[Charles_Bingley]

It is God's Grace filling fully in Mary. A quality we all seek for ourselves.

[drstevej]

I repeat the original post and question...

Acts 6:8 And Stephen, full of grace and power, wrought great wonders and signs among the people.


John 1:14 And the Word [Jesus] was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

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These are the same greek expressions. Your logic would conclude that Stephen should be added to the list with Mary as those exempted from the taint of Original Sin.

QUESTION: What does full of grace mean in these two verses that makes sense to say of BOTH Stephen and Jesus? Surely it is not sinlessness, for that only pertains to Jesus. Answer this, and I think the statement of Gabriel will be clear to you.