How is a man justified according to Romans 3:28?
Romans 3:28 concludes that a man is justified by faith, not by works. Justification is without the deeds or works of the law; it is by faith plus nothing. No human effort or law-keeping contributes to it, because it is without works and without the law.
Les teaches that Romans 3:28 settles the matter: a man is justified by faith, not by works. Since justification is without works and without the law, nothing can be added to faith. Les stresses 'faith plus nothing' for salvation, warning that adding works would put God in debt and allow boasting. He illustrates this with Abraham, who could not be justified by works before God. Les also notes that this free salvation does not promote careless living; instead, it should produce grateful service, like the slave who served his master out of love for what was done for him. God is also the God of the Gentiles, not the Jews only.
Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.