Passage
Romans 15
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Doctrine
Christ-Centered Ministry
Ministry done in Christ's name and power, for his glory, not generic humanitarian or interfaith goodwill activity divorced from the gospel.
ROM.15.17-21
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Doctrine
Christian Fellowship
Shared participation in Christ, not merely ethnic or civic community (qardaşlıq-style belonging).
ROM.15.24
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Glossary Term
Church
Kilsə is the established, unambiguous Azerbaijani word for the Christian church, distinct from məscid (mosque) and its associated communal structures.
ROM.15.26
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Doctrine
Church as God's People
New covenant community, not a mosque-modeled or clergy-mediated religious institution.
ROM.15.26
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Glossary Term
Covenant
Əhd (also used in Əhdi-Ətiq/Əhdi-Cədid, Old/New Testament) is the established relational-covenant term.
ROM.15.12
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Glossary Term
David
Established Azerbaijani Bible proper name, recognizable from the Qur'anic Davud, though the Qur'an presents him as a prophet-king without the messianic covenant content Romans assumes.
ROM.15.12
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Doctrine
Davidic Covenant
The Qur'anic Davud is a prophet-king; the specific covenant promise of an eternal royal line fulfilled in the Messiah has no Islamic parallel and requires deliberate background teaching.
ROM.15.12
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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.15.20
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Glossary Term
Exhort
Context-sensitive: use yalvarmaq (entreat/beseech) for pleading; nəsihət vermək (advise/encourage) for building up.
ROM.15.2
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Glossary Term
Fellowship
Shared participation in Christ.
ROM.15.24
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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.15.8-12
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Glossary Term
Gentiles
Millətlər ('nations,' i.e.
ROM.15.7-12
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Doctrine
Gospel
Must be distinguished from İncil treated purely as a disputed book.
ROM.15.19-20
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Glossary Term
Gospel
Müjdə ('glad tidings') is the Institute for Bible Translation (IBT) Azerbaijani term for the living proclamation.
ROM.15.19-20
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Glossary Term
Holy
Müqəddəs = set apart for God, morally pure; the established term across Azerbaijani religious registers, shared with but not exclusive to Islamic usage.
ROM.15.16
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Glossary Term
Holy Spirit
CRITICAL: 'Ruh əl-Qüds,' the same phrase, is widely explained in Islamic commentary (Sunni and Shia alike) as referring to the archangel Cəbrail assisting Jesus, not a co-equal divine Person.
ROM.15.16
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Doctrine
Inspiration of Scripture
Tahrif (belief in scriptural corruption) is taught across both Sunni and Shia tradition, but lay engagement with primary texts is often mediated by clergy (mullahs) rather than direct reading, which somewhat diffuses (without eliminating) the practical force of the objection compared to text-centered contexts.
ROM.15.4
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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.15.30-32
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Glossary Term
Israel
Proper name; established Azerbaijani Bible form.
ROM.15.7-12
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Doctrine
Kingdom Mission
God's reign advancing through the gospel, not a literal state (dövlət) — a sensitive category given the country's secular constitutional framework and regulation of religious activity.
ROM.15.12, ROM.15.18-21
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Glossary Term
Kingdom Of God
God's sovereign reign, not a literal state.
ROM.15.12, ROM.15.18-21
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Glossary Term
Law
Refers to the Mosaic law.
ROM.15.8-12
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Glossary Term
Messiah
CRITICAL: Məsih is shared with the Qur'anic al-Masih title given to Isa, but the Qur'an empties it of Old Testament content.
ROM.15.8-12
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Doctrine
Messianic Promise
CRITICAL: The Qur'an grants Isa the al-Masih title but strips it of the OT king-priest-savior content Paul assumes.
ROM.15.8-12
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Glossary Term
Mission
Müjdə yayma xidməti ('service of spreading good news') avoids təbliğ, which in Azerbaijani law and public discourse specifically denotes regulated religious propaganda and can carry legal sensitivity.
ROM.15.15-24
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Doctrine
Mission to the Nations
Cultural sensitivity: təbliğ (proselytizing) is a regulated and legally sensitive category in Azerbaijani religious law; prefer proclamation-of-good-news framing over that term.
ROM.15.15-24
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Doctrine
Mutual Edification
Building one another up in faith; no significant doctrinal risk.
ROM.15.2
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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.15.30-32
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Glossary Term
Prophecy
God-inspired declaration pointing to Christ.
ROM.15.8-12
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Glossary Term
Prophet
Peyğəmbər is the standard shared Islamic-Azerbaijani term, and precisely the (exclusive) category Islamic theology places Jesus into.
ROM.15.4
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Doctrine
Sanctification
The Spirit's ongoing work of making believers holy, distinguished from ritual purification (paklanma) and from shrine-centered devotional practice.
ROM.15.16
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Glossary Term
Sanctification
The Spirit's ongoing work of making believers holy.
ROM.15.16
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Glossary Term
Seed Of David
Romans 1:3; conveys physical lineage and fulfillment of the Davidic covenant promise, a background largely unfamiliar to readers without OT exposure.
ROM.15.12
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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.15.16
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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.15.7-12