# 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](https://catenabible.com/gal/1)
- [HEMY Bible Study(Includes material)](https://www.suscopts.org/diocese/bishop/bible-study/epistle-to-the-galatians/)
- [Fr Dawoud Lamie's Bible study (Easy Arabic)](https://youtu.be/BCftto2A3UQ)
- [Fr Tadros Y Malaty commentary](https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=67000DBCF3EF5901&id=67000DBCF3EF5901%21887&parId=67000DBCF3EF5901%21540&o=OneUp)

**Reading:**

- <span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":12865,"3":{"1":0},"9":1,"12":0,"15":"Calibri","16":9}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 Samuel 1-3"}">General</span>
    - 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):**

- "<sup class="versenum"> </sup>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?