WAEC Christian Religious Studies (CRS) 2025 Theory — Question 16

Model answer

1. James admonished Christians not to show partiality to anyone but to treat people equally, as God expects. 2. He illustrated this with a scenario of a rich man given a place of honour in a gathering while a poor man is treated with contempt. 3. He taught that showing such favouritism amounts to becoming judges with evil intentions and causing disunity. 4. James reminded them that God has chosen the poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and heirs of His kingdom. 5. He pointed out that it is often the rich who oppress the poor and blaspheme the honourable name of God. 6. He concluded that whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of breaking all of it, since the same God who forbids one sin forbids the others.