Passage

Romans 13

• Glossary Term

  Justification

  CRITICAL: 'rechtvaardiging door het geloof' is a core confessional term; Heidelberg Catechism Lord's Day 23 (Q&A 60-61) is devoted entirely to this doctrine, making it unusually load-bearing in Dutch Reformed catechesis specifically.

  ROM.13.11

• Glossary Term

  Righteousness

  CRITICAL: 'gerechtigheid van God' (Romans 1:17) is a right standing given and credited through faith, not human moral virtue ('deugd').

  ROM.13.11

• Doctrine

  Salvation

  HIGH RISK: a genuine three-way register split (verlossing / behoud / zaligheid) means the choice of word signals tradition and generation as much as meaning; reviewers must confirm the chosen register fits the passage and audience.

  ROM.13.11

• Glossary Term

  Salvation

  HIGH RISK: Dutch has a three-way register split.

  ROM.13.11