Passage
Romans 10
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Doctrine
Evangelism
Religious proselytizing is a legally regulated activity in Azerbaijan; use language of proclamation and witness, and route to human theologian review for pastoral and legal-safety awareness alongside translation accuracy.
ROM.10.14-15
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Doctrine
Faith
Personal trust in Christ specifically, not assent to a creed that in Shia usage includes belief in the Imamate.
ROM.10.9-10, ROM.10.17
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Glossary Term
Faith
İman is shared with Islamic vocabulary, where in Shia usage it includes assent to the Imamate alongside the standard pillars.
ROM.10.9-10, ROM.10.17
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Doctrine
Fulfillment of Prophecy
Linear historical fulfillment culminating in Christ contrasts with a pattern of successive, largely self-contained prophets each restating the same core message; Romans' cumulative, converging OT argument needs explicit unpacking.
ROM.10.11
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Glossary Term
Gentiles
Millətlər ('nations,' i.e.
ROM.10.12
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Doctrine
Gospel
Must be distinguished from İncil treated purely as a disputed book.
ROM.10.15-16
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Glossary Term
Gospel
Müjdə ('glad tidings') is the Institute for Bible Translation (IBT) Azerbaijani term for the living proclamation.
ROM.10.15-16
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Glossary Term
Intercession
CRITICAL: Shia Islam, dominant in Azerbaijan, places heavy doctrinal and devotional weight on şəfaət — the intercession of the Twelve Imams, especially at Karbala-linked shrines — and on təvəssül, seeking God's favor through a saintly mediator.
ROM.10.1
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Glossary Term
Israel
Proper name; established Azerbaijani Bible form.
ROM.10.12
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Glossary Term
Jesus
CRITICAL: İsa is the shared Azerbaijani/Qur'anic name for Jesus and alone signals only the Qur'anic prophet-Jesus to most readers.
ROM.10.9, ROM.10.12
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Glossary Term
Justification
A forensic declaration ('being counted/reckoned righteous'), not merely forgiveness.
ROM.10.1, ROM.10.10
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Glossary Term
Law
Refers to the Mosaic law.
ROM.10.11
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Glossary Term
Lord
Established Azerbaijani Bible term.
ROM.10.9, ROM.10.12
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Doctrine
Lordship of Christ
CRITICAL: Romans 10:9 — İsa Rəbdir is the salvation confession and must be rendered without qualification.
ROM.10.9, ROM.10.12
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Doctrine
Prayer and Intercession
CRITICAL: Shia devotional life gives şəfaət (Imam intercession, especially tied to Karbala and the Twelfth Imam) and təvəssül (seeking mediated access to God through a saint) an unusually central and emotionally powerful role compared to Sunni contexts.
ROM.10.1
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Glossary Term
Prophecy
God-inspired declaration pointing to Christ.
ROM.10.11
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Glossary Term
Righteousness
CRITICAL: Never present as equivalent to saleh əməllər (righteous deeds), the works-ledger category central to Islamic judgment theology.
ROM.10.1, ROM.10.10
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Doctrine
Salvation
CRITICAL: Salvation received now through Christ's finished work, not an outcome deferred to a final Judgment-Day intercession.
ROM.10.1, ROM.10.10
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Glossary Term
Salvation
CRITICAL: Xilas is the settled IBT term for deliverance through Christ's death and resurrection, received now.
ROM.10.1, ROM.10.10
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Doctrine
Unity of Jews and Gentiles
Requires theological clarity given Azerbaijan's diplomatic and cultural proximity to modern Israel, a distinct contemporary-politics layer on top of the ancient Jew/Gentile question.
ROM.10.12
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Doctrine
Universal Scope of the Gospel
No ethnic or national barrier to the gospel; retain unqualified universality even against millət (nation/ethno-religious community) identity categories.
ROM.10.12-13