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* and eternal separation from God is hell. | * and eternal separation from God is hell. | ||
==== With God ==== | |||
The opposite of separation is togetherness, or "with God": | The opposite of separation is togetherness, or "with God": | ||
* when in [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/1:28 Lk 1:28], the Archangel Gabriel spoke to Mary at the Annunciation, he told her, | * when in [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/1:28 Lk 1:28], the Archangel Gabriel spoke to Mary at the Annunciation, he told her, | ||
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<blockquote>And coming to her, he said, “Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you.”</blockquote> | <blockquote>And coming to her, he said, “Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you.”</blockquote> | ||
* "The Lord is with you" means that Mary is | * "The Lord is with you" means that Mary is not separated from God; | ||
* thereby she has no sin. | ** thereby she has no sin. | ||
* note that the Old Testament prophets use "God is with you" or "the Lord is with you" when announcing God's intentions for such figures as Abraham, Samuel, David and Gideon.<ref>See [https://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=%22God+is+with+you%22&version=NABRE BibleGateway - Keyword Search: "God is with you"] and [https://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=%22Lord+is+with+you%22&version=NABRE BibleGateway - Keyword Search: "Lord is with you"]</ref> | |||
** however, that indicates God's purpose and support for a mission but not a state of sinlessness, as it does for Mary, which is why the Archangel calls her "favored one", also indicating her state of Grace. | |||