MWAKICAN FORM 4 C.R.

E PAPER 2 MARKING SCHEME

Answer any five questions in the answer sheet provided
1. a) Describe Mary’s visit to Elizabeth as recorded in Luke 1:5-56 (8x1=8mks)
✔ Mary entered Zechariah’s home
✔ She greeted Elizabeth
✔ When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greetings, the baby in her womb leaped with joy.
✔ Elizabeth was filled with the holy spirit
✔ Elizabeth exclaimed with a loud cry and she blessed Mary and the child in her womb.
✔ Elizabeth wondered why Mary the mother of her Lord had visited her.
✔ Elizabeth informed Mary that the child in her womb had leapt with joy after her
greetings
✔ Mary responded by praising God
✔ Mary stayed with Elizabeth for three months

b) What lessons do Christians learn from the lives of Zechariah and Elizabeth?
(7x1=7mks)
✔ Christians should be prayerful
✔ They should serve God faithfully
✔ They should obey God’s commandments
✔ They should be righteous
✔ They should be patient
✔ They should believe in God’s word
✔ They should thank God for blessings
✔ They should worship/praise God
✔ They should desire to be led by the Holy Spirit

c) How do Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus today? (5x1=5mks)

✔ They sing Christian songs/carols
✔ They attend Christians service/mass
✔ They partake the holy communion/Eucharist
✔ They exchange gifts/cards
✔ They visit/invite friends and relatives
✔ They help the needy

2. a) Identify five teachings of Jesus about John the Baptist (5x1 =5mks)
✔ John the Baptist is the last prophet/ a prophet
✔ John is the greatest of all prophets
✔ He was to prepare for way for Christ i.e. messenger/foreman
✔ He was referred to as Elijah
✔ He did not take wine/He was a Nazarite
✔ He fasted
✔ He dwelt in the wilderness
✔ Jesus said the least in the kingdom of God is greater than John.
✔ Jesus said that people referred to John as demon possessed.
 b) Describe the miracle of raising of Jairus daughter Lk. 8.40-56 (8x1 =8mks)

✔ Jesus was requested by Jairus who was a leader of a synagogue to go and heal his
only daughter who was very sick.
✔ Jesus accepted Jairus humble request
✔ But a word came that the daughter was dead and therefore no need to bother Jesus
✔ Jesus asked Jairus to have faith and told the mourners not to wail because the girl
was just asleep.
✔ Jesus together with Peter, John and Jesus and the parents of the dead girl, entered the
house.
✔ Jesus held the girl’s hand and commanded her to rise up to which she responded.
✔ Jesus requested that she be given something to eat.
✔ The miracle was to remain a secret.

c) What lessons do Christians learn from the healing miracles of Jesus (7x1=7mks)

✔ Jesus had come for the sick

✔ Jesus has power to heal/power over evil spirits
✔ Jesus required faith for one to be healed
✔ Jesus forgives sins
✔ Jesus heals both spiritual and physical sickness
✔ Jesus accepts other people’s interventions
✔ Jesus is son of God/Messiah
✔ Jesus heals all people/He does not discriminate
✔ Jesus expects those healed to be grateful.

3. a) What accusations were made against Jesus during his trial? Lk.22:66-23:1-23.
(6x1=6mks)
✔ Jesus claimed to be the son of God
✔ Jesus called himself Christ/Messiah
✔ He was inciting people with his teaching
✔ He was opposing the payment of taxes to Caesar/Roman authority
✔ He had made himself the king of Jews against the Roman authority/treason
✔ He was stirring up the people to revolt
✔ He was equating himself to God/blasphemy

b) Give reasons why Jesus appeared to the disciples after resurrection (8x1=8mks)
✔ Jesus wanted to comfort them
✔ He wanted to strengthen their faith
✔ To empower them to serve
✔ To reassure them that he was the messiah
✔ To tell them about the coming of the Holy Spirit
✔ To bless them
✔ To confirm to them that he was alive/had power over death
✔ To confirm to them that the Old Testament prophesies had been fulfilled
✔ To represent to them the correct interpretation of the suffering Messiah
c) Give reasons why Christians should not take part in mob justice (6x1=6mks)
✔ Mob justice is based on emotions
✔ It does not give room to reason
✔ It is unbiblical/ lacks love/against the law of the Lord
✔ It leads to destruction of property/life
✔ It can be fueled by incitement
✔ It is a form of revenge
✔ It does not give room for forgiveness/reconciliation
✔ It can lead to bitterness/psychological suffering

4. a) Explain the unity of believers as expressed in the body of Christ (8x1=8mks)

✔ Paul describes the believers as the body of Christ
✔ Christ is the head of the church
✔ Believers form parts of the body
✔ The body has different organs the same way the church has different members
✔ All members need to work together for the well-being of the church
✔ Every part of the body is needed to make the whole body/one part cannot be without
the other.
✔ Different members are given different spiritual gifts by the Holy Spirit to carry out
God’s work.
✔ There should be no division in the church since all believers are members of the Christ
✔ Believers are united through baptism in the Holy Spirit

b) Give six reasons why the use of the gifts of the Holy Spirit brought disunity in the
Church at Corinth(6x1=6mks)
✔ There was disorder/confusion in worship as people with different gifts tried to outdo
one another
✔ There was competition in speaking in tongues
✔ They did not use the gifts for the benefit of the church/one another
✔ Some gifts such as prophecy were looked down upon/there was pride
✔ There was no interpretation of tongues when the gift of speaking in tongues was in use
hence message not understood
✔ Those who spoke in tongues despised those who did not have this gift

c) How do Christians demonstrate unity in the church today? (6x1=6mks)

✔ They share in the holy communion/meals
✔ They meet for prayers/fellowship together
✔ They observe a day of worship to honour God
✔ They help those who are poor/needy
✔ They hold joint crusades/rallies
✔ They speak in one voice to condemn evils in the society
✔ They solve problems affecting the church members

5. a) Identify six sources of Christian ethics (6x1=6mks)

 ✔ The Bible/sacred scriptures
✔ Teachings of Jesus
✔ Human resource/experiences/conscience/knowledge/free will
✔ Church rituals
✔ Natural law
✔ Situation ethics/God’s revelation
✔ The state laws
✔ The African customs
✔ Christian literature
✔ Christian community

b) Give seven reasons why Christians in Kenya condemn homosexuality (7x1=7mks)

✔ Homosexuality is a sin/is against God’s/Biblical teachings
✔ It is a form of sexual immorality
✔ It is an abuse to the sacredness of sex
✔ It is contrary to the natural order of things
✔ It can lead to diseases like HIV/AIDS leading to human suffering
✔ It leads to rejection/being an outcast
✔ It may lead to psychological problems/stress/depression
✔ It lowers the dignity of human beings who are created in the image of God
✔ It does not enable procreation

c) How do Christians demonstrate responsible parenthood? (7x1=7mks)

✔ They provide physical needs for the family
✔ They provide spiritual guidance to their children
✔ They teach their children to live with harmony with one another/Moral values
✔ They act as role models to their children
✔ They provide their children with education in order to acquire necessary knowledge
✔ They discipline their children whenever they deviate from norms
✔ They provide security/protection to their children
✔ They teach their children how to grow physically/socially/psychologically

6. a) Outline eight Christian teachings on work (8x1=8mks)

✔ Work is good as God himself worked
✔ Human beings should work to subdue the earth
✔ Work is ordained from God/command from God
✔ God blesses hard work
✔ Christians should work to acquire basic needs
✔ Christians should work to assist the needy
✔ Christians work as co-creators with God
✔ People should work to emulate Jesus who worked
✔ Those who do not work should not eat
✔ Christians should not overwork/should rest
✔ Those who work should get a just wage
✔ Work became a curse/unpleasant after human beings fell into sin
b) Identify seven causes of unemployment in Kenya today (7 x 1=7 mks)
✔ Limited job opportunities
✔ Negative attitudes towards manual work
✔ Lack of skills and capital for self-employment
✔ Poor economic policies
✔ Under performing National Economics
✔ High population growth rate
✔ Retrenchment of workers
✔ Bribery and corruption denies jobs to the qualified people
✔ Increase in crime discourages investors.

c) What is the role of a Christian during a strike ( 5 x 1 = 5mks)

✔ A Christian should not take part in the strike

✔ Encourage other people to find a better means of solving the problem.
✔ Mediate or inform the authority of any grievances if they are not aware
✔ To pray for a solution/seek God’s guidance.
✔ They should not take part in a violent demonstration/encourage peaceful
demonstration
✔ To report the matter to the nearest police station.