Passage

Romans 12

• Doctrine

  Christian Identity in Christ

  Identity located in personal union with Christ, not in religious-communal identity, sectarian affiliation, or philosophical self-recognition.

  ROM.12.5

• Glossary Term

  Church

  کلیسیا (transliterated) refers to the gathered assembly of believers.

  ROM.12.4-5

• Doctrine

  Church as God's People

  New covenant community, not a mosque congregation, temple institution, or Sufi order structure.

  ROM.12.4-5

• Doctrine

  Separation unto God's Service

  Must not be confused with the Sufi ascetic withdrawal practiced within the Rishi tradition, nor with Trika spiritual disciplines aimed at recognizing one's already-present purity.

  ROM.12.1-2

• Doctrine

  Spiritual Gifts

  Spirit-given enablements for the whole church; not karamat, the individual miraculous charism attributed to a wali in the Rishi Sufi tradition.

  ROM.12.6-8

• Glossary Term

  Spiritual Gifts

  روحانی نعمتہ ('spiritual blessing/gift') must be kept distinct from کرامت, the miraculous charism attributed to a wali (Sufi saint) in the Kashmiri Rishi tradition -- Spirit-given gifts serve the whole church, they are not a mark of individual sainthood.

  ROM.12.6-8