Passage

Romans 15

• Doctrine

  Christ-Centered Ministry

  Ministry done in Christ's name and by his power for his glory, not humanitarian service performed to accumulate personal religious merit or status.

  ROM.15.17-21

• Doctrine

  Christian Fellowship

  Shared participation in Christ; minimal doctrinal risk.

  ROM.15.24

• Glossary Term

  Church

  Iglesia (the gathered body of believers) is preferred over simbahan, which in everyday usage names the physical church building and its parish institution rather than the people themselves.

  ROM.15.26

• Doctrine

  Church as God's People

  A new-covenant community, not merely the physical parish building (simbahan) or its institutional hierarchy.

  ROM.15.26

• Glossary Term

  Covenant

  A relational, binding bond initiated by God; established term (as in Bagong Tipan, New Testament).

  ROM.15.12

• Glossary Term

  David

  Established Filipino Bible proper-name form.

  ROM.15.12

• Doctrine

  Davidic Covenant

  Requires OT background teaching; no significant competing folk concept.

  ROM.15.12

• Doctrine

  Evangelism

  Use language of witness and proclamation; comparatively lower social sensitivity than in this Language Package's Muslim-majority or Buddhist-majority contexts, but still requires care given denominational sensitivities within Philippine Christianity.

  ROM.15.20

• Glossary Term

  Exhort

  Context-sensitive: use makiusap for entreaty and pasiglahin for building up in encouragement.

  ROM.15.2

• Glossary Term

  Fellowship

  Shared participation in Christ, deeper than ordinary social camaraderie.

  ROM.15.24

• Doctrine

  Fulfillment of Prophecy

  Linear, one-time historical fulfillment (OT to NT); comparatively low syncretism risk in this Language Package.

  ROM.15.8-12

• Glossary Term

  Gentiles

  Non-Jews; established, transliterated Bible term.

  ROM.15.7-12

• Doctrine

  Gospel

  Well-established term across Catholic and Protestant usage; comparatively low syncretism risk in this Language Package.

  ROM.15.19-20

• Glossary Term

  Gospel

  Established Filipino Bible term ('good news').

  ROM.15.19-20

• Glossary Term

  Holy

  Set apart for God and morally pure; standard, well-established term.

  ROM.15.16

• Glossary Term

  Holy Spirit

  Never use anito (a pre-colonial ancestral or nature spirit still referenced in Filipino folk belief) or bare kaluluwa (a wandering soul/ghost).

  ROM.15.16

• Doctrine

  Inspiration of Scripture

  God-breathed Scripture should be distinguished from Church tradition and magisterial teaching as separate, equally weighted authorities, a distinction relevant given the Philippines' majority-Catholic theological context.

  ROM.15.4

• Glossary Term

  Intercession

  CRITICAL: Pamamagitan ng mga santo (intercession of the saints), praying through Mary or a particular saint as a go-between for specific needs, is a central and extremely common devotional practice in Filipino folk Catholicism.

  ROM.15.30-32

• Glossary Term

  Israel

  Proper name; established form.

  ROM.15.7-12

• Doctrine

  Kingdom Mission

  God's reign advancing through gospel proclamation; not a political or denominational-institutional project.

  ROM.15.12, ROM.15.18-21

• Glossary Term

  Kingdom Of God

  God's sovereign reign; standard, well-established term.

  ROM.15.12, ROM.15.18-21

• Glossary Term

  Law

  Mosaic Law; standard, well-established term with no significant unwanted folk-religious connotation.

  ROM.15.8-12

• Glossary Term

  Messiah

  Transliterated term; the unique, exclusively fulfilled OT promise.

  ROM.15.8-12

• Doctrine

  Messianic Promise

  Filipino Catholic tradition has no rival messianic figure; the teaching task is connecting Mesiyas back to its OT roots rather than guarding against a competing concept.

  ROM.15.8-12

• Glossary Term

  Mission

  Established loanword; carries some historical association with Spanish colonial-era friar orders, so teaching should keep the focus on proclamation of the gospel by ordinary believers, not an institutional missionary enterprise.

  ROM.15.15-24

• Doctrine

  Mission to the Nations

  Established term with some historical association with Spanish colonial-era friar orders; teaching should keep the focus on proclamation by ordinary believers.

  ROM.15.15-24

• Doctrine

  Mutual Edification

  Building one another up in faith; minimal doctrinal risk.

  ROM.15.2

• Doctrine

  Prayer and Intercession

  CRITICAL: Pamamagitan ng mga santo (intercession of the saints and Mary as a go-between for specific needs) is a central, extremely common devotional practice.

  ROM.15.30-32

• Glossary Term

  Prophecy

  God-inspired declaration; standard, well-established term.

  ROM.15.8-12

• Glossary Term

  Prophet

  God's spokesperson; do not confuse with manghuhula (a fortune-teller), a figure still consulted in some Filipino folk practice.

  ROM.15.4

• Doctrine

  Sanctification

  The Spirit's ongoing work of making believers holy; well-established term with comparatively low syncretism risk.

  ROM.15.16

• Glossary Term

  Sanctification

  The Spirit's ongoing work of making believers holy; standard, well-established term.

  ROM.15.16

• Glossary Term

  Seed Of David

  Romans 1:3; conveys physical lineage and fulfillment of the Davidic covenant promise.

  ROM.15.12

• Doctrine

  Separation unto God's Service

  Should not be confused with entering a religious vocation (pagpapari, pagmomonghe) as the primary model of devoted service; biblical separation applies to every believer in ordinary life.

  ROM.15.16

• Doctrine

  Unity of Jews and Gentiles

  Requires OT/NT background teaching; comparatively low direct cultural-analogue risk in the Filipino context.

  ROM.15.7-12