Passage
Romans 10
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Doctrine
Evangelism
Use language of proclamation and witness rather than confrontational framing, given the historic Catholic-Reformed coexistence (sometimes tense, sometimes cooperative) within Hungarian Christianity.
ROM.10.14-15
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Doctrine
Faith
Personal trust in Christ; the word itself is unambiguous but carries different theological weight depending on the reader's Reformed (sola fide) or Catholic (faith plus cooperating works) formation.
ROM.10.9-10, ROM.10.17
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Glossary Term
Faith
Personal trust in Christ.
ROM.10.9-10, ROM.10.17
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Doctrine
Fulfillment of Prophecy
Linear historical fulfillment (Old Testament to New Testament); low risk across both traditions, though OT background may need reinforcement for less catechized readers.
ROM.10.11
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Glossary Term
Gentiles
As with Polish 'poganie,' 'pogányok' literally means 'pagans,' carrying a stronger charge than the neutral English 'Gentiles'; use 'nemzetek' (nations) where the more neutral sense is intended.
ROM.10.12
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Doctrine
Gospel
Must be distinguished from a generic uplifting message; the gospel is the specific proclamation of salvation through Christ crucified and risen, held in common by Catholic and Reformed Hungarian traditions alike.
ROM.10.15-16
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Glossary Term
Gospel
Standard term shared by Catholic and Reformed (Református) Hungarian Bibles alike.
ROM.10.15-16
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Glossary Term
Intercession
Catholic Hungarian piety includes saints' and Marian intercession; Hungarian Reformed tradition historically and polemically rejected this practice during the Reformation and holds to direct access to God through Christ alone.
ROM.10.1
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Glossary Term
Israel
Standard proper name.
ROM.10.12
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Glossary Term
Jesus
Standard across all Hungarian Bible traditions; no variant-form risk.
ROM.10.9, ROM.10.12
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Glossary Term
Justification
CRITICAL: the Hungarian Reformed tradition, following Károli Gáspár's foundational 1590 Vizsolyi Biblia and Calvinist theology, reads 'megigazulás' as a forensic, once-for-all declaration received by faith alone (sola fide); Catholic tradition reads it, per Trent, as a process of infused, merit-cooperated transformation.
ROM.10.1, ROM.10.10
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Glossary Term
Law
The Mosaic law/Torah.
ROM.10.11
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Glossary Term
Lord
CRITICAL: Romans 10:9's confession requires exclusive, supreme lordship.
ROM.10.9, ROM.10.12
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Doctrine
Lordship of Christ
CRITICAL: Romans 10:9's confession requires exclusive, supreme lordship over the whole of life.
ROM.10.9, ROM.10.12
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Doctrine
Prayer and Intercession
Romans 8:26-27, 34 describe the Spirit's and Christ's direct intercession, which aligns closely with the Reformed reading (direct access, no saintly mediation) and functions as a corrective for Catholic readers accustomed to saints' and Marian intercession.
ROM.10.1
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Glossary Term
Prophecy
God-inspired declaration; standard term.
ROM.10.11
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Glossary Term
Righteousness
CRITICAL: right standing before God granted through faith.
ROM.10.1, ROM.10.10
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Doctrine
Salvation
CRITICAL: standard term across traditions, but the assurance surrounding it differs sharply between Reformed perseverance-of-the-saints doctrine and Catholic ongoing uncertainty pending final perseverance and purgatorial purification.
ROM.10.1, ROM.10.10
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Glossary Term
Salvation
CRITICAL: standard term across traditions, but assurance around it differs sharply.
ROM.10.1, ROM.10.10
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Doctrine
Unity of Jews and Gentiles
Must be translated with full theological clarity; no direct social-hierarchy analogue in Hungarian culture, though the doctrine carries pastoral weight given Hungary's own history.
ROM.10.12
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Doctrine
Universal Scope of the Gospel
No ethnic or national barrier to the gospel; retain unqualified universal language across both Catholic and Reformed readings.
ROM.10.12-13