Week 1: The Sound Gospel

Title: Defending the gospel / No return to the Law

Objective: 

• Review God's calling to St Paul
• Explain how St Paul consulted with the Apostles regarding his preaching
• How the Holy Spirit works in each of us according to His purpose
• St Paul confronts St Peter regarding the Judaizers 

Resources:

• Catena Bible Commentary
• HEMY Bible Study(Includes material)
• Fr Dawoud Lamie's Bible study (Easy Arabic)
• Fr Tadros Y Malaty commentary

Reading:

• General
  • Galatians 1:1-10 (Do not believe any other gospel)
  • Galatians 1:1-17 (God calls St Paul to the apostleship)
  • Galatians 1:18-24 (St Paul - even as an Apostle, goes to Jerusalem to verify that his preaching is sound)
  • Galatians 2:1-10 (Defending the Gospel / The Holy Spirit works in each one according to His purpose)
  • Galatians 2:11-21 (St Paul confronts St Peter regarding the Judaizers) 

Key verse(s):

• " I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me" Galatians 2:20

Comments:

Review questions:

Chapter1 

• What was St. Paul’s former conduct before he became Christian?
• What did the Churches of Judea hear about St. Paul?
• What was the origin of the Gospel St. Paul preached?
• Prove that St. Paul was a devout Jew.

Chapter 2

• Was St Paul teaching a different Gospel than the Apostles?
• What did St. Paul blame St. Peter for?
• Were there two Gospels one for the uncircumcised and one for the circumcised? Explain.
• Why was St. Paul upset with St. Peter?

Homework:

Chapter1 

• Why did the Lord Jesus Christ give Himself for our sins?
• From where did St. Paul receive the Gospel he preached?
• This letter of St. Paul was written to the churches of a) Ephesus b) Laodicea c) Galatia 
• How long did St. Paul stay with St. Peter? A) 5 days b) 10 days c) 15 days

Chapter 2

• Who went with St. Paul to Jerusalem? A) Barnabas b) Titus c) Barnabas and Titus
• Who seemed to be the pillars of the church?
  a) St. James b) Cephas c) St. John d) all of the above
• Who went with St. Paul to Jerusalem?
• Who were the pillars of the Church as described by St. Paul?