old Testament prophets were also preachers unlike the traditional African prophets

Amos’ teaching on the day of the Lord.

• It would be a day when the wicked people of Israel would face God’s wrath
• It would not be a day of light but darkness or doom
• It would be a day of suffering for the people of Israel and no one would escape from God’s punishment
• It would be a day of terror and disaster for rich land owners and rulers
• It would be accompanied by cosmic signs such as the eclipse of the sun
• It would be a day when God would send earthquakes leading to destruction of farms and building
• It would be a day of wailing and mourning in the station
• Death would be wide spread and grief of survivors would be too great to bear
• It would be a day of famine and bought for the word of God.

How do Christians prepare themselves for the second coming of Jesus Christ.

• Through repentance and asking for forgiveness
• Through avoidance/condemning of evils
• Preaching the word of God
• Helping the needy/less fortunate in the society
• Keeping God’s commandments
• Paying their tithes/offering
• Leading exemplary lives

Jeremiah’s teaching on Dishonesty.

• He condemned false prophets who spoke in the name of Yahweh giving people false hope, yet         He had not sent them
• He condemned the priest who preached lies to people and did not tell them the truth about God’s judgment
• He condemned people who cheated others that they were friends but planned evil behind their backs
• He observed that the prophets of Jerusalem had become as bad as the prophets of Sodom and Gomorrah because of their evil deeds such as lies/immorality
• Jeremiah was concerned with the response of the people of Judah to the lies of priest/prophets. They accepted them without question
• Priest and people were dishonest in the way they worshipped God because their outward rituals did not match their inner piety
• Jeremiah also told the people of Judah that God would reject them because of their dishonesty in worship
• He condemned them for giving Yahweh meaningless sacrifices       

Roles of the Temple in the Jewish community.

• People should stop undermining religion through the practice of syncretism and immorality
• People to change their way of life and stick to the covenant
• Should not defile the temple by placing idols in it
• Should stop committing social injustices such as murder/exploitation of the weak/orphans/widows/foreigners  
• God was displeased by their practice of human sacrifice which was murder
• Should stop practice of hypocrisy of practicing foreign religion/committing evils and them worshipping God in the temple was secure from destruction.
• Cautioned against Israel’s belief that the temple was secure from destruction
• Said God would destroy Jerusalem through invasion by foreign nation
• God would destroy the temple of Jerusalem and send the people to exile
• He said if the people stopped their evils ways. God would not bring judgment upon them

Role of the church in promoting political reforms in Kenya today.

• Condemning all forms of poor governance
• Standing for the truth
• Influencing the removal of a bad and corrupt government by voting it out and voting in new leaders
• Conducting civic education to enlighten the people on their rights and duties
• Protesting in a responsible and peaceful manner and not through violent demonstrations which cause loss of lives and property
• Offering themselves for political seats during election
• Pointing out the wrongs being committed and encouraging others to obey the law
• Negotiating for peace during tribal clashes
• Appreciating the leaders and helping provide solutions where there are problems
• Participating in various political activities in order to bring positive transformation in the society.

Traditional African practices which show that life is sacred

• Establishing a good relationship with God and the ancestors through worship prayers and reneration
• Taking care of the physical body through feeding protecting it, taking medicine herbs.
• Seeking God’s protection at all times especially in times of crisis
• Taking care of both domestic/wild animals
• Protecting nature/plants/vegetation
• Protecting human life including the unborn
• Obeying rules and taboos that govern the well being of the community
• Emphasize on sexual intercourse within marriage for the transmission of life.     

Importance of healers in Traditional African society

• They healed the sick after identifying the disease
•  They acted as counselors – give advice to people on issues of life
•  Others acted as priests by praying for people and leading them in religious rituals
•  They drove away witches and sorcerers
•  They provided means of preventing misfortunes/impending dangers  
•  They also see in the future/warn/caution people
•  They gave charms during initiation to heal the initiates
•  They offer knowledge and practical application of herbs to their trainees and clients   

Traditional African practices that lower the dignity of women today.

• The practices of female circumcision
• Polygamy
• Wife inheritance
• Wife beating
• Early marriage for girls
• Land/property ownership