To: RobbyS
"..for the praise of the glory of his grace that he granted us in the beloved."
Interestingly, the world behind "grace that he has granted" is the same word (used only once elswhere) behind Mary's aclaimation "full of gace".
In other words, the believer, (in Christ) has been made "full of grace" just like Mary.
To: PetroniusMaximus
just like Mary. The salient term is "like" Every saint is like Mary, which is to say every risen saint. After her encounter with Jesus, Mary was incapable of spiritual death. We go furthermore, of course, to say that from before all time she was destined to choose life over death.
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12/11/2005 1:11:47 PM PST by
RobbyS
( CHIRHO)
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