Passage

Romans 6

• Doctrine

  Christian Identity in Christ

  Identity is located in union with Christ, not in denominational affiliation or frequency of sacramental participation.

  ROM.6.1-11

• 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.6.1, ROM.6.14-15

• 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.6.1, ROM.6.14-15

• Glossary Term

  Holy

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

  ROM.6.19, ROM.6.22

• 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.6.19, ROM.6.22

• Glossary Term

  Resurrection

  Bodily, historical, once-for-all resurrection; already clearly affirmed in Filipino Catholic catechesis, giving this term comparatively lower syncretism risk than in this Language Package's other languages.

  ROM.6.4-5

• Doctrine

  Resurrection of Christ

  Already clearly affirmed in Filipino Catholic catechesis, including the widely observed Easter (Pasko ng Pagkabuhay) tradition; comparatively low doctrinal risk.

  ROM.6.4-5

• Doctrine

  Sanctification

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

  ROM.6.19, ROM.6.22

• Glossary Term

  Sanctification

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

  ROM.6.19, ROM.6.22

• 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.6.22