this passage of scripture, in time past intrigue me. if all was so lost, why did Jesus had to seek ones to be saved.
Luke 19:10 "For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost". I thought we "ALL" was "LOST?", so why seek?.
but the apostle sheded some light on this matter, Romans 9:13 "As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated. 14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid. 15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. 16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy".
well I have a question, Romans 3:20 "Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin".
if Mary keep the Law then she would be guilty. but there MUST BE SOMETHING more than keeping the LAW. lets see, Micah 6:7 "Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?" THIS IS A GOOD QUESTION, NOW THE ANSWER. 8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?". well, well, well, the answer in a nutshell.
now, lets re-look at Mary, Luke 1:26 "And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. 28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women".
was not his GRACE/FAVOR found in Mary, Just as us today, even she was under the old Covenant, WITH THE "LAW".