Heb 4:15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet WITHOUT SIN.
Ro 3:28 for we reckon that a man is justified by faith, WITHOUT WORKS of law.
These two verses tell us about the nature of the Savior and of salvation. The Savior was without sin and salvation is without works.
The Lord Jesus would be disqualified as a Savior if we can find even one single blot of sin in His record. In the same way, there would be no salvation for a sinner who adds even one single work to the equation of salvation.
Just as the Savior must be without sin in order to be our Savior so salvation must be without works on the part of the sinner in order for him to be saved. He must receive it as a free gift through faith in Christ.
