Passage

Romans 12

• Doctrine

  Christian Identity in Christ

  Identity located in union with Christ, not in Azerbaijani national identity, which is widely (though not universally, given the country's secular Soviet legacy) fused with cultural Shia Muslim identity in popular usage.

  ROM.12.5

• Glossary Term

  Church

  Kilsə is the established, unambiguous Azerbaijani word for the Christian church, distinct from məscid (mosque) and its associated communal structures.

  ROM.12.4-5

• Doctrine

  Church as God's People

  New covenant community, not a mosque-modeled or clergy-mediated religious institution.

  ROM.12.4-5

• Doctrine

  Separation unto God's Service

  Must not be confused with Sufi-influenced asceticism or shrine-centered devotion (ziyarat, ocaq veneration) practiced in Azerbaijani folk religion.

  ROM.12.1-2

• Doctrine

  Spiritual Gifts

  Spirit-given enablements for the church's benefit, not kəramət (a saint or Imam's miraculous personal endowment) or a mark of individual spiritual rank.

  ROM.12.6-8

• Glossary Term

  Spiritual Gifts

  Always pair ruhani with hədiyyə; kəramət specifically denotes a miraculous endowment attributed to saints or Imams in Shia devotional tradition and must not be used.

  ROM.12.6-8