They fear to say that salvation is by faith alone lest obedience would be excluded, forgetting that unless faith is first established there is little likelihood of genuine works of obedience appearing as fruits of faith. And even if works of obedience were to appear, they would not be acceptable unless covered by Christ s righteousness. Legalists fail to see the incomparable value of Christ's obedience for them over their own wanting obedience through the Spirit working within them. The value of Christ's obedience for them exceeds the Spirit's obedience in them, not because of the deficiency of the Holy Spirit, but because of the deficiency of the channel through which the Spirit works. A true heart experience and sincere obedience does indeed emanate from true faith, but that experience is not the gospel that saves.
Human experience pertains to one's doing or feeling.
A love relationship with Christ, for instance, being an experience, pertains to law keeping. It is keeping the first and greatest commandment of the law. Loving one's neighbor is also law keeping. Love is the fulfilling of the law. Loving God and fellow men is not the gospel.