Passage

Romans 1

• Glossary Term

  Apostle

  Established Hindi Christian term.

  ROM.1.1

• Doctrine

  Apostleship

  Risk: reducing apostleship to generic spiritual teacher or guru role.

  ROM.1.1

• Glossary Term

  Called

  Context-sensitive: in 1:1 = called to apostleship; in 1:7 = called to be saints; in 8:28–30 = effectual calling to salvation.

  ROM.1.1, ROM.1.6-7

• Glossary Term

  Calling

  Noun form for the act/state of being called.

  ROM.1.1, ROM.1.6-7

• Doctrine

  Christian Fellowship

  Shared participation in Christ; not merely social association.

  ROM.1.12

• Glossary Term

  Covenant

  Relational covenant bond; more than a legal contract.

  ROM.1.3

• Glossary Term

  David

  BSI OV proper name form.

  ROM.1.3

• Doctrine

  Davidic Covenant

  Requires OT background explanation; no analogous concept in Hindu tradition.

  ROM.1.3

• Doctrine

  Deity of Christ

  CRITICAL: Co-equal divine nature; not divine promotion or deified human.

  ROM.1.4

• Doctrine

  Divine Calling

  God's sovereign call must be distinguished from human-initiated religious seeking or karma-determined destiny.

  ROM.1.1, ROM.1.6-7

• Glossary Term

  Exhort

  Context-sensitive: use विनती (entreaty) for beseeching; प्रोत्साहित (encourage) for building up.

  ROM.1.12

• Doctrine

  Faith

  Personal trust in Christ; not generalized religious devotion to any deity.

  ROM.1.17

• Glossary Term

  Faith

  Trust in a specific person (Christ/God); not generalized religious devotion.

  ROM.1.17

• Glossary Term

  Fellowship

  Shared participation in Christ.

  ROM.1.12

• Doctrine

  Fulfillment of Prophecy

  Linear historical fulfillment (OT → NT); not cyclical cosmic fulfillment as in Hindu yuga cycles.

  ROM.1.2-4

• Glossary Term

  Glory

  God's radiant presence and honor.

  ROM.1.4

• Glossary Term

  God

  परमेश्वर (Supreme Lord) is the BSI OV standard.

  ROM.1.4

• Doctrine

  Gospel

  Must be distinguished from general positive announcements.

  ROM.1.1, ROM.1.16

• Glossary Term

  Gospel

  Established BSI OV term.

  ROM.1.1, ROM.1.16

• Doctrine

  Humanity of Christ

  Real physical human nature; not an illusion (maya as in Advaita Vedanta).

  ROM.1.3

• Doctrine

  Incarnation

  CRITICAL: The eternal Son permanently assuming human nature.

  ROM.1.3

• Glossary Term

  Incarnation

  CRITICAL: NEVER use अवतार (Hindu avatar/deity-descent).

  ROM.1.3

• Doctrine

  Inspiration of Scripture

  Distinguish God-breathed Scripture from Hindu concept of shruti (heard from divine source by sages).

  ROM.1.2

• Glossary Term

  Jesus

  BSI OV standard form.

  ROM.1.4

• Glossary Term

  Justification

  Compound phrase required.

  ROM.1.16

• Glossary Term

  Law

  Torah/Mosaic law.

  ROM.1.2-4

• Glossary Term

  Lord

  Established term.

  ROM.1.4

• Doctrine

  Lordship of Christ

  CRITICAL: Romans 10:9 — 'Jesus is Lord' is the salvation confession.

  ROM.1.4

• Glossary Term

  Messiah

  Transliterated term; established in all Hindi Bible traditions.

  ROM.1.3-4

• Doctrine

  Messianic Promise

  CRITICAL: Messiah is a specific Jewish OT concept fulfilled exclusively in Jesus.

  ROM.1.3-4

• Glossary Term

  Mission

  मिशन retains the term with awareness of colonial connotation; सुसमाचार प्रचार is the Hindi description.

  ROM.1.5, ROM.1.13-14

• Doctrine

  Mission to the Nations

  Cultural sensitivity: 'mission' carries colonial baggage in India.

  ROM.1.5, ROM.1.13-14

• Doctrine

  Mutual Edification

  Building one another up in faith; no significant doctrinal risk.

  ROM.1.12

• Doctrine

  Obedience of Faith

  Obedience that flows from faith, not works-based compliance that earns standing.

  ROM.1.5

• Glossary Term

  Obedience Of Faith

  Romans 1:5 and 16:26.

  ROM.1.5

• Glossary Term

  Power Of God

  Use सामर्थ्य; never शक्ति (Hindu Shakti concept).

  ROM.1.16

• Doctrine

  Power of God for Salvation

  सामर्थ्य required; not शक्ति (Hindu Shakti).

  ROM.1.16

• Glossary Term

  Prophecy

  God-inspired declaration; distinct from astrological predictions (भविष्यफल).

  ROM.1.2-4

• Glossary Term

  Prophet

  God's spokesperson; do not confuse with astrologer/fortune-teller.

  ROM.1.2

• Glossary Term

  Resurrection

  CRITICAL: NEVER use पुनर्जन्म (reincarnation).

  ROM.1.4

• Doctrine

  Resurrection of Christ

  CRITICAL: Bodily, once-for-all resurrection.

  ROM.1.4

• Glossary Term

  Righteousness

  CRITICAL: Never use धर्म (Hindu cosmic duty).

  ROM.1.16

• Doctrine

  Sainthood (Called to be Holy)

  All believers are saints; not an ascetic elite class.

  ROM.1.7

• Doctrine

  Salvation

  CRITICAL: Never मुक्ति or मोक्ष.

  ROM.1.16

• Glossary Term

  Salvation

  CRITICAL: NEVER use मुक्ति or मोक्ष — these carry Hindu liberation from samsara meaning.

  ROM.1.16

• Glossary Term

  Seed Of David

  Romans 1:3; conveys physical lineage and OT covenant fulfillment.

  ROM.1.3

• Doctrine

  Separation unto God's Service

  Must not be confused with Hindu sannyasa (world-renunciation/asceticism).

  ROM.1.1

• Glossary Term

  Sin

  Moral transgression before a personal God.

  ROM.1.18

• Glossary Term

  Son Of God

  CRITICAL: Full phrase required.

  ROM.1.4

• Doctrine

  Sonship of Christ

  CRITICAL: Eternal, unique Sonship; not metaphorical or adoptive sonship as in human adoption.

  ROM.1.4

• Doctrine

  Spiritual Gifts

  Spirit-given enablements; not merit-earned powers or Hindu siddhi (supernatural abilities).

  ROM.1.11

• Glossary Term

  Spiritual Gifts

  Always use आत्मिक वरदान together.

  ROM.1.11

• Doctrine

  Thanksgiving

  Standard term.

  ROM.1.8, ROM.1.21

• Glossary Term

  Thanksgiving

  Standard term.

  ROM.1.8, ROM.1.21

• Doctrine

  Universal Human Accountability

  All humanity equally guilty before God undermines caste-based spiritual hierarchy.

  ROM.1.18

• Doctrine

  Universal Scope of the Gospel

  No caste, class, or ethnic barrier to the gospel.

  ROM.1.16