[Alberta's Child]

The very exhortation of the Angel Gabriel — “Hail, full of grace” — is absolutely an acknowledgement of the pure state of her soul. “Grace” is not a word that was thrown around casually back then — and describes a Divine gift for Mary that didn’t exist even for the greatest and most holy of the Old Testament figures until after Christ’s death and resurrection.

[editor-surveyor]

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Grace is solely for confessed, repentant sinners.

No one else will ever receive any grace.

[Yulee]

“The very exhortation of the Angel Gabriel — “Hail, full of grace�€ — is absolutely an acknowledgement of the pure state of her soul.”
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Could it be that in an infinitesimal moment, prior to the announcement by the Angel Gabriel, Yeshua was conceived. So, when he made the exhortation, she was “full of grace”, with the presence of the infant Yeshua within her?

[metmom]

The very exhortation of the Angel Gabriel — "Hail, full of grace" - is absolutely an acknowledgement of the pure state of her soul.

Nope.

Only sinners need grace. The sinless can stand before God on their own merit; no grace is needed.

If Mary were sinless, she could never experience the grace of God.