Passage

Romans 7

• Glossary Term

  Holy

  پاک is the established Urdu Christian Bible term (also familiar from Pakistan's own name, 'land of the pure'), meaning set apart for God and morally pure.

  ROM.7.12

• Glossary Term

  Holy Spirit

  CRITICAL AND UNUSUAL: روح القدس is not merely similar to a Quranic phrase, it IS a Quranic phrase (e.g.

  ROM.7.12

• Doctrine

  Sanctification

  The Spirit's work of making believers holy, distinguished from Islamic ritual-purity law (tahara) and from Sufi ascetic-devotional practice aimed at nearness to God (qurb).

  ROM.7.12

• Glossary Term

  Sanctification

  The Spirit's ongoing work of making believers holy; established Urdu Christian Bible term, distinct from ritual purification categories in Islamic fiqh (jurisprudence).

  ROM.7.12

• Doctrine

  Thanksgiving

  Standard term, genuinely shared ground with the Quranic virtue of shukr.

  ROM.7.25

• Glossary Term

  Thanksgiving

  Standard term, built on شکر (shukr), itself also a significant Quranic virtue (gratitude to Allah); no significant doctrinal risk here since the underlying disposition of gratitude is genuinely shared ground.

  ROM.7.25