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1 Corinthians 8 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Love Builds Up

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolLove Builds Up

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenBuild Up

LOVE → picture 2BUILD → picture 4FRIEND → picture 1GOD → picture 3

Grade 1Love Builds Up

Love builds up. → picture 2Build up friends. → picture 4There is one God. → picture 5Care for a weak friend. → picture 1Help friends do right. → picture 3

Order:

1. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up2. But anyone who loves God is known by him3. But be careful that by no means does this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to the weak4. Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will eat no meat forever more, that I don’t cause my brother to stumble

Grade 2Think of Your Friend

  1. Who did people give food to? Pretend gods (circle)
  2. How many real Gods are there? One (circle)
  3. What does love do? Builds up (circle)
  4. What should be cared about? How a friend feels (circle)
  5. What is better than being right? Love (circle)
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Grade 3Knowledge and Love

  1. What happened to food offered to idols? It was sold in the market
  2. What did Paul say an idol is? Nothing
  3. What does knowledge do, and what does love do? Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up
  4. What would Paul give up for his brother? Meat
1: Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up2: But anyone who loves God is known by him3: But be careful that by no means does this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to the weak4: Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will eat no meat forever more, that I don’t cause my brother to stumble
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Grade 4For the Sake of a Brother

  1. Why did some proud members think the food did not matter? They knew that idols are not real
  2. What is the danger of knowledge alone? It can make people proud
  3. Why did eating the food wound some believers' conscience? It felt like worshiping the idol again
  4. What was Paul willing to give up for his brother? Meat forever

Word bank: 1. knowledge; 2. idol; 3. God; 4. food; 5. brother

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5Knowledge Puffs Up

  1. What claim did some confident Corinthians make? That since an idol is nothing, they were free to eat anything
  2. How does Paul describe real knowledge? Being known by God and loving Him
  3. Why could the strong believer's example harm a weaker brother? He might be emboldened to act against his conscience
  4. How does Paul describe wounding a weaker brother's conscience? Sinning against Christ
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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