Passage

Romans 5

• Doctrine

  Faith

  Personal trust in Christ; distinguish from generalized devotional reverence (ഭക്തി).

  ROM.5.1-2

• Glossary Term

  Faith

  Personal trust in Christ.

  ROM.5.1-2

• Doctrine

  Grace

  കൃപ is shared vocabulary with Kerala's Hindu bhakti devotional tradition, where a deity's favor toward a devotee is also understood as gift-like; every occurrence must keep the source of grace explicitly Christ's finished work, not cumulative devotion.

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

• Glossary Term

  Grace

  കൃപ is the settled Malayalam Christian term, but it is a Sanskrit-derived word also used in Kerala's Hindu bhakti devotional tradition for a deity's favor toward a devotee.

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

• Doctrine

  Humanity of Christ

  Real, physical human nature; not an illusion or a temporary manifestation.

  ROM.5.15

• Glossary Term

  Peace

  In Romans 5:1, relational peace with God through justification.

  ROM.5.1

• Doctrine

  Peace with God

  Relational, covenantal peace secured through justification; established, low-ambiguity vocabulary.

  ROM.5.1