Passage
Romans 15
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Doctrine
Christ-Centered Ministry
Ministry done in Christ's name, by his power, for his glory; not humanitarian or educational service divorced from the gospel.
ROM.15.17-21
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Doctrine
Christian Fellowship
Shared participation in Christ; not merely social or clan association.
ROM.15.24
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Glossary Term
Church
कलीसिया (transliterated, following regional Christian usage) refers to the gathered assembly of believers.
ROM.15.26
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Doctrine
Church as God's People
New covenant community; not a ritual institution or an honor-rank-segregated assembly.
ROM.15.26
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Glossary Term
Covenant
Relational covenant bond; समझौता is too close to the negotiated-exchange sense this Language Package guards against elsewhere (e.g.
ROM.15.12
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Glossary Term
David
Standard proper-name form, consistent with regional Bible-translation convention.
ROM.15.12
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Doctrine
Davidic Covenant
Requires explicit Old Testament background; resonates naturally with Dogra Rajput culture's strong lineage-consciousness, but that resonance must not be allowed to reduce the covenant to a mere genealogical honor claim.
ROM.15.12
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Doctrine
Evangelism
Use language of proclamation and witness rather than confrontation, given the strong existing devotional identity of the Duggar region's temple and pilgrimage culture.
ROM.15.20
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Glossary Term
Exhort
Context-sensitive: use बिनती करना (entreaty) for beseeching; हौसला देना (encourage) for building up.
ROM.15.2
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Glossary Term
Fellowship
संगत (a word with resonance across Punjabi and Dogri for gathered, purposeful companionship) conveys shared participation in Christ better than casual friendship terms.
ROM.15.24
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Doctrine
Fulfillment of Prophecy
Linear historical fulfillment (Old Testament to New Testament); not a cyclical cosmic pattern and not analogous to a vow-and-boon fulfillment cycle.
ROM.15.8-12
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Glossary Term
Gentiles
Non-Jewish peoples; established descriptive rendering.
ROM.15.7-12
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Doctrine
Gospel
Must be distinguished from general positive news and from the specific 'good news' of a granted wish at a shrine; the gospel is the unique proclamation of salvation through Christ crucified and risen.
ROM.15.19-20
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Glossary Term
Gospel
खरी खबर ('true/good news,' using Dogri's own everyday word for 'true/genuine') is preferred over borrowing सुसमाचार directly from Hindi Christian usage.
ROM.15.19-20
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Glossary Term
Holy
पवित्तर = set apart for God, morally pure.
ROM.15.16
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Glossary Term
Holy Spirit
CRITICAL: पवित्तर आत्मा must always be used in full.
ROM.15.16
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Doctrine
Inspiration of Scripture
Distinguish God-breathed Scripture from the Sanskrit textual tradition historically commissioned and patronized by the Dogra royal court, which reflects royal literary patronage rather than a claim of unique divine authorship.
ROM.15.4
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Glossary Term
Intercession
Prayer made on behalf of others; must be kept distinct from the mediated petitionary practice associated with pilgrimage vows at regional shrines.
ROM.15.30-32
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Glossary Term
Israel
Proper name; standard transliteration.
ROM.15.7-12
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Doctrine
Kingdom Mission
God's reign advancing through the gospel, not a political or historic-dynastic kingdom given the region's own princely-state past.
ROM.15.12, ROM.15.18-21
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Glossary Term
Kingdom Of God
God's sovereign reign; should be distinguished from historic dynastic 'raj' associations carried by the Dogra kingdom's own political history, given how recently (mid-20th century) that princely-state history ended.
ROM.15.12, ROM.15.18-21
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Glossary Term
Law
The Mosaic Law/Torah.
ROM.15.8-12
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Glossary Term
Messiah
Transliterated term, established across regional Bible translation.
ROM.15.8-12
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Doctrine
Messianic Promise
CRITICAL: Messiah is a specific Jewish Old Testament category fulfilled exclusively in Jesus, not one of several avatar-figures or locally venerated deities.
ROM.15.8-12
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Glossary Term
Mission
'The work of proclamation.' Use with awareness of colonial-era mission associations from Christian mission schools historically operating in the Jammu region.
ROM.15.15-24
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Doctrine
Mission to the Nations
Cultural sensitivity: mission carries colonial-era school and administration associations in the Jammu region; frame as the church's own ongoing calling.
ROM.15.15-24
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Doctrine
Mutual Edification
Building one another up in faith; no significant doctrinal risk.
ROM.15.2
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Doctrine
Prayer and Intercession
Direct access to God in Christ's name; distinguish from mediated petitionary practice associated with pilgrimage and shrine vows.
ROM.15.30-32
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Glossary Term
Prophecy
God-inspired declaration; distinct from astrological prediction.
ROM.15.8-12
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Glossary Term
Prophet
God's spokesperson; must not be confused with ज्योतषी, an astrological fortune-teller, a widely consulted figure in regional folk practice.
ROM.15.4
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Doctrine
Sanctification
Spirit's work of making believers holy; not ritual purification undertaken before temple worship or pilgrimage.
ROM.15.16
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Glossary Term
Sanctification
The Spirit's ongoing work of making believers holy, distinct from ritual purification undertaken before temple worship or pilgrimage (e.g.
ROM.15.16
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Glossary Term
Seed Of David
Romans 1:3; conveys physical lineage, resonating with the strong lineage-consciousness of Dogra Rajput culture, but requires explicit Old Testament covenant background to avoid being read as merely a genealogical honor claim.
ROM.15.12
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Doctrine
Separation unto God's Service
Must not be confused with the ritual separations undertaken before pilgrimage (e.g.
ROM.15.16
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Doctrine
Unity of Jews and Gentiles
Directly challenges caste and lineage-based spiritual hierarchy; must be translated with theological clarity, not softened to accommodate honor-culture sensitivities.
ROM.15.7-12