Passage

Romans 6

• Doctrine

  Christian Identity in Christ

  Identity is located in union with Christ, not in accumulated merit-standing or ethnic-religious identity as a Buddhist Burman.

  ROM.6.1-11

• Doctrine

  Grace

  CRITICAL: Grace as unearned favor cuts directly against the daily lay practice of merit-making (ကုသိုလ်ပြုခြင်း) that shapes Burmese Buddhist religious life more pervasively than almost any other single practice.

  ROM.6.1, ROM.6.14-15

• Glossary Term

  Grace

  CRITICAL: Never use ကုသိုလ် (kutho, accumulated Buddhist merit) or ကံကောင်းခြင်း (good karma/luck).

  ROM.6.1, ROM.6.14-15

• Glossary Term

  Holy

  Set apart for God and morally pure.

  ROM.6.19, ROM.6.22

• Glossary Term

  Holy Spirit

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

  ROM.6.19, ROM.6.22

• Glossary Term

  Resurrection

  CRITICAL: NEVER use ပဋိသန္ဓေတည်ခြင်း or ပြန်လည်မွေးဖွားခြင်း (rebirth into a new existence within the cycle of samsara).

  ROM.6.4-5

• Doctrine

  Resurrection of Christ

  CRITICAL: Bodily, historical, once-for-all resurrection.

  ROM.6.4-5

• 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.6.19, ROM.6.22

• Glossary Term

  Sanctification

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

  ROM.6.19, ROM.6.22

• Doctrine

  Separation unto God's Service

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

  ROM.6.22