Doctrine Analysis
Doctrine Analysis — 1 Corinthians (English–Dogri)
Purpose
This document is the full doctrine matrix required by PRD Phase 1 Step 4/5. It records,
for every chapter of 1 Corinthians, which doctrines are load-bearing, which passages
carry them, their assigned risk tier, the specific translation risk driving that tier in
the Dogri/Duggar context, and the review routing that Phase 2 Step 17 must apply. All
risk tiers and doctrine names are identical to assets/doctrine_risk_registry.json and
must not be altered independently of that file. Any future revision to a risk tier must
update both files together.
Risk tier definitions (unchanged from the Romans baseline and the 1 Corinthians registry):
| Tier | Definition | Review Routing |
|---|---|---|
| Critical | Mistranslation alters or destroys essential doctrine | Human theologian (every occurrence) |
| High | Mistranslation creates significant theological confusion or syncretism risk | Human theologian |
| Medium | Mistranslation reduces clarity but preserves essential meaning | Native speaker review |
| Low | Mistranslation causes minor misunderstanding or imprecision | Automated review |
Chapters 1–4: Factionalism, the Cross, and Apostolic Ministry
| Doctrine | Key Passages (this book) | Risk | Translation Risk Note | Review Routing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gospel | 1:17-18; 2:1-5 | High | Must stay the fixed apostolic message of Christ crucified and risen (anchored fully in 15:1-11), not a generalized “good news” or a teaching alongside other teachings; reuses baseline खरी खबर exactly. | Human theologian |
| Divine Calling | 1:1-2; 1:24-26 | High | God’s sovereign summons (“called to be saints,” “called” effectively through the message) must not read as किस्मत (impersonal fate) or an inherited Dogra Rajput lineage-station of honor. | Human theologian |
| Apostleship | 1:1; 4:9 | Medium | Christ-commissioned sent office, introduced here and grounded fully in 9:1-2 and 15:8-9; must not read as a generic guru/teacher role. | Native speaker review |
| Christian Unity versus Factionalism | 1:10-13; 3:1-9; 4:6-7 | High | Party-loyalty around leader-figures (“I follow Paul… Apollos… Cephas”) risks unconsciously mapping onto Dogra society’s own gotra/clan-based factional loyalty patterns if not translated with care; unity in Christ must override all inherited loyalty categories. | Human theologian |
| The Cross as Wisdom and Power | 1:17-25; 2:1-5 | Critical | क्रूस must remain the specific execution-instrument-turned-atonement-symbol, never softened toward generic sacrifice-altar imagery evoking the Bahu Fort Kali shrine’s bali stone; God’s wisdom revealed in the cross must not collapse into ज्ञान/jnana-marga self-attained enlightenment; परमेश्वर दी सामर्थ (never शक्ति) for “power of God.” | Human theologian |
| Spiritual versus Natural Discernment | 2:6-16 | High | The regenerate/unregenerate contrast (आत्मिक मनुक्ख / सांसारिक मनुक्ख) must not be heard through the Hindu ātman/paramātman framework as two metaphysical grades of soul; this is Spirit-indwelt discernment versus its absence, not a soul-hierarchy. | Human theologian |
| The Church as God’s Temple (corporate) | 3:16-17 | Critical | परमेश्वर दा मंदर names God’s own indwelling presence in his corporate people; must be sharply distinguished from कलीसिया (the assembly itself) and from any literal shrine such as Raghunath Mandir or Bahu Fort — no physical structure or vow-practice is in view. | Human theologian |
| Sanctification | 1:2 | High | ”Sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be holy” — Spirit’s decisive/ongoing holiness-work, distinct from ritual purification (शुद्ध) before temple worship; introduced here, extended in chs. 6-7. | Human theologian |
Chapter 5–6: Discipline, Holiness, and the Body
| Doctrine | Key Passages | Risk | Translation Risk Note | Review Routing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church Discipline and Holiness | 5:1-13; 6:9-11 | High | Corrective discipline (“deliver to Satan,” 5:5) aims at restoration, not curse or occult act; “our Passover” (5:7) is a historical, once-for-all, finished sacrifice, explicitly distinct from Bahu Fort’s ongoing bali (animal sacrifice) tradition for securing continuing favor. | Human theologian |
| The Church (believer’s body) as God’s Temple | 6:19-20 | Critical | The individual body as the Holy Spirit’s temple; must not be confused with कलीसिया nor with any literal shrine; guards against a purely metaphorical/decorative reading that would drain the verse of its ethical force. | Human theologian |
| Sexual Purity and the Believer’s Body | 6:12-20 | High | व्यभिचार (not भिट्ट, ritual impurity) for sexual immorality; “bought with a price” (मुल्ल देइयै खरीदे गे) is a completed, one-time act of ownership, not an ongoing mannat vow-exchange. | Human theologian |
| Sanctification (reinforced) | 6:11 | High | ”Washed… sanctified… justified” — reinforces ch.1’s calling-to-holiness doctrine with forensic/cleansing force; guard against reduction to ritual bathing associations. | Human theologian |
Chapter 7: Marriage, Singleness, and Calling
| Doctrine | Key Passages | Risk | Translation Risk Note | Review Routing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marriage and Singleness | 7:1-40 | Medium | Both states carry equal dignity and calling before God; must guard against implying diminished honor/izzat for the unmarried, divorced, or widowed, given Dogra Rajput culture’s strong marital-status-linked honor expectations; “separation” (अलग होना) kept distinct from तलाक’s Islamic-procedure association. | Native speaker review |
| Divine Calling (vocational sense) | 7:17-24 | High | God’s calling extends to one’s marital/social state as the context for serving him (“each person should remain in the situation… God called them to”); must not be read as an inherited Dogra Rajput lineage-station or caste-bound duty (धरम). | Human theologian |
| Sanctification (household nuance) | 7:14 | High | The unbelieving-spouse “sanctified through” language is a distinct, narrower relational-consecration sense, not personal salvation-sanctification; must be explicitly distinguished in teaching notes to prevent confusion with 1:2/6:11. | Human theologian |
Chapters 8–10: Liberty, Idolatry, and Ministry Self-Discipline
| Doctrine | Key Passages | Risk | Translation Risk Note | Review Routing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Liberty and Conscience | 8:1-13; 10:23-33 | High | गिआन (knowledge) here is ordinary doctrinal understanding, not the Hindu jnana-marga liberating-knowledge path; अंतरात्मा (conscience) is ordinary moral awareness, not ātman-metaphysics; liberty must be exercised in love, yielding for a weaker believer. | Human theologian |
| Idolatry and Food Offered to Idols | 8:1-13; 10:14-22 | Critical | मूर्ति गी चढ़ाया खाणा must NEVER be associated with प्रसाद, the positive consecrated-food category central to Vaishno Devi, Raghunath Mandir, and household puja among extended Hindu families that converts remain part of; मूर्ति/मूर्ति पूजा directly name Raghunath Mandir and Bahu Fort’s own images and practice — Paul’s food-vs-participation distinction (8:4,8 vs. 10:14-21) requires exceptional pastoral care alongside full doctrinal clarity. | Human theologian |
| Apostolic Self-Discipline in Ministry | 9:24-27 | Medium | Paul’s disciplined “running the race” for an imperishable prize must be distinguished from ascetic tapasya/renunciant self-mortification practiced for merit or liberation; the “prize” is eschatological reward, not a mannat-boon. | Native speaker review |
| Apostleship (reinforced) | 9:1-2 | Medium | Grounds apostleship in having personally seen the risen Lord — anticipates 15:8-9’s “least of the apostles” testimony. | Native speaker review |
| The Lord’s Supper (introduced) | 10:16-21 | Critical | ”Table of the Lord” versus “table of demons” establishes mutually exclusive covenantal allegiances; the cup/bread participation (κοινωνία) must not be flattened into a generic shared-meal custom. | Human theologian |
Chapter 11: Tradition, the Supper, and Order
| Doctrine | Key Passages | Risk | Translation Risk Note | Review Routing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apostolic Tradition and Transmission | 11:23 | High | ”I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you” — a closed, historical, eyewitness-verified deposit handed down once, not an open guru-parampara-style oral lineage capable of growth/reinterpretation; never render with परम्परा. | Human theologian |
| The Lord’s Supper | 11:17-34 | Critical | Christ’s own unique, unrepeatable-in-origin institution commemorating his atoning death; distinguished from any langar/prasad-sharing communal-meal tradition and from Bahu Fort’s ongoing bali blood-sacrifice practice — this is symbolic remembrance of a finished, once-for-all sacrifice, not a repeated blood offering; “unworthily” and “discerning the body” both carry serious weight. | Human theologian |
| Order in Worship: Headship and Head-Covering | 11:2-16 | High | Headship must be taught as Christlike, self-giving order, not hierarchical domination or lineage-based male authority, given the risk of being reheard through Dogra Rajput patriarchal izzat-culture; the existing dupatta/chunni head-covering practice offers a natural but carefully-framed cultural bridge. | Human theologian |
Chapters 12–14: Gifts, Love, and Worship Order
| Doctrine | Key Passages | Risk | Translation Risk Note | Review Routing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiritual Gifts and the Body of Christ | 12:1-31 | Medium | Diversity of gifts flows from and is unified by one Holy Spirit, guarding against a rival-powers/competing-spirits reading; आत्मिक दान must remain distinct from वरदान, a boon granted by a deity for devotion or a vow. | Native speaker review |
| Love as the Greater Way | 12:31; 13:1-13 | Critical | Bare प्यार risks being heard as romantic/familial affection only; प्रेम carries strong prema-bhakti connotations (the devotee’s passionate love for Krishna/Vishnu, well known through the Vaishnava strand of worship at Raghunath Mandir) and must be avoided as the unqualified default. निस्वार्थ प्यार is required to convey agapē’s self-giving, covenantal, others-oriented character — without which even the most impressive spiritual gifts are worthless (13:1-3). | Human theologian |
| Order in Worship: Tongues and Prophecy | 14:1-40 | High | Tongues as a genuine Spirit-gift must be carefully distinguished from regional trance-speech or possession-oracle phenomena associated with folk shrine practice; corporate worship must remain governed by intelligible edification and तरतीब (order), never व्यवस्था (Mosaic Law). | Human theologian |
Chapter 15: The Core Passage — Resurrection, Gospel, and Grace
| Doctrine | Key Passages | Risk | Translation Risk Note | Review Routing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gospel (climactic statement) | 15:1-2, 11 | High | The gospel Paul “received” and “preached” is defined precisely as Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection “according to the Scriptures” (15:3-4); this is the curriculum’s theological anchor and must read identically to earlier gospel occurrences in chs. 1-2. | Human theologian |
| Apostolic Tradition and Transmission | 15:1-3 | High | ”I passed on to you what I myself received” — same closed, eyewitness-verified deposit as 11:23; never परम्परा. | Human theologian |
| Apostleship (Paul’s testimony) | 15:8-9 | Medium | ”Last of all he appeared to me… the least of the apostles” — grounds apostleship in resurrection eyewitness, completing the thread from 1:1, 4:9, 9:1-2. | Native speaker review |
| The Resurrection of Christ | 15:1-11 | Critical | Core passage. Bodily, historical, once-for-all resurrection verified by named eyewitnesses (vv. 5-8). ὤφθη (“he appeared”) must NEVER be rendered with दर्शन, the Duggar region’s central devotional category for beholding a deity’s image at Vaishno Devi or Raghunath Mandir — this is verified evidentiary appearance to specific named witnesses, not devotional visual communion with an image. The resurrection itself must never use पुनर्जन्म (reincarnation). | Human theologian |
| The Resurrection of Believers | 15:12-58 | Critical | Christ’s resurrection as “firstfruits” (पहला फल) guarantees believers’ own future bodily resurrection — a real transformed body, not escape-from-body moksha; अविनाशी (“imperishable”) collides with the standard term for the eternally pre-existing, cyclically-reincarnating ātman and must be taught explicitly as a future, granted, one-time bodily transformation — opposite logic from an eternal soul passing through rebirth; “last Adam” typology is federal headship, not a repeatable avatar-descent pattern. | Human theologian |
| Grace and Christian Labor | 15:10 | Critical | ”By the grace of God I am what I am”; Paul’s entire apostolic identity and effortful labor flow from grace as sole ground and cause, not as a merit precondition grace then rewards; must resist collapse into पुण्य (earned merit) or the mannat vow-for-boon transactional logic. Reuses baseline बिना कमाई दित्ती दया exactly. | Human theologian |
Chapter 16: Closing Instructions, Fellowship, and Warning
| Doctrine | Key Passages | Risk | Translation Risk Note | Review Routing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Fellowship and Generosity | 16:1-4; 16:19-20 | Low | Ordinary cross-congregational generosity (चन्दा) and warm greeting; the “holy kiss” custom is not a customary Dogra greeting gesture and should be taught with a culturally appropriate equivalent (warm embrace or respectful greeting), not translated as a literal instruction to kiss. | Automated review |
| Covenantal Warning (Anathema) | 16:22 | High | ”If anyone has no love for the Lord — let that person be cursed! Come, Lord!” — a solemn covenantal warning echoing ch.5’s discipline seriousness; must be framed as theological warning (श्राप दी चेतावनी), not a magical curse-formula analogous to regional folk-cursing practice. “Maranatha” preserved as transliteration, following the baseline “Abba” pattern. | Human theologian |
Consolidated Risk Summary
This summary is identical to assets/doctrine_risk_registry.json and must remain synchronized with it.
| Tier | Count | Review Routing |
|---|---|---|
| Critical | 8 | Human theologian (every occurrence) |
| High | 12 | Human theologian |
| Medium | 4 | Native speaker review |
| Low | 1 | Automated review |
| Total doctrines | 25 | — |
| Total requiring theologian review | 20 | Critical + High |
| Total requiring native speaker review | 4 | Medium |
| Total automated-only | 1 | Low |
Full-Book Coverage Confirmation
Every chapter of 1 Corinthians (1–16) is represented above with at least one load-bearing doctrine, either newly carrying a doctrine forward for the first time or explicitly noted as reinforcing a doctrine anchored in an earlier chapter (e.g., Sanctification recurs at 1:2, 6:11, and 7:14 with a distinct nuance flagged at each recurrence; Apostleship recurs at 1:1, 4:9, 9:1-2, and 15:8-9 building toward the core passage’s eyewitness testimony). No chapter was silently omitted. The core passage (15:1-11) is confirmed as the theological anchor around which the Resurrection, Gospel, Apostolic Tradition, and Grace doctrines converge, but full-book scope has been preserved throughout.
This document must be loaded alongside assets/doctrine_risk_registry.json and
assets/bible_term_registry.json before any Phase 2 translation session, per the
Pre-flight Checklist established in the Romans baseline 12_ai_translation_requirements.md
and carried forward unchanged for 1 Corinthians.
Critical Risk Doctrines
The Cross as Wisdom and Power
Dogri name: क्रूस, जेह्ड़ी परमेश्वर दी बुद्धी ते सामर्थ ऐ
Key terms: cross, wisdom of God, foolishness, power of God
Review routing: Human theologian
CRITICAL: क्रूस must remain the specific execution-instrument-turned-atonement-symbol, not softened into generic sacrifice-altar imagery evoking the Bahu Fort Kali shrine’s bali stone; God’s revealed wisdom in the cross must not collapse into ज्ञान/jnana-marga’s self-attained enlightenment.
The Church (and Believer’s Body) as God’s Temple
Dogri name: परमेश्वर दा मंदर
Key terms: temple of God, Spirit dwells in you, your body is a temple
Review routing: Human theologian
CRITICAL: names God’s own indwelling presence in his corporate people and in the individual believer’s body; must be sharply distinguished from कलीसिया (assembly) and from any literal shrine such as Raghunath Mandir or Bahu Fort — no physical structure, mannat vow, or prasad practice is in view in either occurrence.
Idolatry and Food Offered to Idols
Dogri name: मूर्ति पूजा ते मूर्ति गी चढ़ाया खाणा
Key terms: food sacrificed to idols, idol, idolatry, table of demons, flee idolatry
Review routing: Human theologian
CRITICAL: εἰδωλόθυτα must NEVER be associated with प्रसाद, the positive, actively-practiced consecrated-food category central to Vaishno Devi, Raghunath Mandir, and household puja in extended Hindu families that new converts remain part of; Paul’s food-vs-participation distinction (8:4,8 vs 10:14-21) must be preserved with pastoral care. मूर्ति and मूर्ति पूजा directly name the images and practice central to Raghunath Mandir and Bahu Fort — full doctrinal clarity is required alongside pastoral sensitivity.
The Lord’s Supper
Dogri name: प्रभु दा भोज
Key terms: Lord’s Supper, body and blood, new covenant, unworthily, discerning the body
Review routing: Human theologian
CRITICAL: Christ’s own unique, unrepeatable-in-origin institution commemorating his atoning death; must be distinguished from any langar/prasad-sharing communal meal tradition and from the Bahu Fort Kali shrine’s ongoing animal-blood-sacrifice (bali) practice — this is a symbolic remembrance of a finished, once-for-all sacrifice, not a repeated blood offering.
Love as the Greater Way
Dogri name: निस्वार्थ प्यार, सारें ते बड्डा राह्
Key terms: love, the greatest of these is love, more excellent way
Review routing: Human theologian
CRITICAL: bare प्यार risks being heard as romantic/familial affection only; प्रेम carries strong prema-bhakti connotations (devotee’s passionate love for Krishna/Vishnu, well-known in the Vaishnava strand of worship at Raghunath Mandir) and must be avoided as the unqualified default. The qualifying compound निस्वार्थ प्यार is required to convey agapē’s self-giving, covenantal, others-oriented character, without which even impressive spiritual gifts are worthless (13:1-3).
The Resurrection of Christ
Dogri name: मसीह दा मुर्दघरा चा जिंदा होना
Key terms: Christ died, he was buried, he was raised, he appeared, according to the scriptures
Review routing: Human theologian
CRITICAL: bodily, historical, once-for-all resurrection verified by named eyewitnesses (vv.5-8); ὤφθη (‘he appeared’) must NEVER be rendered with दर्शन, the Duggar region’s central devotional category for beholding a deity’s image at a shrine such as Vaishno Devi or Raghunath Mandir — this is verified evidentiary appearance to specific witnesses, not devotional visual communion with an image. The resurrection itself must never use पुनर्जन्म (reincarnation).
The Resurrection of Believers
Dogri name: मसीही लोकां दा मुर्दघरा चा जिंदा होना
Key terms: resurrection of the dead, firstfruits, last Adam, spiritual body, imperishable, sting of death
Review routing: Human theologian
CRITICAL: Christ’s resurrection as ‘firstfruits’ guarantees believers’ own future bodily resurrection, a real transformed body (not escape-from-body moksha); अविनाशी (‘imperishable’) collides with the standard Hindu term for the eternally pre-existing, cyclically-reincarnating ātman and must be explicitly taught as a future, granted, one-time bodily transformation, the opposite logic of an eternal soul passing through rebirth; the last-Adam typology is federal headship, not a repeatable avatar-descent pattern.
Grace and Christian Labor
Dogri name: बिना कमाई दित्ती दया ते सेवा दी मजूरी
Key terms: by the grace of God I am what I am, grace… not in vain, I labored
Review routing: Human theologian
CRITICAL: Paul’s entire apostolic identity and effortful labor flow from grace as their sole ground and cause, not as a merit precondition that grace then rewards; must resist collapse into either पुण्य (earned merit) or the mannat vow-for-boon transactional logic — reuses baseline बिना कमाई दित्ती दया exactly.
High Risk Doctrines
Gospel
Dogri name: खरी खबर
Key terms: gospel, good news, preach
Review routing: Human theologian
Must remain the fixed, apostolically-verified message of Christ’s death and resurrection (15:3-8), not a generalized positive announcement or one teaching among many; reuses baseline खरी खबर exactly.
Apostolic Tradition and Transmission
Dogri name: प्रेरितां आह् सौंपी गेई सच्चाई
Key terms: received, handed down, delivered, I received… I delivered
Review routing: Human theologian
The gospel and Lord’s Supper content are a closed, historical, eyewitness-verified deposit handed down once, not an open, evolving guru-parampara-style oral lineage capable of growth or reinterpretation; never render with परम्परा.
Divine Calling (Apostleship, Sainthood, Vocation)
Dogri name: परमेश्वर दी सद्द
Key terms: called, calling, called to be an apostle, called to be holy
Review routing: Human theologian
God’s sovereign summons extends even to one’s marital/social state as a life-context for serving God (ch.7); must not be read as किस्मत (impersonal fate) or as an inherited Dogra Rajput lineage-station.
Christian Unity versus Factionalism
Dogri name: मसीही एकता ते फूट
Key terms: division, schism, quarrels, of Paul… of Apollos… of Cephas
Review routing: Human theologian
Party-loyalty around leader-figures directly contradicts the church’s unity in Christ; must be taught with awareness that Dogra society’s own gotra/clan-based factional loyalty patterns could otherwise be unconsciously replicated inside the congregation.
Spiritual versus Natural Discernment
Dogri name: आत्मिक ते सांसारिक समझ
Key terms: spiritual person, natural person, mind of Christ
Review routing: Human theologian
The unregenerate/regenerate contrast must not be rendered through bare आत्मा-based terms that would be heard through the Hindu ātman/paramātman framework of two metaphysical grades of soul; this is Spirit-indwelt discernment versus its absence, not a soul-hierarchy.
Church Discipline and Holiness
Dogri name: कलीसिया दा अनुशासन ते पवित्तरता
Key terms: sexual immorality, deliver to Satan, leaven, our Passover
Review routing: Human theologian
Corrective discipline aims at restoration, not curse or occult act; Christ as ‘our Passover’ (5:7) must be taught as a historical, once-for-all, finished sacrifice, explicitly distinct from the Bahu Fort Kali shrine’s ongoing local tradition of animal sacrifice (bali) undertaken to secure ongoing favor.
Sexual Purity and the Believer’s Body
Dogri name: सरीरिक पवित्तरता
Key terms: flee sexual immorality, bought with a price, temple of the Holy Spirit
Review routing: Human theologian
Sin against the body is uniquely serious because the individual body is the Spirit’s temple and belongs to God by purchase (6:20); the purchase-language must be kept distinct from the mannat vow-exchange economy — it is a completed, one-time act of ownership, not an ongoing negotiated exchange.
Christian Liberty and Conscience
Dogri name: मसीही अजादी ते अंतरात्मा
Key terms: right, liberty, knowledge, conscience, stumbling block
Review routing: Human theologian
Liberty must be exercised in love, yielding when it would wound a weaker believer’s conscience; गिआन (knowledge) here is ordinary doctrinal understanding, not the Hindu jnana-marga liberating-knowledge path, and अंतरात्मा (conscience) is ordinary moral awareness, not ātman-metaphysics.
Order in Worship: Headship and Head-Covering
Dogri name: उपासना च मुखियापन दा क्रम
Key terms: head, headship, cover the head
Review routing: Human theologian
Headship must be taught as Christlike, self-giving order, not hierarchical domination or lineage-based male authority, given the risk of the passage being reheard through Dogra Rajput patriarchal honor-culture (izzat); the existing dupatta/chunni head-covering practice offers a natural but carefully-framed cultural bridge.
Order in Worship: Tongues and Prophecy
Dogri name: उपासना च तरतीब — अनजाणी भाशा ते भविष्यवाणी
Key terms: tongues, prophecy, interpretation, order, God is not a God of disorder
Review routing: Human theologian
Tongues as a genuine Spirit-gift must be carefully distinguished from regional trance-speech or possession-oracle phenomena associated with folk shrine practice, so worship gifts are not conflated with non-Christian ecstatic religious speech; corporate worship must remain governed by intelligible edification and order (तरतीब), not व्यवस्था (Mosaic Law).
Covenantal Warning (Anathema)
Dogri name: श्राप दी चेतावनी
Key terms: accursed, if anyone has no love for the Lord, Maranatha
Review routing: Human theologian
A solemn covenantal warning attached to love for Christ, echoing the seriousness of church discipline in ch.5; must be framed as a theological warning, not a magical curse-formula analogous to folk cursing practices in the region.
Sanctification
Dogri name: पवित्तरता
Key terms: sanctified, holy, set apart
Review routing: Human theologian
The Spirit’s ongoing/decisive work of making believers holy, distinct from ritual purification before temple worship; note that 7:14’s ‘household consecration’ sense of an unbelieving spouse is a distinct, narrower nuance from personal salvation-sanctification and must be explicitly distinguished in teaching to prevent confusion.
Medium Risk Doctrines
Apostleship
Dogri name: भेजेआ जाने दा ओहदा
Key terms: apostle, least of the apostles, apostleship
Review routing: Native speaker review
Unique, Christ-commissioned sent office grounded in eyewitness resurrection testimony (15:8-9), not a generic religious-teacher or guru role.
Marriage and Singleness
Dogri name: ब्याह ते अणब्याहा रौह्ना
Key terms: marriage, virgin, unmarried, widow, separation
Review routing: Native speaker review
Both marital states carry equal dignity and calling before God; teaching must guard against implying diminished honor/izzat for the unmarried or widowed, given Dogra Rajput culture’s strong marital-status-linked honor expectations.
Apostolic Self-Discipline in Ministry
Dogri name: प्रचार दी सेवा च आपे उपर काबू
Key terms: run the race, prize, self-control, discipline the body
Review routing: Native speaker review
Paul’s rigorous self-discipline serves gospel ministry and must be distinguished from ascetic tapasya/renunciant self-mortification practiced for merit or liberation in regional devotional culture; the ‘prize’ is eschatological reward, not a mannat-boon.
Spiritual Gifts and the Body of Christ
Dogri name: आत्मिक दान ते मसीह दा सरीर
Key terms: spiritual gifts, one Spirit, body of Christ, members
Review routing: Native speaker review
Diversity of gifts flows from and is unified by one Holy Spirit (guarding against a rival-powers/competing-spirits reading); आत्मिक दान must remain distinct from वरदान, a boon granted by a deity for devotion or a vow.
Low Risk Doctrines
Christian Fellowship and Generosity
Dogri name: मसीही संगत ते दान
Key terms: collection, greet one another, holy kiss
Review routing: Automated review
Ordinary practices of cross-congregational generosity and warm greeting; minor risk only in the ‘holy kiss’ custom, which is not a customary Dogra greeting gesture and should be taught with a culturally appropriate equivalent (e.g. warm embrace or respectful greeting).
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