Passage

Romans 15

• Doctrine

  Christ-Centered Ministry

  Ministry done in Christ's name and by his power for his glory, not humanitarian merit-work performed to build one's own kutho.

  ROM.15.17-21

• Doctrine

  Christian Fellowship

  Shared participation in Christ, not merely social association within a monastery-affiliated lay community.

  ROM.15.24

• Glossary Term

  Church

  The gathered people of God.

  ROM.15.26

• Doctrine

  Church as God's People

  A new-covenant community, not a monastery-centered religious institution organized around a resident sangha.

  ROM.15.26

• Glossary Term

  Covenant

  A relational, binding bond initiated by God; more than a negotiated agreement (သဘောတူညီချက်).

  ROM.15.12

• Glossary Term

  David

  Established Myanmar Bible proper-name form.

  ROM.15.12

• Doctrine

  Davidic Covenant

  Requires explicit OT background teaching; there is no analogous royal-line covenant concept in Burmese religious tradition.

  ROM.15.12

• Doctrine

  Evangelism

  Sensitive in a context where conversion from Buddhism carries real social and family cost; use language of witness and proclamation, not confrontational framing.

  ROM.15.20

• Glossary Term

  Exhort

  Context-sensitive: use တောင်းပန်ခြင်း for entreaty and တိုက်တွန်းနှိုးဆော်ခြင်း for building up in encouragement.

  ROM.15.2

• Glossary Term

  Fellowship

  Shared participation in Christ, deeper than the social bond conveyed by ordinary friendship vocabulary.

  ROM.15.24

• Doctrine

  Fulfillment of Prophecy

  Linear, one-time historical fulfillment (OT to NT), not the cyclical cosmology of repeating world-ages found in Buddhist cosmology.

  ROM.15.8-12

• Glossary Term

  Gentiles

  Non-Jews; established term.

  ROM.15.7-12

• Doctrine

  Gospel

  Must be distinguished from any generic pleasant announcement.

  ROM.15.19-20

• Glossary Term

  Gospel

  Established Myanmar Bible term meaning 'good news'.

  ROM.15.19-20

• Glossary Term

  Holy

  Set apart for God and morally pure.

  ROM.15.16

• Glossary Term

  Holy Spirit

  CRITICAL: Never use ဝိညာဉ် alone or နတ်ဝိညာဉ် (a spirit/ghost, or a nat-spirit).

  ROM.15.16

• Doctrine

  Inspiration of Scripture

  Distinguish God-breathed Scripture from the Tipitaka's authority, which rests on the Buddha's own enlightened insight rather than a personal God speaking through chosen human authors.

  ROM.15.4

• Glossary Term

  Intercession

  Prayer on behalf of others addressed to God directly, not petitioning through the 37 nats (guardian spirits) as in Burmese folk practice.

  ROM.15.30-32

• Glossary Term

  Israel

  Proper name; established Myanmar Bible form.

  ROM.15.7-12

• Doctrine

  Kingdom Mission

  God's reign advancing through gospel proclamation; not a political nainggan or a Buddhist-national religious identity project.

  ROM.15.12, ROM.15.18-21

• Glossary Term

  Kingdom Of God

  God's sovereign reign; distinguish from an earthly, political nainggan (nation-state).

  ROM.15.12, ROM.15.18-21

• Glossary Term

  Law

  Mosaic Law.

  ROM.15.8-12

• Glossary Term

  Messiah

  CRITICAL: Never use မိတ္တေယျ (Metteyya, the future Buddha of Theravada expectation).

  ROM.15.8-12

• Doctrine

  Messianic Promise

  CRITICAL: Must not be conflated with Theravada expectation of Metteyya (မိတ္တေယျ), the future Buddha.

  ROM.15.8-12

• Glossary Term

  Mission

  သာသနာ specifically names the Buddha's own dispensation/religious institution (Sasana) in ordinary Burmese usage.

  ROM.15.15-24

• Doctrine

  Mission to the Nations

  The word သာသနာပြု carries a Buddhist-institutional flavor (propagating the Buddha's Sasana); native-speaker review should confirm the surrounding context makes clear this is gospel proclamation, not Sasana-style institution-building.

  ROM.15.15-24

• Doctrine

  Mutual Edification

  Building one another up in faith; minimal doctrinal risk.

  ROM.15.2

• Doctrine

  Prayer and Intercession

  Direct access to God in Christ's name; distinguish from propitiating or petitioning the 37 nats (guardian spirits) for protection or favor.

  ROM.15.30-32

• Glossary Term

  Prophecy

  God-inspired declaration, distinct from astrological forecasting (ဗေဒင်).

  ROM.15.8-12

• Glossary Term

  Prophet

  God's spokesperson; do not confuse with ဗေဒင်ဆရာ (astrologer/fortune-teller), a common and respected figure in Burmese folk practice.

  ROM.15.4

• Doctrine

  Sanctification

  The Spirit's ongoing work of making believers holy, not a self-directed discipline of precept-keeping and meditation practiced to purify one's own mind.

  ROM.15.16

• Glossary Term

  Sanctification

  The Spirit's ongoing work of making believers holy, distinct from ritual bathing/purification practices at pagodas.

  ROM.15.16

• Glossary Term

  Seed Of David

  Romans 1:3; conveys physical lineage and fulfillment of the Davidic covenant promise.

  ROM.15.12

• Doctrine

  Separation unto God's Service

  Must not be confused with becoming a monk (ရဟန်းပြု) or leaving lay life for a monastery.

  ROM.15.16

• Doctrine

  Unity of Jews and Gentiles

  Challenges any notion that being Buddhist and Burman carries inherent religious priority over minority ethnic or religious groups; must be rendered with full theological clarity.

  ROM.15.7-12