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1 John 1 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Walk in the Light

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.

PreschoolGod Is Light

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

KindergartenGod Is Light

LIGHT → picture 3SUN → picture 1LAMP → picture 4PRAY → picture 2

Grade 1Walk in the Light

God is light. → picture 4Walk in the light. → picture 3Fellowship with one another → picture 1Confess your sins. → picture 5He cleanses us. → picture 2

Grade 2Walking in God’s Light

  1. Who does this letter tell about? Jesus (circle)
  2. What does the letter say God is? Light (circle)
  3. Is there any dark in God? No, there is no dark in him at all
  4. What happens if we tell God our sins? He will forgive us (circle)
  5. What will God make us? Clean (circle)
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Grade 3If We Confess

  1. What did their hands touch? The Word of life
  2. Why did they write these things? That their joy may be fulfilled
  3. What is the message? God is light, and in him is no darkness at all
  4. What happens if we say we have no sin? We deceive ourselves
  5. What is God faithful to do when we confess? Forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness
1: Yes, and our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.2: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.3: If we say that we haven’t sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

Grade 4Fellowship with God

  1. Which senses does the writer use to describe the Word of life? It was heard, seen with the eyes, and touched with the hands
  2. Who is the fellowship with? The Father and his Son, Jesus Christ
  3. What cleanses us from all sin? The blood of Jesus his Son
  4. What happens when we say we have no sin? We deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us

Word bank: 1. light; 2. God; 3. confess

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

Grade 5The Word of Life

  1. Why does the writer stress hearing, seeing, and touching? To show real witness of the Word of life
  2. What two purposes does the writer give for announcing the message? Fellowship and fulfilled joy
  3. What three false claims does light expose? That we have fellowship with him but walk in darkness, that we have no sin, and that we haven’t sinned
  4. What two promises stand between the false claims? Fellowship and cleansing for those who walk in the light, and forgiveness for those who confess

Word bank: 1. joy; 2. light; 3. confess

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

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