MOKASA Joint Evaluation Examination C.R.E 1 2016- Pre MOCK

-God is good and did not create evil
-The cause of sin is attributed to human being’s disobedience/greed.
-Sin is caused by external forces
-Sin results into suffering
-Evil leads to a curse
-Sin destroys people’s relationship with God
-God is the guardian of morality, law and order which are tools against evil
-Evil destroys relationships among human beings
-Evil leads to death

-He is a social being/provide companionship to each other with woman/complement each other
-He is made in the image and likeness of God
-He has the breath of life from God
-He has dominion over God’s creation/in charge/in control/subdues
-He communicates/fellowships with God/worships God
-He is greatest of all God’s creation/special/superior
-He has ability to reason/make choices/think/rational being
-He is blessed by God
-He was given a specific place to stay/garden of Eden
-He is to use the other creation for his benefit
-He is to procreate through marriage/multiply
-He is a care taker of creation/steward

-Through procreation/bringing up children
-Planting trees/crops/afforestation/farming
-Generation of electricity/various types of energy
-Helping the needy
-Provision of medical care/medical facilities and services
-Advancement of science and technology
-Discovery and space exploration
-Provision of education and training
-Establishing income generating projects in rural areas
-Cleaning/conserving the environment
-Building and construction
-Growth and development of industries/production of goods and services
-Conserving and managing wildlife
-Protecting human rights and freedoms
-Creative arts

-God called Abraham and Abraham said here I am
-He asked him to take his son Isaac to the land of Moriah and offer him as a sacrifice upon one of the mountains he would tell him
-Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his ass and took two of his servants and his son Isaac
-He cut wood for the burnt offering and went to the place God had told him
-On the third day, he lifted his eyes and saw the place afar off
-He told the young men to stay while he would go up with his son to worship and come back
-He laid the wood on Isaac and took in his hand the fire and the knife
-Isaac enquired where the lamb for burnt offering was
-Abraham replied that God would provide the lamb
-When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it
-He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood
-Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son
-But the angel of God called him from heaven by name
-He told him not to do anything to the son for it had been confirmed that he feared God

-Every male among his descendants had to be circumcised
-They would be circumcised by cutting the flesh of the foreskin
-Circumcision would take place when a boy was 8 days old
-All the male servants of Abraham had to be circumcised
-It would be a symbol of an everlasting covenant between God and Abraham’s descendants
-Any male who was not circumcised would be cut off from Abraham’s descendants

-He empowers the people he sends
-He is almighty/all powerful
-He is determined to fulfill his plans no matter how hard they appear to the human eye
-He is just
-He gives everyone a chance to repent/is forgiving
-He is faithful/keeps his promises
-He expects obedience and faith from those he sends
-He is loving/caring/sees the plight of his people/merciful
-He is savior/rescues those he loves
-He is creator and controller of human life
-He is universal
-He is omnipresent
-He is all knowing
-He responds to/answers prayers

-It was a place of worship/ prayers/ sacrifices.
-It was where major festivals were held.
-It was used as a treasury/ important objects were kept there/ foreign currency was exchanged there/ sacrificial animals were sold there.
-It was a source of unity among the people.
-Gave them a sense of security.
-It symbolized the presence of God among the people/ the Ark of the Covenant was kept there.
-It was where people were taught the law.
-It was used as a residence and training centre for religious leaders.
-It was a place where religious disputes were settled/ law court/judicial court.
-It was a place where religious ceremonies/rites like dedication and purification were performed.

-They worshipped idols/Baal and Asherah.
-They intermarried with foreigners.
-They practiced temple prostitution/fertility rituals.
-They offered human sacrifices.
-They practiced injustices like corruption.
-They practiced syncretism.
-They established alternative places of worship/shrines, thereby undermining Jerusalem.
-They had priests who were not Levites thereby defiling priesthood.
-They held their religious ceremonies in months of their choice.
-They destroyed and neglected Yahweh’s altars.

-By spreading the Gospel for people to understand/ evangelism/teaching/preaching.
-By condemning/speaking against false prophecies prevalent in the society.
-Doing charity work/ helping the needy in their midst.
-Promoting unity among Christians and communities.
-Building sacred places of worship/ churches.
-Encouraging / calling people to repent their sins.
-Condemning evils/ social injustices in the society.
-Providing training for the clergy to promote the right doctrines.
-Holding Bible studies/fellowships/seminars among Christians for better understanding.
-Through prayers.
-By living holy/exemplary lives/ obeying God’s word.
-Formulating the C.R.E. syllabus in schools and colleges.
-Distributing / donating free Bibles.
-Giving catechism/discipleship classes.
-Writing Christian literature.
-Offering spiritual guidance and counseling/Pastoral care.

-They did not have a divine call/ they raised/called themselves.
-They spoke falsehoods/lies.
-They prophesied out of their own minds/imaginations.
-They prophesied what the people wanted to hear, according to circumstances.
-They misled people from the covenant way of life/ promoted idolatry.
-They hindered the work of the true prophets.
-They worked for material gain/were paid for their services.
-Their prophecies were not fulfilled/ never came true.

-Vision of locusts: Amos saw a swarm of locusts invading the land to consume the crops after the King had taken his share. He interceded and God withdrew the punishment.
-Vision of fire: Amos saw God sending fire to consume the land, and had already consumed the subterranean waters. He again interceded and God withheld it.
-Vision of plumb line: Amos saw God standing by a crooked wall with a plumb line in His hand. He had measured the Israelites and found them crooked, and was going to destroy them. Amos was silent/ did not intercede.
-Vision of a basket of summer/ripe fruits: Amos was shown a basket of summer fruits meaning the time for the Israelites to be punished had come/ was ripe/ inevitable.
-Vision of the destruction of the altar: Amos saw the Lord standing by the altar and commanding that it be destroyed plus all the worshippers. No one will escape.

-Through visions.
-Through dreams and trances.
-Through His voice.
-Through natural events/occurrences.
-Through reading the Bible.
-Through the Holy Spirit/ conscience.
-Through listening to His servants/ the preachers/ pastors/ prophets, etc.
-Through human experiences/answered prayers/miracles.

-The two baskets of figs
-The wooden ox yoke
-The letter to the exiles
-Jeremiah purchase land

-They were to live according to God’s law/obey all his commandments/requirements
-They would not intermarry with the foreigners living in their land
-They promised not to farm every seventh year/they to cancel all debts
-They would make annual contributions towards temple expenses/ not to neglect the house of God
-They were to provide wood for burnt sacrifices
-They were to offer the first fruits of their harvest/dedicate their first born sons/flocks as required by the law
-They would pay their tithes in accordance with the law
-They will not do any business on Sabbath day
-They would acknowledge god’s role in their prosperity
-They would pay annual temple taxes to ensure that God’s house was not neglected

-Opposition from political leaders/society
-Lack of co-operation from the members from the church/lack of unity among Christians
-False prophets/cultic affiliation/hypocrisy/black magic/witch craft
-Misinterpretation of the scriptures
-Drug abuse among the members
-Lack of adequate time for pastoral programmes/care
-Poor infrastructure that makes it impossible to reach some areas
-Insecurity in some parts of the country
-Lack of resources to enable them to enable them spread good news/poverty
-Lack of professional training to enable them do their work effectively
-Permissiveness/moral decadence. which has become the order of the day
-Negative influence from mass media/pornography

-They act as mediators between God and the living
-They give instructions to the living gas to what should be done during certain occasions
-They warn the living of the impending punishments in case of a wrong doing
-They appear to people in dreams/visions to deliver a message from the spirit world
-They provide people with a sense of identity
-They act as custodians of the cultural/religious practices of the community
-They punish those who break customs/taboos
-They create a sense of security/protection for the community
-They intercede for the community’s needs to God

-The ritual leader/person to perform the sacrifice e.g priest/an elder/prophet
-The victim/sacrificial animal/object
-The instruments/tools to perform the sacrifice
-The recipient of the sacrifice/God /deity
-Witness/witnesses
-The ground/place where sacrifices is to be performed

-Women and children may own property unlike in ATC where only men would
-Many children and women are seen as liability rather than an asset as it was in ATC
-Acquisition of wealth sometimes is done through unjust/unfair ways such as grabbing of land/swindling/theft
-There is too much stress on individual ownership as opposed to communial ownership in ATC
-Some men sell everything leaving the children with nothing to inherit