<p>3:28- see on Rom. 2:26.</p><p><i>We reckon </i><i>therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law</i>- The legal sense of the word refers to the summing up of a court case. Here again, Paul assumes the role of judge. The summary of the case is that a man is declared right by God on account of his faith in God&rsquo;s grace and the blood of Christ. This is &ldquo;without&rdquo;, quite apart from, any acts of obedience to law.</p>