Passage

Romans 7

• Glossary Term

  Holy

  Quduus = set apart for God, morally pure; shared with the Arabic-loan divine attribute Al-Quddus.

  ROM.7.12

• Glossary Term

  Holy Spirit

  CRITICAL: 'Ruh al-Qudus,' the same phrase, is widely explained in Islamic commentary as referring to the archangel Jibriil aiding Jesus, not a co-equal divine Person.

  ROM.7.12

• Doctrine

  Sanctification

  The Spirit's ongoing work of making believers holy, distinguished from ritual cleaning (nadiifin) and from Sufi ascetic self-purification practices.

  ROM.7.12

• Glossary Term

  Sanctification

  The Spirit's ongoing work of making believers holy.

  ROM.7.12

• Doctrine

  Thanksgiving

  Standard term shared with everyday gratitude-to-God vocabulary; low doctrinal risk and a genuine point of resonance.

  ROM.7.25

• Glossary Term

  Thanksgiving

  Standard term shared with everyday Islamic-influenced gratitude vocabulary (mahad Alle).

  ROM.7.25