Bible Study

First, let’s say our SuperVerse together. John 15:26:

“I will send you the Spirit who comes from the Father and shows what is true. The Spirit will help you and will tell you about Me.”

Now let’s look deeper into how God reveals truth to people who are spiritually blind.            

Give each child a Bible. Have children look up the verses and each take turns reading a verse. Then lead a discussion with the information below. 

1. John 9:39–41:

³⁹ Then Jesus told him, “I entered this world to render judgment—to give sight to the blind and to show those who think they see that they are blind.”  ⁴⁰ Some Pharisees who were standing nearby heard Him and asked, “Are You saying we’re blind?”  ⁴¹ “If you were blind, you wouldn’t be guilty,” Jesus replied. “But you remain guilty because you claim you can see.”

After the blind man was healed, the Pharisees had him removed from the Temple because he spoke truth about Jesus that they did not want to hear. Jesus heard what happened and found the man to speak with Him. Jesus had healed his physical eyes, and now He opened the man’s spiritual eyes. But some Pharisees were offended at what Jesus said. 

• In verse 39, what did Jesus declare His mission to be? To judge those who could see and not see.
• Is Jesus speaking only about human eyes in this verse? No, He is also talking about spiritual eyes and spiritual darkness. For those who don’t know Him, He will reveal Himself like He did to the blind man. (See verse 35–38.)    
• In verse 39, what does it mean that those who see may become blind? Some people are so sure they know the truth that they close their eyes to really seeing and knowing God.
• What do you think verse 41 means? If people didn’t know the truth, they would not be accountable for their lack of knowledge; but since they knew it yet ignored the truth, and they weren’t willing to believe in Jesus, they claimed they could see and God would hold them accountable. 
• Have you ever encountered someone like this, who won’t accept the truth about Jesus? How should we treat them? Don’t argue. Love them, be kind, and pray for them daily; invite them to visit a Christian website such as Superbook.TV, with the entire Bible and information about how to know God.

2. 1 John 1:5–7:   

 ⁵ This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in Him at all. ⁶ So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth. ⁷ But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, cleanses us from all sin.

• Where did the disciples receive the truth they preached? From Jesus.  
• What does darkness mean in this verse? Sin, evil, wickedness.
• Does verse 6 apply to the Pharisees; why or why not? Yes, they claimed to be close to God and thought they were righteous, but really they lived in darkness because they were unwilling to believe in Jesus.    
• Do you know any people like the Pharisees today? Children discuss.
• What does it mean to have fellowship with God? To know Him intimately, to be close to Him and have a relationship with Him. To spend time with Him by reading the Bible, praying, and being with other believers. To walk in His ways and according to the truth of His Word. To choose to live in His light and be forgiven for all your sins.
• What does verse 6 call people who say they know God but don’t obey His Word? Liars.  
• Is it possible to become followers of Jesus and not change the way we live? Please explain. Children answer.
• In verse 7, what are the benefits or blessings we receive when we live in the light or according to God’s Word? We are connected together with other believers through Christ; we are forgiven and cleansed by Jesus’ blood because we hide nothing in darkness—we share all with Him.    
• When we sin and try to hide it from God, how does it make us feel? Guilty and bad inside; far from God.   
• What happens when we bring sin into the light and confess it to Him? It feels good to get it out in the open; guilt and shame removed. Feel close to God again.
• How does it make you feel to know Jesus is faithful and will always forgive and cleanse us? Children answer.

Conclusion: God calls us to come out of the darkness of the world and to live as children of the light. We can rely on God’s Holy Spirit to reveal His truth to us each day.