Passage

Romans 3

• Doctrine

  Faith

  Personal trust in Christ; well-established term with comparatively low ambiguity risk.

  ROM.3.22-28

• Glossary Term

  Faith

  Object of faith must always be specified as Christ; standard, well-established term.

  ROM.3.22-28

• Doctrine

  Fulfillment of Prophecy

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

  ROM.3.21

• Glossary Term

  Gentiles

  Non-Jews; established, transliterated Bible term.

  ROM.3.29-30

• Doctrine

  Grace

  Unmerited favor must be distinguished from utang na loob, the deeply held Filipino social value of a debt of gratitude requiring repayment.

  ROM.3.24

• Glossary Term

  Grace

  Never frame grace as utang na loob, the deeply held Filipino social value of a debt of gratitude that obligates repayment through loyalty and reciprocal favor.

  ROM.3.24

• Glossary Term

  Israel

  Proper name; established form.

  ROM.3.29-30

• Glossary Term

  Law

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

  ROM.3.21

• Glossary Term

  Prophecy

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

  ROM.3.21

• Glossary Term

  Sin

  Moral transgression against a personal God; well-established term, though should be anchored to relational offense rather than left as a purely sacramental category (something confessed and absolved) apart from genuine repentance and faith.

  ROM.3.23

• Doctrine

  Unity of Jews and Gentiles

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

  ROM.3.29-30

• Doctrine

  Universal Human Accountability

  All humanity stands equally guilty before a personal God; must be retained without exception for those who are especially devout or regularly observant of sacramental practice.

  ROM.3.23