Passage

Romans 16

• Doctrine

  Christian Fellowship

  Shared participation in Christ; 'společenství' is a stable, low-risk modern Czech word for community.

  ROM.16.3-16

• Glossary Term

  Church

  'Církev' (the institution/community) must be kept distinct from 'kostel' (the building).

  ROM.16.1-16

• Doctrine

  Church as God's People

  The new covenant community gathered around Christ, distinct from both the institutional sense of 'církev' and the architectural/touristic association many secular readers bring to 'kostel' (church building).

  ROM.16.1-16

• Glossary Term

  Fellowship

  Shared participation in Christ; 'společenství' is a stable, recognizable modern Czech word for community/fellowship in both religious and secular contexts.

  ROM.16.3-16

• Doctrine

  Obedience of Faith

  A compound concept needing to be taught since neither component word carries strong pre-existing religious connotation for most readers.

  ROM.16.26

• Glossary Term

  Obedience Of Faith

  Romans 1:5 and 16:26.

  ROM.16.26

• Doctrine

  Thanksgiving

  Standard term; minimal risk.

  ROM.16.4

• Glossary Term

  Thanksgiving

  Standard but somewhat formal/literary term; 'poděkování' is the everyday word for simple thanks and may read more naturally in less formal passages.

  ROM.16.4