Passage

Romans 5

• Doctrine

  Faith

  Personal trust in Christ; not generalized religious devotion to any deity.

  ROM.5.1-2

• Glossary Term

  Faith

  Trust in a specific person (Christ/God); not generalized religious devotion.

  ROM.5.1-2

• Doctrine

  Grace

  Unmerited favor directly contradicts karma worldview.

  ROM.5.2, ROM.5.15-17, ROM.5.20-21

• Glossary Term

  Grace

  Must convey unmerited favor apart from any human merit.

  ROM.5.2, ROM.5.15-17, ROM.5.20-21

• Doctrine

  Humanity of Christ

  Real physical human nature; not an illusion (maya as in Advaita Vedanta).

  ROM.5.15

• Glossary Term

  Peace

  In Romans 5:1 = relational peace with God through justification; not psychological calm.

  ROM.5.1

• Doctrine

  Peace with God

  Relational covenant peace through justification; not psychological calm achievable through meditation.

  ROM.5.1