Explanation
Points expected of candidates are highlighted below:
- As Jesus passed by, he saw Mathew sitting at the tax office in Capernaum.
- Jesus called him saying “follow me”.
- And he rose and followed him.
- Mark called this tax collector Levi, the son of Alphaeus.
- Later, Mathew organized a feast in his house for Jesus and His disciples.
- Many tax collectors came to sit at the table with Jesus and His disciples.
- As they dined, the Scribes and the Pharisees murmured: and criticised Jesus saying“why does he eat with tax-collectors and sinners”?
- When Jesus heard it, he said to them: “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.”
- “I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
- He asked them to go and learn the meaning of the following statement: “I desire mercy and not sacrifice”
In the B part, candidates are to list out points that can be leant from the encounter between Jesus and Matthew. Some of which include:
- Religious/ Vocational calls are mandatory- they need to be obeyed.
- God can use anyone to fulfil His purpose.
- Discrimination/ distinctions should be avoided/Need to respect and treat people equally.
- No profession is more important than the other/We should not look down on some professions.
- God hates sin but loves the sinner.
- One good turn deserves another/ need to reciprocate good gestures/ show gratitude.
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