Passage
Romans 5
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Doctrine
Faith
Contemporary English has largely detached 'faith' from any specific object ('keeping the faith,' 'faith in humanity,' 'a leap of faith' all mean generic hopefulness or an ungrounded gamble); Romans' personal, Christ-directed trust must be made explicit every time.
ROM.5.1-2
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Glossary Term
Faith
Contemporary English has largely detached 'faith' from any specific object: 'keeping the faith,' 'faith in humanity,' and 'a leap of faith' all use the word for generic hopefulness or an ungrounded gamble.
ROM.5.1-2
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Doctrine
Grace
CRITICAL: dominant secular senses (physical elegance/poise; a legal/financial 'grace period') carry no theological content, and English-speaking Christian traditions themselves disagree sharply on grace's relationship to works (Reformed 'grace alone' vs.
ROM.5.2, ROM.5.15-17, ROM.5.20-21
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Glossary Term
Grace
CRITICAL FALSE-FRIEND DRIFT: 'grace' in ordinary contemporary English overwhelmingly means physical elegance or poise, or, in contracts and billing, a 'grace period' (a delay before a penalty applies) — a completely secularized sense with no theological content.
ROM.5.2, ROM.5.15-17, ROM.5.20-21
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Doctrine
Humanity of Christ
Comparatively uncontroversial and low-risk; if anything, contemporary 'historical Jesus' popular narratives overemphasize Christ's humanity at the expense of his deity, the opposite imbalance from most doctrinal risk in this registry.
ROM.5.15
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Glossary Term
Peace
'Peace' is heavily used in political ('world peace') and therapeutic/wellness ('inner peace,' 'peace of mind') senses in contemporary English.
ROM.5.1
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Doctrine
Peace with God
'Peace' is heavily used in political ('world peace') and therapeutic ('inner peace,' 'peace of mind') senses; Romans 5:1's specific relational, judicial peace through justification must be distinguished from both.
ROM.5.1