So what is justification by works?
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The Works of the Law by Thomas R. Schreiner, Graham A. Cole, Oren R. Martin The apostle Paul emphasizes that we are not justified by “works” or the “works of the law,” the question before us is what Paul means when he speaks this way. Paul emphasizes that we don’t receive the Spirit and aren’t justified by the works of the law (Gal. 2:16; Gal. 3:2, 5, 10; Rom. 3:20, 28). The works of the law refer to the entire law. The New Perspective on Paul argues that the works of the law focus on boundary markers like circumcision, food laws, and Sabbath, but it is more natural to think that the entire law is in view. This is supported by Galatians 3:10, “For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, ‘Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.’” Paul emphasizes here that we must do everything written in the law to be justified, and thus works of the law more naturally refer to the fundamental law. The Galatians a