Law and Gospel: The IUIC Question

Read the text

Galatians 3:1–14

Read the primary passage aloud twice. On the first reading, listen for the burden of the text. On the second, mark repeated words, contrasts, commands, promises, causes, and conclusions.

• Acts 15:1–21
• Romans 3:19–31
• James 2:8–13

Language desk

Words that clarify—not words that perform.

Confirm each gloss by its use in this context. A lexicon offers possibilities; the sentence, paragraph, author, and canon determine what a word is doing here.

Form the doctrine

The theological claim

The law exposes and directs; only Christ redeems from the curse and grants righteousness.

Defense drill

Say it under pressure.

Join Galatians 3:10, Galatians 5:3, James 2:10, and Acts 15:10 into one coherent case.

• State the opposing claim in a form its adherent could recognize.
• Open the controlling passage and establish the immediate context.
• Make one clear argument before adding supporting texts.
• Ask a diagnostic question, listen to the answer, and return to Christ and the gospel.

Wednesday assignment

Carry the truth into the week.

Role-play a seven-minute exchange in which your partner may interrupt twice.