2 Corinthians 10 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Boast in the Lord

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.

PreschoolThumbs Up from God

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

KindergartenBoast in God

GOD → picture 4GOOD → picture 3GENTLE → picture 2OBEY → picture 1

Grade 1Boast in the Lord

Jesus is gentle. → picture 3God's power is strong. → picture 5Think true thoughts. → picture 2Paul helped build the church. → picture 4Boast in the Lord. → picture 1

Grade 2The Best Kind of Bragging

Who was Paul gentle like? Jesus (circle)
What did some people say about Paul? He was weak (circle)
What does God's strength help people think? True thoughts (circle)
Who should people brag about? God (circle)
What matters most? What God thinks (circle)

Grade 3Every Thought to Christ

What did some people say about Paul in person? He was weak
What can believers bring every thought to do? Obey Christ
Why did God give Paul his work? To build them up
Who should people boast in? The Lord

1: Now I Paul, myself, entreat you by the humility and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you2: For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves3: But we will not boast beyond proper limits, but within the boundaries with which God appointed to us, which reach even to you4: For it isn’t he who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends

Grade 4Taking Thoughts Captive

By what does Paul appeal to the Corinthians? The meekness and gentleness of Christ
What are the strongholds Paul describes? Proud arguments that stand against knowing God
What is Paul's authority for? Building up, not tearing down
Who is approved? The one whom the Lord commends

Word bank: 1. bold; 2. God; 3. beyond; 4. boast

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

Grade 5Weapons Not of the Flesh

How does the tone change in chapters 10 to 13? It becomes sharper as Paul confronts opponents
What are the strongholds Paul tears down? Arguments and lofty things raised against the knowledge of God
Why does Paul refuse to compare himself with rivals? Measuring themselves by themselves shows they lack understanding
What Old Testament verse does Paul use about boasting? Jeremiah 9:24

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