Glossary Term
Risk: Critical- Approved rendering
- बिना कमाई दित्ती दया
- Transliteration
- bina kamai ditti daya
- Rejected alternatives
- मन्नत दा फल (a boon granted in response to a vow, as sought at Vaishno Devi shrine; never use), पुण्य (merit earned through right action, never use)
Grace
CRITICAL: a descriptive compound (‘favor given without being earned’) is required because Duggar popular devotion has an unusually concrete and active transactional model close at hand: the mannat (vow) economy surrounding the Vaishno Devi shrine, where devotees pledge offerings or pilgrimages in exchange for a granted wish. Grace must be taught as favor given apart from any such exchange, not as a larger or more generous version of it. Romans 4:4-5 and 11:5-6 are key passages for stating this contrast explicitly.
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