1. Which biblical principle best supports Christians in Kenya seeking modern medical care for the sick?
Only traditional healers are acceptable for Christians.
Love your neighbor; Christians are called to care for the sick and support medical help.
Rely only on miraculous healing and reject all modern medicine as a lack of faith.
Medicine is sinful because it interferes with God's will.
Explanation:
Jesus taught love for neighbour and caring for the sick (e.g., Good Samaritan). Seeking medical care is a way to show love and stewardship of life, not a rejection of faith.
2. What is a responsible Christian response in Kenya to recommended vaccinations for diseases like measles or polio?
Vaccination can be acceptable and responsible to protect others and the community.
Vaccines are always sinful and must be refused by all Christians.
Vaccination should be used only by non-Christians.
Vaccines are unnecessary because prayer alone is enough.
Explanation:
Vaccination protects vulnerable people and aligns with the Christian duty to love and protect neighbours; many Kenyan churches support public health measures that save lives.
3. How can Christians approach the use of contraception when planning a family?
Responsible use of contraception that does not destroy embryos can be acceptable to plan for health and wellbeing.
Contraception is irrelevant and has no moral significance.
Contraception is always sinful and must never be used under any circumstances.
All forms of contraception are required for every Christian couple.
Explanation:
Many Christian communities allow family planning that protects health and family welfare while raising concerns about methods that may terminate embryonic life; the emphasis is on responsibility and care.
4. What is the Christian view on organ donation as a way to help others?
Organ donation is pointless because God chooses who lives and dies.
Organ donation is a generous, life-saving act and is morally permissible as an expression of love.
Donated organs should only go to other Christians.
Organ donation is always forbidden because it desecrates the body.
Explanation:
Donating organs to save lives is an act of compassion and stewardship; many Christian leaders in Kenya and worldwide endorse donation as morally good when done voluntarily and ethically.
5. How should Christians respond to therapeutic genetic engineering aimed at treating serious diseases?
Therapeutic genetic engineering to treat disease can be accepted if used responsibly and ethically.
All genetic modification is morally wrong and must be rejected.
Genetic engineering should be used to create 'perfect' humans regardless of consequences.
Christians should leave all decisions about genetics to politicians only.
Explanation:
Using genetic tools to heal aligns with caring for the sick, but Christians also call for ethical safeguards to prevent abuse, discrimination, or eugenic practices.
6. What is a balanced Christian response to assisted reproduction (e.g., IVF) for married couples who cannot conceive?
IVF is always approved without question by all Christians and has no moral issues.
Assisted reproduction may be acceptable when it respects life and the marriage relationship, though ethical concerns about embryos should be considered.
Assisted reproduction is always sinful and must be banned by Christians.
IVF should be used by everyone even if it means destroying embryos without concern.
Explanation:
Many Christians accept help for infertile couples while urging careful treatment of embryos and adherence to moral principles about family and life.
7. Which statement best reflects Christian ethical concern about stem cell research?
There is no difference between types of stem cells for ethical purposes.
All stem cell research is evil and must be rejected entirely.
All stem cell research is harmless and raises no moral questions.
Research using adult stem cells is widely accepted; embryonic stem cell research raises moral concerns because it may destroy embryos.
Explanation:
Many Christians support research that heals without destroying human embryos; embryonic research is contested because of the belief in the sanctity of early human life.
8. How can Kenyan churches responsibly use telemedicine and online pastoral counselling?
Technology should never be used for any pastoral or medical work.
Using telemedicine and online pastoral care is positive for reaching and supporting people when done responsibly and confidentially.
Telemedicine should completely replace face-to-face healthcare in all situations.
Online counselling is always harmful and should be forbidden.
Explanation:
Telemedicine expands access in remote Kenyan areas and online pastoral care can support people, provided confidentiality, competence, and appropriate referral are maintained.
9. What is an appropriate Christian attitude toward using technology in worship (sound systems, projectors, online streaming)?
Only traditional methods are acceptable; technology has no place in church.
Technology should replace the Christian message entirely.
Technology like sound systems and streaming is a useful tool to worship and teach when used appropriately.
Technology always invalidates worship and must be rejected.
Explanation:
Technology can help share the gospel and support participation, especially for those who cannot attend in person; the key is using it to serve spiritual aims, not replace them.
10. Which statement best captures the relationship between science and Christian faith?
Faith replaces the need for any scientific inquiry.
Science is irrelevant to Christian life.
Science and faith can complement each other; science explains how creation works while faith addresses purpose and meaning.
Science always contradicts faith and must be rejected completely.
Explanation:
Many Christians see scientific discovery as exploring God's creation; faith and reason together help people understand both how things work and why they matter.
11. What is a Christian approach in Kenya to end-of-life care and suffering?
Euthanasia is always required to end suffering quickly.
Christians may accept palliative care to relieve suffering and focus on dignity, while generally opposing active euthanasia.
All life must be prolonged by any means, even if it causes great suffering.
No medical care should be given at the end of life; only prayer is allowed.
Explanation:
Christian ethics emphasize compassion and dignity: providing pain relief (palliative care) is allowed, while actively causing death (euthanasia) is widely rejected.
12. How should Christians think about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in health and church decisions?
AI should replace pastors and medical professionals entirely.
AI can support healthcare and church work but decisions must respect human dignity and involve human oversight.
AI should be allowed to make all decisions without human input.
AI is inherently evil and must be banned by Christians.
Explanation:
AI is a tool that can improve services, but Christian ethics require protecting human dignity, preventing bias, and ensuring final decisions include human compassion and responsibility.
13. What does Christian stewardship mean when applied to scarce medical resources in Kenya?
Use resources wastefully since God will provide more.
Sell medical resources for profit rather than help people.
Medical resources should be given only to church members.
Christians should steward resources fairly and advocate that the poor and vulnerable receive care.
Explanation:
Stewardship calls Christians to manage resources responsibly, promoting justice and care for the marginalized, which is especially important in settings with limited medical supplies.
14. Which practice reflects Christian ethical standards in medical research?
Coercing people to join studies without telling them the risks.
Using people as research subjects without approval because the results are important.
Supporting informed consent and respecting the dignity and rights of research participants.
Only allowing wealthy people to participate in research.
Explanation:
Christian teaching values the dignity of each person; ethical research requires voluntary, informed consent and respect for participants, not coercion or exploitation.
15. How should Kenyan Christians respond to members in their community who struggle with mental health problems?
Tell them to only pray and avoid medical or psychological help.
Support them by encouraging professional help alongside prayer and community care.
Label them as sinners and exclude them from the church.
Ignore their condition because it is a private matter.
Explanation:
Mental health is a legitimate medical need; combining professional treatment with pastoral support and community care reflects compassion and wisdom.
16. What Christian practice helps prevent the spread of antibiotic resistance?
Avoiding doctors and treating serious infections with herbs alone.
Using antibiotics responsibly only when prescribed and completing the full course.
Sharing leftover antibiotics with friends who are sick.
Using antibiotics for every illness regardless of cause.
Explanation:
Responsible use preserves the effectiveness of medicines and protects the community; Christian care for neighbours includes avoiding practices that create public health risks.
17. How should Christians use social media and mobile technology when discussing health or church matters?
Post anything without checking facts because speed matters more than truth.
Use technology to shame and humiliate those who disagree.
Never use social media since it is always evil.
Use social media responsibly to share truthful, constructive information and avoid spreading rumours.
Explanation:
Christian ethics emphasize honesty and love; social media should be used to inform and encourage, not to harm or spread misinformation, especially about health issues.
18. What is a Christian way to respond to health-related misinformation in your Kenyan community?
Gently correct misinformation using reliable sources and show compassion to those who believe it.
Spread more claims to confuse the issue.
Ignore misinformation and hope it disappears on its own.
Publicly mock people who believe false health claims.
Explanation:
Christians are called to speak truth in love; correcting falsehoods with evidence and care protects the vulnerable and maintains community trust.
19. During a pandemic, how can getting vaccinated reflect Christian responsibility?
Getting vaccinated can be an expression of love for others and civic responsibility to protect the vulnerable.
Vaccination is purely a personal choice with no moral implications.
Only children should be vaccinated, never adults.
Refusing vaccines shows superior faith and is more Christian.
Explanation:
Protecting public health helps the weak and vulnerable; Christians may see vaccination as part of loving and protecting neighbours, consistent with social responsibility.
20. How can churches in Kenya use mobile health (mHealth) technology for community benefit?
mHealth should replace all local clinics and hospitals.
Mobile health has no use in rural areas and should be ignored.
Using mHealth is against Christian teaching.
Churches can promote mHealth to share health information, reminders for clinic visits, and reach remote communities.
Explanation:
mHealth helps bridge distance to services in Kenya; churches can support such tools to improve access to care and health education.
21. What ethical principle should guide Christian handling of genetic test results?
Forcing all family members to have the same tests.
Sharing results widely with the whole community without consent.
Respect for privacy and informed consent, providing counselling and avoiding discrimination.
Ignoring test results because they are not important.
Explanation:
Genetic information is sensitive; Christian ethics call for protecting people's privacy, offering compassionate guidance, and preventing stigma or unfair treatment.
22. Is it appropriate for Christians to use technology for evangelism and teaching?
Yes β but only if it forces people to convert quickly.
No β technology must never be used for sharing the faith.
Yes β using technology for evangelism is acceptable if done respectfully and truthfully without manipulation.
Technology should replace all face-to-face ministry and become the sole method.
Explanation:
Technology can extend the church's reach but must be used ethically, respecting people's freedom and dignity and communicating truthfully.
23. What is a healthy Christian balance between prayer for healing and seeking medical treatment?
Seeking medical care shows lack of faith and is forbidden.
Christians can pray for healing while also seeking medical treatment; prayer complements medical care rather than replaces it.
Prayer must be used instead of any medical treatment to show true faith.
Only medical treatment matters; prayer is unnecessary.
Explanation:
Combining spiritual support with medical treatment respects both God's care and the practical means He has given through medicine and professionals.
24. How should a Christian respond to new technologies that could improve agriculture and health in Kenyan communities (e.g., improved seeds, water purification)?
Reject all new technologies because they are modern and sinful.
Wait for foreign countries to make decisions and never act locally.
Use technologies only to make money and ignore their social impact.
Support and evaluate them responsibly, promoting technologies that help the poor and protect creation.
Explanation:
Christian stewardship includes supporting innovations that improve wellbeing while ensuring they are used ethically and sustainably for the good of the community.
25. What role should the church play in promoting hygiene and public health in its Kenyan neighbourhood?
Use public health messages only for church members and not the wider community.
Educate members about hygiene, support clean water and vaccination campaigns, and model healthy behaviour.
Discourage people from using clinics and hospitals.
Focus only on spiritual matters and ignore public health concerns.
Explanation:
Churches can be trusted community leaders who promote practices that protect health, showing care for neighbours and contributing to public wellbeing.
26. When confronted with new medical information that challenges traditional beliefs, how should a Christian student in Kenya respond?
Immediately reject the information because it is new.
Spread the information as fact without checking.
Investigate with respect, consult reliable sources, and discuss concerns with trusted teachers or church leaders.
Accept everything without question just because experts say so.
Explanation:
Christian maturity includes careful discernment: seeking truth, evaluating evidence, and discussing issues respectfully rather than reacting impulsively.
27. How should Christians in Kenya approach controversial medical issues such as abortion?
Always force legal punishment on anyone related to abortion without offering support.
Support abortion in all cases without concern for life.
Ignore the issue entirely and refuse to help pregnant women in crisis.
Affirm the sanctity of life and provide compassionate care and support for those facing difficult pregnancies while opposing abortion where life is valued.
Explanation:
Many Christians hold that life is sacred and therefore oppose abortion, but they also stress offering practical and compassionate support to women in crisis rather than condemnation.
28. What should guide Christians when using digital records and health data in church-run clinics?
Share patient data freely among church members for convenience.
Protect confidentiality, use data only with consent, and apply it to improve care and outreach ethically.
Sell patient data to raise funds for the church.
Ignore data security and keep records on public noticeboards.
Explanation:
Respecting privacy is a moral requirement; churches and clinics must safeguard personal information and use it responsibly to serve patients.