The verb 'highly favored' (Luke 1:28) is the same as 'made us accepted' in Ephesians 1:6, referring to all of God's children. All true believers have been 'highly graced' by the Lord.
Charles SpurgeonWhen we ask of the Lord coolly, and not fervently, we do as it were, stop His hand, and restrain Him from giving us the very blessing we "pretend" that we are seeking.
Charles SpurgeonWhatever may be said about the doctrine of election, it is written in the Word of God as with an iron pen, and there is no getting rid of it.
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