Passage
Romans 3
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Doctrine
Faith
Pitados functions reasonably well for personal trust once the object of faith, Christ, is clearly specified in context.
ROM.3.22-28
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Glossary Term
Faith
Object of faith must always be specified as Christ.
ROM.3.22-28
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Doctrine
Fulfillment of Prophecy
Linear, one-time historical fulfillment (OT to NT), not the recurring cyclical pattern of Javanese prophetic tradition (as in the Jayabaya prophecies), where figures and eras are expected to recur.
ROM.3.21
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Glossary Term
Gentiles
Non-Jews; established descriptive term for the theological category of other nations.
ROM.3.29-30
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Doctrine
Grace
CRITICAL: Grace as unearned favor cuts against kasekten (earned spiritual potency), wahyu (a conferred mandate), and utang budi (the reciprocal social debt of gratitude Javanese ethics obligates a person to repay).
ROM.3.24
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Glossary Term
Grace
CRITICAL: Never use kasekten (spiritual/magical potency attributed to sacred objects or ascetics), wahyu (the mystical mandate-light believed to legitimize a ruler), or utang budi (a reciprocal debt of gratitude that Javanese social ethics obligates a person to repay).
ROM.3.24
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Glossary Term
Israel
Proper name; established form.
ROM.3.29-30
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Glossary Term
Law
Mosaic Law, anchored to Toret (Torah) specifically.
ROM.3.21
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Glossary Term
Prophecy
God-inspired declaration, distinct from primbon (the Javanese astrological-numerological divination almanac tradition).
ROM.3.21
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Glossary Term
Sin
Dosa is shared vocabulary across Javanese Muslim and Christian usage, so it must be anchored to moral transgression against a personal God, not left as cemer (ritual impurity or uncleanness).
ROM.3.23
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Doctrine
Unity of Jews and Gentiles
Challenges any lingering social hierarchy inherited from the traditional Javanese priyayi (aristocratic) and wong cilik (commoner) class distinction; must be rendered with full theological clarity.
ROM.3.29-30
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Doctrine
Universal Human Accountability
All humanity stands equally guilty before a personal God, without exception for spiritually advanced ascetics or wahyu-legitimized rulers.
ROM.3.23