Romans 3:27-28

Romans 3:27-28

[27] Where  is boasting  then?  It is excluded.  By  what  law?  of works?  Nay:  but  by  the law  of faith.  [28] we conclude  that a man  is justified  by faith  without  the deeds  of the law. 

What does Romans 3:27-28 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

There is no place for human boasting in this plan of salvation (cf. Ephesians 2:8-9), though the Jews were inclined to boast because of their privileges ( Romans 2:17; Romans 2:23). The reason is that God"s provision of salvation by faith springs from a different law than salvation by works does.
"One would think that the sinner would love to be forgiven at no cost. Unfortunately that is not the case. After all, sinners have their pride. They desperately want to claim some role in their own redemption." [1]
Salvation by works rests on keeping the Mosaic Law. This does not mean that the Mosaic Law required works for salvation but that those who hope to earn salvation by their works look to the Mosaic Law as what God requires. God"s gift of salvation, however, rests on a different law (principle) that God has also ordained and revealed. This "law" is that salvation becomes ours by faith in Jesus Christ. Faith is what God requires, not works.
". . . He has sent His Song of Solomon , who has borne sin for you. You do not look to Christ to do something to save you: He has done it at the cross. You simply receive God"s testimony as true, setting your seal thereto. (I often quote 1 Timothy 1:15 to inquiring sinners: "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners." In response to my question, they confess that "came" is in the past tense. Then I say, "How sad that you and I were not there, so that He might have saved us, for He has now gone back to heaven!" This shuts them up to contemplate the work Christ finished when He was here; upon which work, and God"s Word concerning it, sinners must rest: that is faith.) You rest in God"s Word regarding Christ and His work for you. You rest in Christ"s shed blood." [2]