Paul is speaking of the works of the law:
The Burnt Offering; The Grain Offering; The Fellowship Offering; The Sin Offering; The Guilt Offering; Dietary Laws; Purification After Childbirth; Cleansing From Infectious Skin Diseases; Cleansing From Mildew; Discharges Causing Uncleanness; The Day of Atonement; Rules for Priests; The Sabbath; Firstfruits; The Passover and Unleavened Bread; Feast of Weeks; Feast of Trumpets; Feast of Tabernacles; Oil and Bread Set Before The LORD; the Sabbath Year; The Year of Jubilee; Circumcision.
Some here cannot determine the difference between the different O.T. laws:
Ceremonial
Civil
Moral
The Moral Law will NEVER be abolished because GOD IS MORAL and He cannot separate Himself from His nature.
Somehow this is a difficult concept to grasp for some
and some call it "works".
I never thought obeying God was a "work" till I got to this thread some months ago.
Here is what the N.T. says about doing good deeds:
Galatians 6:9
And
let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
Colossians 3:17
And
whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
James 4:17
So
whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.
James 2:26
For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also
faith apart from works is dead.
Unfortunately, some refuse to understand the nature of God and the N.T. commandments.
I truly am beginning to fear for their souls....something I would never have said before now....
since it's God's job to judge souls....not mine.
But can it be any other way?
If one loves God one does not speak AGAINST doing His will.