[paladinan]

Acts 6:8 And Stephen, full (plērēs) of grace (charitos) and fortitude, did great wonders and signs among the people.

First of all: where on earth do you get that? My Greek text of Acts 6:8 has the word "pisteos" (faith), rather than "charitos".

Second: the word "kecharitomene" is a perfect passive participle (you can tell by the "stutter" at the beginning of the word), meaning an utter completeness which perdures at the time of the word's mention. If you doubt that, let me show you one other key place where the Bible uses a perfect passive participle:

"When Jesus had received the vinegar, He said, "It is finished" (tetelestai); and He bowed His head and gave up His Spirit." (John 19:30)

Now, if you'd like to suggest that THIS perfect passive participle (which is quite rare in the NT) referred to something "finished somewhat, for now, etc."--and not decisively, completely, and whose effects perdure... well... you're free to do so, but I wouldn't recommend it.

[RnMomof7]

They will not believe the greek because they choose not to. To them grace is like gasoline..you either have a "full" tank or 1/2 tank or you are running on fumes..

So you run to the grace station for a fill up..

Pathetic but true.. some like daily fill ups..to keep the tank full some weekly refills and the majority run on fumes

1:30 καὶ εἶπεν ὁ ἄγγελος αὐτῇ Μὴ φοβοῦ Μαριάμ εὗρες γὰρ χάριν παρὰ τῷ θεῷ

1:30  καὶ εἶπεν ὁ ἄγγελος αὐτῇ Μὴ φοβοῦ Μαριάμ εὗρες γὰρ χάριν παρὰ τῷ θεῷ

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English (KJV)   [?]		Strong's	Root Form (Greek)		Parsing
And		g2532	καί kai
the angel		g32	ἄγγελος aggelos
said		g2036	εἶπον eipon
unto her,		g846	αὐτός autos
Fear		g5399	φοβέω phobeō
not,		g3361	μή mē
Mary:		g3137	Μαρία Maria
for		g1063	γάρ gar
thou hast found		g2147	εὑρίσκω heuriskō
favour		g5485	χάρις charis
with		g3844	παρά para
God.		g2316	θεός theos

1:30  καὶ εἶπεν ὁ ἄγγελος αὐτῇ μὴ φοβοῦ Μαριάμ εὗρες γὰρ χάριν παρὰ τῷ θεῷ

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