Passage
Romans 15
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Doctrine
Christ-Centered Ministry
Ministry done in Christ's name, by his power, for his glory, not denominational institutional service divorced from gospel proclamation.
ROM.15.17-21
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Doctrine
Christian Fellowship
Shared participation in Christ; standard, low-risk term across traditions.
ROM.15.24
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Glossary Term
Church
The same word serves the hierarchical, sacramental Catholic ecclesiology and the presbyterian/congregational Reformed ecclesiology; keep Romans 16's local gathered-congregation sense distinct from either institutional polity model.
ROM.15.26
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Doctrine
Church as God's People
The new covenant community gathered around Christ, distinct from either the hierarchical Catholic or presbyterian Reformed institutional polity model.
ROM.15.26
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Glossary Term
Covenant
CRITICAL for the Reformed-reading half of this Language Package's audience: Hungarian Reformed theology has a fully developed federal/covenant theology (szövetségi teológia — covenant of works, covenant of grace) as a major systematic framework; Catholic Hungarian tradition does not use this same systematic covenant framework.
ROM.15.12
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Glossary Term
David
Standard proper name.
ROM.15.12
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Doctrine
Davidic Covenant
Requires explicit Old Testament background (2 Samuel 7); no analogous concept assumed outside biblical literacy.
ROM.15.12
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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.15.20
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Glossary Term
Exhort
Standard term.
ROM.15.2
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Glossary Term
Fellowship
Shared participation in Christ; standard term across traditions.
ROM.15.24
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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.15.8-12
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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.15.7-12
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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.15.19-20
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Glossary Term
Gospel
Standard term shared by Catholic and Reformed (Református) Hungarian Bibles alike.
ROM.15.19-20
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Glossary Term
Holy
Set apart for God and morally pure; applies to all believers.
ROM.15.16
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Glossary Term
Holy Spirit
Standard and unambiguous personal third Person of the Trinity across all Hungarian Christian traditions.
ROM.15.16
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Doctrine
Inspiration of Scripture
Reformed tradition (sola scriptura) holds Scripture as uniquely and sufficiently authoritative; Catholic tradition holds Scripture and Sacred Tradition jointly authoritative.
ROM.15.4
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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.15.30-32
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Glossary Term
Israel
Standard proper name.
ROM.15.7-12
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Doctrine
Kingdom Mission
God's reign advancing through the gospel, not a political or denominational project.
ROM.15.12, ROM.15.18-21
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Glossary Term
Kingdom Of God
God's sovereign reign, not a political state or the institutional church.
ROM.15.12, ROM.15.18-21
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Glossary Term
Law
The Mosaic law/Torah.
ROM.15.8-12
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Glossary Term
Messiah
CRITICAL: the unique, Old Testament-promised Anointed One fulfilled exclusively in Jesus.
ROM.15.8-12
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Doctrine
Messianic Promise
CRITICAL: the unique, Old Testament-promised Anointed One fulfilled exclusively in Jesus, affirmed identically by both Catholic and Reformed Hungarian traditions.
ROM.15.8-12
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Glossary Term
Mission
Standard term.
ROM.15.15-24
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Doctrine
Mission to the Nations
Standard term; low colonial-connotation risk, but requires OT/mission-history background many culturally Christian but non-catechized readers may lack.
ROM.15.15-24
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Doctrine
Mutual Edification
Building one another up in faith; no significant doctrinal risk.
ROM.15.2
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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.15.30-32
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Glossary Term
Prophecy
God-inspired declaration; standard term.
ROM.15.8-12
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Glossary Term
Prophet
God's spokesperson; standard term.
ROM.15.4
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Doctrine
Sanctification
Reformed theology frames sanctification through the law's 'third use'; Catholic theology frames it through sacramental participation and penitential purification.
ROM.15.16
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Glossary Term
Sanctification
Reformed theology (following Calvin's 'third use of the law,' törvény harmadik haszna) frames sanctification as the believer's ongoing, law-guided growth in holiness; Catholic theology frames it through sacramental participation and penitential purification.
ROM.15.16
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Glossary Term
Seed Of David
Romans 1:3; conveys physical lineage and covenant fulfillment.
ROM.15.12
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Doctrine
Separation unto God's Service
Low risk of conflation with a specialized religious class; both Catholic and Reformed traditions generally apply this to every believer's devoted service.
ROM.15.16
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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.15.7-12