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To: aMorePerfectUnion
Gabriel said, " And he came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee" - not Hail, full of grace. The word is a perfect participle - showing she was a recipient of grace ie - "favored".

And not a bestower of grace. The context also prohibits this.

Eph. 1:6 is the only other use of this word in the NT, and is there rendered to mean, "made acceptable".

You do know the difference between grace, holiness and sinlessness? Mary received grace, but was not sinless as a human.

They are quite different.

Amen.

Adding further insult to the young woman God graced to bear the Christ child, the RCC labels Mary as the "Co-Redeemer" and "Dispensatrix of all Grace."

Along with viewing RC priests as "another Christ," that is as close to blasphemy as I've ever read or heard.

186 posted on 05/03/2008 1:31:41 PM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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To: Dr. Eckleburg
Along with viewing RC priests as "another Christ," that is as close to blasphemy as I've ever read or heard.

You continue to use that metaphor as a bludgeon, and in doing so, speak volumes about your intellectual honesty.

198 posted on 05/03/2008 1:48:45 PM PDT by Petronski (When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth, voting for Hillary.)
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