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Identify six factors that undermine the role of traditional healers today.

10/11/2021

Identify six factors that undermine the role of traditional healers today. (6mks)

Modern medicine
Scientific diagnosis of illness
Emergency of new religious faith that stress on prayer and faith healing
Extinction of medical herbs
Competition from foreign herbalists
Influence of western culture
Influence of mass/electronic media
Misconception about their role in society
Inaccessibility due to remote working conditions

Outline duties of healers in traditional African societies.

10/11/2021

Outline duties of healers in traditional African societies (6mks)

Establishing the religious/physical causes of a disease
Offering both herbal and psychological cure to patients
Offering protection against any illness or misfortune by use of charms
Assist in dispelling witchcraft and magic
Guiding and counseling people on various issues
Training other healers/medicine men/women
Presiding over religious functions.

Identify seven ways in which Christians can avoid God’s punishment today

10/11/2021

Identify seven ways in which Christians can avoid God’s punishment today. (7mks)

Obey God’s commandments
Preach the good news of Christ to others to change
Condemn all evils in society e.g. corruption
Show love by helping the needy/poor
Being prayerful to avoid temptations
Worshipping God with all sincerity
Asking the Holy Spirit for guidance and protection against evil
Repenting their sins
Forgiving others unconditionally
Preaching peace and reconciliation
Holding fellowships to encourage each other

Explain factors that are affecting true worship of God today in Kenya

10/11/2021

Explain factors that are affecting true worship of God today in Kenya. (6mks)

Materialism – people crave for earthly possessions at the expense of spiritual development.
Social injustice – makes people mistrust God or conclude that God has left them
Permissiveness in the society – makes people lose value systems.
Urbanization – leads people to lose their identity and change of values
Influence from print and electronic mechanisms – some people may spent too much time on them
Threats to human life – caused by war, nuclear power, abortion
Suffering – arising from political, social, cultural, economic and religious oppression
Sexual immorality – takes people away from God.
Scientific and technological advancement makes some people place their faith in science to solve all problems instead of turning to God.
Drug and alcohol abuses
Crime – some people behave in crime a lot
Education – leads to arrogance in that some educated believe they know all

Give five reasons why the Exodus was important to the Israelites

10/11/2021

Give five reasons why the Exodus was important to the Israelites (8mks)

It marked the end of their suffering or oppression
It signified that they were special nation (chosen by God)
It was a fulfillment of the promises God had made to Abraham
It proved that God is more powerful than other gods/ supreme
It showed /proved to them that Moses was a chosen leader of God
The exodus united the people of Israel as a nation
It made them understand the nature of God
It taught them that God needed obedience from human beings
They received the Ten Commandments which guided them in their relationships

Outline ways in which God’s love for human beings is manifested after the fall of human kind.

10/11/2021

Outline ways in which God’s love for human beings is manifested after the fall of human kind. (7mks)

God looked human beings when they ran to hide from Him
He provided them with clothing and means of live hood
He put enmity between the snake and the seed of the woman
God put a mark on Cain’s face to protect him
Noah found favor in God
God did not destroy all his creating during the floods
He entered into a covenant with Noah
He gave human beings power to crush the snake as the ultimate victory over
He called Abraham as the beginning for his plan for salvation of human kind

Identify eight activities performed by God in the second account of creation in Gen 2:4- 25

10/11/2021

Identify eight activities performed by God in the second account of creation in Gen2:4- 25 (8mks)

God created heavens and earth
He molded man from soil and gave him the breath of life
He planted the garden of Eden
God put man in the garden of Eden to cultivate and guard it
He commanded man to eat from all trees except from the tree in the middle of the garden.
He created all types of animals and gave them to man to name
He made Adam to go into deep sleep
He created woman from the man’s ribs
He brought the woman to man Adam
God planted all types of trees

Explain four ways in which women leadership is promoted in the church today

9/11/2021

Explain four ways in which women leadership is promoted in the church today (8mks)

Ways through which women leadership is promoted in the church today

Providing education for women/sensitizing women on their rights.
Training women on various church ministries.
In some churches, women are ordained as pastors, reverends/elders
Involving them in teaching/preaching the gospel.
Women are appointed as leaders in church organizational/activities e.g Mothers union/giving sacraments/women’s guild/community fellowship.
They take leadership roles in the guidance/counseling of the youth/church members.
The church allows women to initiate manage self help projects for the needy.
They are made in charge of the community based programmes.
Training women in management skill/ key positions/policy makers in the society.

Explain four ways in which women leadership is promoted in the church today

Give six reasons why some Christians are opposed to women leadership in the church today

9/11/2021

Give six reasons why some Christians are opposed to women leadership in the church today. (6mks)

Why some Christians are opposed to women leadership in the church today.

The woman was the first to find into sin in the story of Adam and Eve.
According to Old Testament teaching the woman was considered ritually unclean during her monthly flow.
Due to African/Jewish culture influence where women were considered lesser beings.
Due to the misinterpretation of the second account of the creation story where a woman was created after man and therefore belief to be inferior/subordinate to man/misinterpretation of the Bible.
God is referred to as a He (Man) and therefore men are held closer to Him in comparison to women.
In ability to carryout duties continuously due to interruption (e.g) pregnancy, child birth, marital obligations.
In ability to women to work under strenuous conditioning/circumstances.
Basing on St Paul’s teaching where he says that women should be silent in church)1 Cori 14:34-36).
The argument is based on the choosing of the twelve apostles of Jesus where all men were.

State five reasons why, marriage in traditional African communities is regarded as a covenant

14/4/2021

Why marriage in traditional African communities is regarded as a covenant.

Should be permanent /breaking of the marriage had serious consequences
Its binding/the couple/family /clans all who were separate before
Ceremonies are conducted where the concerned couple/family/clan take vows promising loyalty to each other.

Why marriage in traditional African communities is regarded as a covenant.

Exchange of gifts/as a sing of lasting relationship/ cement the relationship
Certain conditions have to be fulfilled such as payment of dowry/bearing of children
Gods/spirit are evoked to bless and protect the marriage/prayers are offered to God
There are witnesses i.e. families/friends
There is sharing of a meal/ceremony to express unity/friendship

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Give reasons why taboos are important in traditional African communities

22/3/2021

Reasons why taboos were important in traditional African communities

Guided people on moral behaviour/discipline.
Outlined social relationships/kinship ties.
Faster respect for elders/leaders.

Give reasons why taboos are important in traditional African communities

Maintenance of respect for God.
Help in maintenance of dignity/integrity.
Guided on acceptable eating habits/discourages vices such as gluttonness, greediness etc.
Create harmony/maintain law and order/promoted peace in society.

Identify five occasions when oaths were administered in traditional African Communities

18/3/2021

Occasions when oaths were administered in Traditional African Communities

Identify five occasions when oaths were administered in traditional African Communities

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reasons why oaths were administered in traditional african communities
in what ways did the traditional african maintain

During reconciliation ceremonies
During marriage
After initiation
When preparing for a raid
When deciding on cases/ setting disputes

When a person was being adopted into a family clan or tribe
When a person was being initiated into a secret society
During installation of leaders ( oath of office
When a community was threatened member took oath to remain united against the enemy
During the making of peace treaties
When buying land
During naming ceremonies/ children dedicated to God/ ancestors.

List five responsibilities of priests in traditional African communities

18/3/2021

Five responsibilities of priests in traditional African communities

They offered sacrifices on behalf of the communities
Acted as mediators between God and the people
Offered prayers during religious ceremonies such as birth/initiation/marriage/death/war

List five responsibilities of priests in traditional African communities

Performed rituals of cleansing/healing
Reconciled warring parties/peace makers
Were part of decision making body especially during calamities such as war/epidemics/drought
Foretold the future/warned people of impending danger/calamities.

Identify five lessons that Christians learn about the call of Moses

16/12/2020

Lessons that Christians learn from the call of Moses

God commissions/appoints people to perform certain tasks/chooses or works through people of his choice.
God does not give people impossible tasks
God is beyond human understanding/transcendent

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lessons that Christians learn about the call of Moses

God responds to the cry of his people when they call upon Him
God is almighty/all-powerful/Omnipresent and Omniscience/all-knowing/Holy/Pure
God punishes the enemies of his people.

With reference to African traditional communities, state five factor that promote harmony and mutual responsibility in Kenya today

12/12/2020

Factors that promote harmony and mutual responsibility in Kenya today.

The worship of god / a supreme being.
Belief in common ancestry/origin
Sharing of material thins with the less endowed/giving moral support in times-of need.
Adopting positive attitude towards work/communal work
Citizens have an obligation to obey the laws /rules of the country.

Developing and practicing acceptable leisure activities.
Conservation natural resources/land / environment /water/minerals
Promotion of a common language for easy/effective communication.
Respecting other people’s cultures.
Shunning practices that are incompatible with Christian values
Sharing respect for leaders/elders.

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