Passage

Romans 15

• Doctrine

  Christ-Centered Ministry

  Ministry is done in Christ's name, by his power, for his glory; not humanitarian service divorced from the gospel.

  ROM.15.17-21

• Doctrine

  Christian Fellowship

  Shared participation in Christ; not merely social association.

  ROM.15.24

• Glossary Term

  Church

  Transliterated term; established in Hindi Christian usage.

  ROM.15.26

• Doctrine

  Church as God's People

  New covenant community; not a ritual institution or caste-segregated assembly.

  ROM.15.26

• Glossary Term

  Covenant

  Relational covenant bond; more than a legal contract.

  ROM.15.12

• Glossary Term

  David

  BSI OV proper name form.

  ROM.15.12

• Doctrine

  Davidic Covenant

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

  ROM.15.12

• Doctrine

  Evangelism

  Culturally sensitive in Hindu nationalist context.

  ROM.15.20

• Glossary Term

  Exhort

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

  ROM.15.2

• Glossary Term

  Fellowship

  Shared participation in Christ.

  ROM.15.24

• Doctrine

  Fulfillment of Prophecy

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

  ROM.15.8-12

• Glossary Term

  Gentiles

  Non-Jews; established BSI term.

  ROM.15.7-12

• Doctrine

  Gospel

  Must be distinguished from general positive announcements.

  ROM.15.19-20

• Glossary Term

  Gospel

  Established BSI OV term.

  ROM.15.19-20

• Glossary Term

  Holy

  पवित्र = set apart for God; morally pure.

  ROM.15.16

• Glossary Term

  Holy Spirit

  CRITICAL: Never use ब्रह्म (Hindu Brahman) or परमात्मा alone (Hindu universal Self).

  ROM.15.16

• Doctrine

  Inspiration of Scripture

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

  ROM.15.4

• Glossary Term

  Intercession

  Prayer on behalf of others.

  ROM.15.30-32

• Glossary Term

  Israel

  Proper name; BSI established form.

  ROM.15.7-12

• Doctrine

  Kingdom Mission

  God's reign advancing through the gospel; not a political or cultural kingdom.

  ROM.15.12, ROM.15.18-21

• Glossary Term

  Kingdom Of God

  God's sovereign reign.

  ROM.15.12, ROM.15.18-21

• Glossary Term

  Law

  Torah/Mosaic law.

  ROM.15.8-12

• Glossary Term

  Messiah

  Transliterated term; established in all Hindi Bible traditions.

  ROM.15.8-12

• Doctrine

  Messianic Promise

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

  ROM.15.8-12

• Glossary Term

  Mission

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

  ROM.15.15-24

• Doctrine

  Mission to the Nations

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

  ROM.15.15-24

• Doctrine

  Mutual Edification

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

  ROM.15.2

• Doctrine

  Prayer and Intercession

  Direct access to God in Christ's name.

  ROM.15.30-32

• Glossary Term

  Prophecy

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

  ROM.15.8-12

• Glossary Term

  Prophet

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

  ROM.15.4

• Doctrine

  Sanctification

  Spirit's work of making believers holy.

  ROM.15.16

• Glossary Term

  Sanctification

  Process of being made holy by the Spirit.

  ROM.15.16

• Glossary Term

  Seed Of David

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

  ROM.15.12

• Doctrine

  Separation unto God's Service

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

  ROM.15.16

• Doctrine

  Unity of Jews and Gentiles

  Directly challenges caste/ethnic spiritual hierarchy.

  ROM.15.7-12