WORKS OF THE LAW

Question 1

Where does Paul talk about “works of the law” and in what contexts?

Answer 1

In Gal 2:16 and Rom 3:20,28 he says that no one can be justified by “works of law”; in Gal 3:2,5 that the Spirit was not received by “works of the law”; and in Gal 3:10 that those of “works of law” are cursed.

Question 2

What does Paul deny that “works of the law” are capable of being?

Answer 2

A means of attaining justification or receiving the Spirit