Passage

Romans 12

• Doctrine

  Christian Identity in Christ

  Identity is found in union with Christ, not in caste, community, or accumulated karmic merit.

  ROM.12.5

• Glossary Term

  Church

  Established Gujarati Christian term for the congregation.

  ROM.12.4-5

• Doctrine

  Church as God's People

  A new covenant community, not a caste-segregated assembly or a ritual institution centered on a building (mandir/derasar).

  ROM.12.4-5

• Doctrine

  Separation unto God's Service

  Must not be read through Jain sannyasa/diksha, the formal renunciation of worldly life through vows and monastic ordination.

  ROM.12.1-2

• Doctrine

  Spiritual Gifts

  Spirit-given enablement, not siddhi (a supernatural power attained through yogic or ascetic self-discipline) or a deity's boon.

  ROM.12.6-8

• Glossary Term

  Spiritual Gifts

  Always use the compound; વરદાન alone (a deity's boon) and સિદ્ધિ (a Jain/yogic attained supernatural power) both wrongly suggest the gift is granted for merit or self-attained.

  ROM.12.6-8