What Are the Works of the Law?

What did Paul really mean when he said that a man is not justified by the "works of the law"?

Does that phrase mean obedience no longer matters? Did grace replace God's commandments? Why does Paul teach justification by faith while James says that faith without works is dead?

In What Are the Works of the Law?, John Matthew Rogers follows the Scripture chain through Romans, Galatians, James, Hebrews, Ephesians, Colossians, Revelation, and the Old Testament passages behind Paul's arguments.

This study examines:

• Why the law gives the knowledge of sin
• Why good works cannot erase past guilt
• How Abraham was justified by faith and still obeyed God
• Why Paul and James do not contradict each other
• The difference between good works and works relied upon for justification
• The role of circumcision in Paul's argument in Galatians
• What Colossians says was nailed to the cross
• What the "curse of the law" actually means
• Why faith does not make the law void
• Why Scripture says God judges according to works
• How grace, faith, obedience, and good works fit together
• Why Revelation describes the saints as keeping the commandments of God while remaining faithful to Jesus

Rather than beginning with denominational assumptions, this book uses the Scripture Chain Method: compare passage with passage, examine context, and let the Bible explain the Bible.

The central message is simple:

Christ saves. Grace provides. Faith receives. The Spirit transforms. Obedience follows.

For readers seeking a careful Bible study of Paul's teaching on faith, works, justification, grace, and obedience, this volume provides a clear Scripture-based path through one of the New Testament's most debated subjects.

Scripture Chain Study Series - Book 15