@bobbala @BowsacNoodle @Deplorable_Degenerate @STP @Twig @c00p @inscius @Bunsen @Thusnelda I did in fact answer the question; even in a state of sinlessness Man experienced Union with God by Faith. Yet fallen sinful Man understands this as Divine Grace, because He did not simply cast us out into outer darkness - but rather, sent His Son to take on *our* Nature and join it to Him.