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INSTRUCTIONS:

There are six questions in this paper.
Answer any five questions.
All answers must be in English.

1. Basing your answer on the infancy narratives in Luke 1:5-56, describe what took place when Mary visited Elizabeth. (6mks)
2. Identify six lessons that Christians learn from the lives of Zechariah and Elizabeth. (6mks)
3. State eight ways through which Christians in Kenya express their joy for the birth of Jesus. (8mks)
1. Describe the incident when Jesus was rejected at Nazareth (Luke 4:16-30) (7mks)
2. Give four reasons why Jesus faced opposition from the Pharisees in Galilee (Luke 5: 12-6: 11) (8mks)
3. Mention five ways Christian leaders should respond to those who oppose them in their work (5mks)
1. Describe the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem (Luke 19:28-40 (6mks)
2. Outline the events that took place from the time Jesus was arrested up to the time he was sentenced to die. (7mks)
3. State seven lessons Christians learn from the suffering and death of Jesus. (7mks)
1. Explain how Peters life was transformed on the day of Pentecost (6mks )
2. Describe unity of believers expressed in the concept of the body of Christ (7mks)
3. Outline seven ways in which the gifts of the Holy Spirit are misused in church today. (7mks)
1. Identify seven causes of premarital sex among the youth today (7mks)
2. Highlight the importance of children in traditional African communities. (7mks)
3. Give six reasons why young people are choosing to remain unmarried in Kenya today. (6mks)
1. State seven similarities in the traditional African view of work and Christian view of work (7mks)
2. Give seven reasons for the importance of manual work in Kenya today (7mks)
3. Identify ways in which the church is helping to reduce the rate of unemployment (6mks)

MARKING SCHEME

1. Basing your answer on the infancy narratives in Luke 1:5-56, describe what took place when Mary visited Elizabeth. (6mks)
  1. She entered Zecharia’s home
  2. She greeted Elizabeth
  3. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby in her womb leaped
  4. Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit
  5. Elizabeth exclaimed with a loud dry
  6. She blessed Mary and the child in her womb
  7. Elizabeth wondered why Mary, the mother of her Lord, had visited her
  8. Elizabeth informed Mary that the child in her womb had leaped for joy in her greetings.
  9. Mary responded by praising God
  10. Mary stayed with Elizabeth for three months.
2. Identify six lessons that Christians learn from the lives of Zechariah and Elizabeth. (6mks)
  1. Christians should be righteous/upright/blameless
  2. They should obey God’s commandments / instructions
  3. They should persevere/ be patient
  4. They should serve God faithfully/with commitment
  5. They should be prayerful/persistent
  6. They should depend on God/ask God for their needs/have faith in God
  7. They should believe God’s Word
  8. They should thank God for blessings
  9. They should praise / worship the Lord
  10. They should desire to be led by the Holy Spirit
  11. Christians should rejoice at the blessings of others.
3. State eight ways through which Christians in Kenya express their joy for the birth of Jesus. (8mks)
  1. They sing/listen to Christian songs/carols’
  2. They attend Christmas worship service/ mass
  3. They partake of the Holy Communion / Eucharist
  4. They exchange gifts / cards / messages of good will
  5. They visit / invite friends / relatives.
  6. They decorate their homes / churches
  7. They prepares special dishes
  8. They rest from normal duties
  9. They hold Christmas concerts / drama
  10. They watch movies / films on the birth of Jesus
  11. They help the needy / acts of charity
  12. They repent / rededicate themselves to God.
1. Describe the incident when Jesus was rejected at Nazareth (Luke 4:16-30).(7mks)
  1. Jesus came to Nazareth where he was brought up
  2. He went to the synagogue as he usually did on the Sabbath day
  3. He was given book of prophet Isaiah when he stood up to read.
  4. He opened the book, found the place that was written about him and read it to the people.
  5. After reading he closed book and gave it to the attendant and sat down
  6. Everybody in the synagogue looked at him
  7. He told them that the scripture he has read was fulfilled in their hearing
  8. All people were happy with what he had spoken
  9. People wondered a loud saying “is this not Joseph’s son
  10. Jesus told them that they would ask him to do in his own country things he had done in Capernaum/he told them that a prophet is not accepted in his own country things.
  11. He told them there were many widows in Israel during the time of Elijah but God sent the prophet to a widow in Zarephath / God only healed Naaman the Syrian of leprosy during the time of Prophet Elisha.
  12. They were filled with anger/wanted to throw him head long the cliff.
  13. Jesus passed through their midst and went away.
2. Give four reasons why Jesus faced opposition from the Pharisees in Galilee (Luke 5: 12-6: 11) (8mks)
  1. Jesus touched a man with leprosy which was against the Jewish law.
  2. He forgive sins which the Pharisees knew only God could do / healed the paralyzed man
  3. He mixed / ate with the tax collectors who were known to be sinners
  4. Jesus made it clear to them that he had not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance
  5. His disciples did not fast, like those of the John the Baptist which annoyed the Pharisees
  6. He challenged them to move from the old traditional orders to the new ones which he had brought.
  7. The disciples of Jesus plucked and ate grains on the Sabbath day which was unlawful/ he healed a man with a withered had on a Sabbath.
3. Mention five ways Christian leaders should respond to those who oppose them in their work (5mks)
  Find out the causes/ reasons for the opposition.
  1. The church leaders should pray for/ with them.
  2. Explain to them the Gospel truth in a humble manner/ guide and counsel them.
  3. Seek reconciliation through a third party/ another person.
  4. Involve them in decision making/ church activities.
  5. Visit them in their homes/ fellowship with them/ preaching to them.
  6. Assist them when in problems/ financially and materially. 5 x 1= 5mks
1. Describe the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem (Luke 19:28-40). (6mks)
  1. When Jesus came to Mt. Olives, he sent two of his disciples/he gave instructions about a colt which they were to bring to Him.
  2. The disciples found the colt/untied it
  3. The owner of the colt sought to know where it was being taken
  4. The disciples told them that the Lord needed it
  5. The disciples brought the colt to Jesus/put their garments on its back /set Jesus on it.
  6. As Jesus went along on the colt, people spread their garments on the road where he passed.
  7. The whole crowd of disciples praised / glorified God joyfully in loud voices for all the mighty works they had seen
  8. Jesus answered them that if the disciples kept quiet, the stones would cry out.
2. Outline the events that took place from the time Jesus was arrested up to the time he was sentenced to die. (7mks)
  1. Jesus was taken to the house of the high priest
  2. Peter denied Jesus three times
  3. Jesus was mocked / beaten / blindfoled
  4. Jesus was taken to the Sanhendrin / they made religious accusations against him
  5. Jesus was taken to Pilate / they made political accusations against him
  6. He was sent to Herod who questioned Jesus / ridiculed/dressed him in a royal robe
  7. Pilate said that he had not found Jesus guilty.
  8. Pilate chose to have Jesus flogged / chastised
  9. The crowd shouted that Jesus should be crucified / demanded release of Barabas
  10. Pilate surrendered Jesus to be crucified.
3. State seven lessons Christians learn from the suffering and death of Jesus. (7mks)
  1. Christians should have faith in God
  2. They should endure suffering / be ready to be rejected
  3. They should forgive their enemies
  4. Christians should repent / confess their sins
  5. They should be obedient / loyal to God
  6. They should stand for the truth at all times
  7. Christians should sacrifice for the service of others
  8. They should be prayerful/pray for others
  9. Christians should witness / surrender to the Lordship of Christ
  10. Christians should be courageous / brave.
1. Explain how peters life was transformed on the day of Pentecost (6mks )
  1. Peter was filled with the Holy spirit.
  2. He started speaking in tongues.
  3. He became courageous / defended the disciples that they were not drunk.
  4. He was able to remember Old Testament prophecies / teachings.
  5. He began witnessing the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.
  6. He called people to repentance.
  7. He was empowered to perform miracles.
2. Describe unity of believers expressed in the concept of the body of Christ (7mks)
  1. St. Paul describes the believers as the body of Christ
  2. Christ is the head of the church
  3. The believers form parts of the body.
  4. The body has different organs. In the same way the Church has different members
  5. They all need to work together for the well being of the church.
  6. Every part of body is needed to make it whole all parts are interdependence/ one part cannot be without the other.
  7. The different church members are given different spiritual gifts by the Holy Spirit to carry out God’s work.
  8. Believers are united through baptism in the Holy Spirit.
3. Outline sevens in which the gifts of the Holy Spirit are misused in church today (7mks)
  1. Cheating that one has a certain gift of the holy spirit /pretense.
  2. Commercialization of the gifts/people are asked to pay money before being prayed for /healed.
  3. False interpretation of the bible/prophesy/predicting the future.
  4. Unscrupulous Christians may impart demoniac powers on innocent faithful.
  5. Some Christians who possess the gifts of the Holy Spirit develop pride/superiority complex.
  6. Wrong use of the gifts of the Holy spirit where faithful get into eccsy/trance which may lead t injuries.
  7. Distinguishing oneself as a person with a special call/preacher with an intention of exploiting others
  8. People use the gifts for self glorification
  9. People who speak in tongues without interpretor hence creating confusion
  10. People use the gifts to intimidate others 1x7= 7mks
1. Identify seven causes of premarital sex among the youth today (7mks)
  1. They are influenced by negative Peer pressure.
  2. Testing fertility.
  3. Poverty.
  4. Desire to test fertility
  5. Sexual curiosity.
  6. Human weakness.
  7. Availability of contraceptives.
  8. Influence from media.
  9. Unemployment./ idleness
  10. Drugs and alcohol abuse.
  11. Decline in traditional values / Christian values
  12. Due to frustrations
  13. Some youth lack life skills
  14. Poor role models in the society
2. Highlight the importance of children in traditional African communities (7mks)
  1. they inherit their parent properties when they grow old
  2. they ensure there is continuity
  3. they are a sign of God blessing
  4. they are source of labour
  5. they cement the relation ship between the partners
  6. they take care of their parent when they grow old
  7. they are source of wealth especially girls
  8. they are source of security to their parents
  9. they promote the social status of their parent
3. Give six reasons why young people are choosing to remain unmarried in Kenya today. (6mks)
  1. They have seen/experienced incidents of broken marriages/unfaithfulness in marriage.
  2. In order to pursue their career/education.
  3. They are not ready to take responsibilities of marriage
  4. Poverty/lack of jobs/inadequate resources to start a family/economic empowerment.
  5. Permissiveness allows many to satisfy their sexual lust without marriage commitment.
  6. Failure to get an expected idea partner.
  7. Marriage is no longer a communal duty/it is an individual decision.
  8. Religious commitment/supersition hinder one from involving themselves in marriage.
  9. Low self esteem/lack of confidence, fear of being jilted/failed relationship
1. State seven similarities in the traditional African view of work and Christian view of work (7mks)
  1. In both work is mainly forv the pupose of acquiring basic needs
  2. In both work is ordained by God
  3. In both leisure is encouraged after work
  4. In both work is a duty
  5. In both dision of work is encouraged
  6. In both laziness is discouraged
  7. In both talents/ abilities are developed through work
  8. In both socialastion is encouraged through work
2. Give seven reasons for the importance of manual work in Kenya today (7mks)
  1. Through manual work human being emulate God as a worker.
  2. It is a sign of being obedient to God's instructions to work.
  3. It enables human beings to look after / preserve the environment / be co-creators with God.
  4. It keeps the body physically fit.
  5. Human beings are able to obtain their basic needs / earn their living through manual work
  6. It is a way of serving others / community
  7. It enables human beings to develop their talents / abilities.
  8. Manual work gives satisfaction / fulfillment
  9. It keeps one busy / active
3. Identify ways in which the church is helping to reduce the rate of unemployment (6mks)
  1. Encourages people to start income generating activities
  2. Provides loans to unemployed tom start small scale businesses
  3. Creates jobs opportunities thro’ establishing church projects
  4. Teaches the youth the dignity of manual work
  5. Organizes seminars for the youth
  6. Condemns corrupt practices that interferes with the recruitment
  7. Encourages members to pay taxes promptly so that the government can have resources to employ and pay workers
  8. Trains the youth on vocational skills that are necessary for employment
  9. Tries to be fair when recruiting people for various jobs