Passage
Romans 9
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Glossary Term
Abba
Aramaic term of intimacy preserved as a transliteration in Romans 8:15, following regional Bible-translation pattern.
ROM.9.4
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Glossary Term
Adoption
A descriptive compound stressing full son-status and inheritance rights, chosen to guard against a reduced-status reading of 'adopted,' which could otherwise sit uneasily against Dogra Rajput culture's strong emphasis on lineage-based honor (izzat) and legitimate birthright.
ROM.9.4
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Doctrine
Adoption into God's Family
Full son-status with complete inheritance rights; guard against a reduced-status reading given Dogra Rajput culture's strong lineage-based honor (izzat) and legitimate-birthright expectations.
ROM.9.4
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Glossary Term
Called
Context-sensitive: in 1:1 = called to apostleship; in 1:7 = called to be saints; in 8:28-30 = effectual calling to salvation.
ROM.9.11-12
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Glossary Term
Calling
Noun form for the act/state of being called, kept structurally parallel to सद्देआ होया (called).
ROM.9.11-12
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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.9.5
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Glossary Term
David
Standard proper-name form, consistent with regional Bible-translation convention.
ROM.9.5
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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.9.5
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Doctrine
Deity of Christ
CRITICAL: full, co-equal divine nature; must not be softened into 'a great avatar' or 'a favored royal-patronized deity.'
ROM.9.5
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Doctrine
Divine Calling
God's sovereign call must be distinguished from human-initiated pilgrimage vows or from किस्मत-style destiny language.
ROM.9.11-12
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Doctrine
Effectual Calling
God's sovereign call that ensures the salvation of the called; not किस्मत (impersonal fate) and not the outcome of a pilgrimage vow.
ROM.9.11-12
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Glossary Term
Election
God's sovereign, personal choice; must be distinguished from किस्मत (impersonal fate) and from the outcome-of-a-vow logic of the mannat economy.
ROM.9.11-12
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Glossary Term
Father
God as personal Father; standard term, chosen for warmth and intimacy over any dynastic or deity-elder honorific.
ROM.9.4
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Glossary Term
Glory
God's radiant presence and honor.
ROM.9.5
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Glossary Term
God
परमेश्वर is preferred for doctrinal precision over भगवान, which carries broad Hindu deity usage and, in the Duggar context specifically, could evoke any of the region's actively worshipped deities (Rama at Raghunath Mandir, Kali/Bawe Wali Mata at Bahu Fort, or the goddess at Vaishno Devi) rather than the one God of Romans.
ROM.9.5
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Glossary Term
Messiah
Transliterated term, established across regional Bible translation.
ROM.9.5
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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.9.5
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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.9.5