Doctrine Analysis
Doctrine Analysis
This Language Package’s doctrine_risk_registry.json tracks 40 doctrines across Romans 1–16, each assigned a risk tier that drives Phase 2 review routing.
Risk tier summary
| Tier | Count | Review routing | Example doctrines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical | 7 | Human theologian, every occurrence | Salvation, Incarnation, Deity of Christ, Sonship of Christ, Resurrection of Christ, Lordship of Christ, Messianic Promise |
| High | 23 | Human theologian | Gospel, Divine Calling, Grace, Faith, Sanctification, Universal Scope of the Gospel, Unity of Jews and Gentiles |
| Medium | 7 | Native speaker review | Apostleship, Prayer and Intercession, Spiritual Gifts, Mission to the Nations, Evangelism |
| Low | 3 | Automated review only | Thanksgiving, Mutual Edification, Christian Fellowship |
Why Critical doctrines cluster where they do
All seven Critical-risk doctrines share a property distinctive to Kannada: each is vulnerable not primarily to an obviously “wrong” competing word, but to a fluent, doctrinally-plausible-sounding Kannada rendering that still routes the doctrine toward the Lingayat Aikya-merger trajectory or the Haridasa avatar framework. This is a subtler failure mode than the direct lexical substitution risk more typical elsewhere in this pipeline, and it is precisely why Kannada review routing leans on human theologians who can trace where a passage’s theology is heading, not just whether its individual words are correct (see Comparative Theology).
Review routing rationale
Critical and High risk doctrines (30 of 40) require mandatory human theologian review because an automated or native-speaker-only check could confirm the Kannada is fluent and individually accurate without catching that the overall trajectory of a passage still ends somewhere doctrinally different. Native speaker review is sufficient for Medium-risk doctrines, where the concern is cultural fit and regional sensitivity rather than doctrinal contradiction.
Critical Risk Doctrines
Deity of Christ
Kannada name: ಕ್ರಿಸ್ತನ ದೇವತ್ವ
Key terms: son of God, declared son, God over all
Review routing: Human theologian
CRITICAL: co-equal, undiminished divine nature — not a divinely-elevated human teacher (the closest available Lingayat category, a Sharana who reached Aikya) and not one devotional lord among several chosen personal deities in a Haridasa devotee’s practice.
Incarnation
Kannada name: ದೇಹಧಾರಣೆ
Key terms: flesh, seed of David, son born, came in flesh
Review routing: Human theologian
CRITICAL: NEVER ಅವತಾರ, especially salient for readers formed by coastal Karnataka’s Haridasa Krishna-bhakti tradition centered at Udupi. A distinct risk applies to Lingayat-background readers, who themselves reject avatar theology: they may instead receive Christ as an exceptionally realized human Sharana figure who attained Aikya, rather than the eternal, uncreated Son uniquely taking on flesh.
Lordship of Christ
Kannada name: ಕ್ರಿಸ್ತನ ಕರ್ತೃತ್ವ
Key terms: lord, lord jesus, jesus is lord
Review routing: Human theologian
CRITICAL: Romans 10:9’s confession is of a living, presently reigning, exclusive Lord who remains distinct from the believer in ongoing relationship — not a lord whose devotee’s ultimate destiny is to merge into and lose distinction from him, as in the Veerashaiva Aikya state.
Messianic Promise
Kannada name: ಮೆಸ್ಸೀಯನ ವಾಗ್ದಾನ
Key terms: messiah, christ, anointed, promised
Review routing: Human theologian
CRITICAL: the Messiah is the unique OT-promised deliverer, not one of the Haridasa tradition’s Krishna-avatar associations, and not an exceptionally realized human teacher such as a Sharana poet-saint.
Resurrection of Christ
Kannada name: ಕ್ರಿಸ್ತನ ಪುನರುತ್ಥಾನ
Key terms: raised, resurrection, from the dead, raised from death
Review routing: Human theologian
CRITICAL: bodily, historical, once-for-all. ಪುನರುತ್ಥಾನ, never ಪುನರ್ಜನ್ಮ. Distinguish resurrection from rebirth into a further cycle; it ends the cycle rather than continuing it, and it is not a step toward eventual dissolution of identity as in Aikya.
Salvation
Kannada name: ರಕ್ಷಣೆ
Key terms: salvation, saved, save, deliverance
Review routing: Human theologian
CRITICAL: never ಮೋಕ್ಷ/ಮುಕ್ತಿ or ಐಕ್ಯ (the Lingayat state of final merger with Shiva, in which individual identity dissolves). ರಕ್ಷಣೆ is reconciliation with a personal God through Christ’s finished work, in which the believer remains a distinct person in relationship, not a soul absorbed into the divine.
Sonship of Christ
Kannada name: ಕ್ರಿಸ್ತನ ಪುತ್ರತ್ವ
Key terms: son of God, his son, God’s son
Review routing: Human theologian
CRITICAL: eternal, unique Sonship; not a title of honor bestowed on an especially devoted or enlightened figure.
High Risk Doctrines
Adoption into God’s Family
Kannada name: ದೇವರ ಕುಟುಂಬದಲ್ಲಿ ದತ್ತು ಪುತ್ರತ್ವ
Key terms: adoption, spirit of adoption, sons, children of God, abba
Review routing: Human theologian
Full son-status with complete inheritance rights, in an ongoing, personal, distinct relationship with the Father — not a preliminary stage on the way to eventual absorption into the divine.
Assurance of Salvation
Kannada name: ರಕ್ಷಣೆಯ ಭರವಸೆ
Key terms: nothing can separate, who shall separate, no condemnation, more than conquerors
Review routing: Human theologian
Assurance rests in God’s unchanging character; distinguish from the uncertain, incremental progress of the Lingayat shatsthala path, where a devotee’s advancement toward Aikya is a matter of ongoing spiritual attainment rather than a settled, gifted status.
Christian Identity in Christ
Kannada name: ಕ್ರಿಸ್ತನಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ರೈಸ್ತ ಗುರುತು
Key terms: in Christ, in Christ Jesus, united with Christ, dead to sin alive to God
Review routing: Human theologian
Identity is found in union with Christ while remaining a distinct person in relationship with him, not caste, community, or progress toward eventual dissolution of the self.
Davidic Covenant
Kannada name: ದಾವೀದನ ಒಡಂಬಡಿಕೆ
Key terms: seed of David, David, covenant
Review routing: Human theologian
Requires OT background explanation; no structural equivalent exists in Haridasa bhakti or Veerashaiva tradition.
Divine Calling
Kannada name: ದೇವರ ಕರೆ
Key terms: called, calling
Review routing: Human theologian
God’s initiating, sovereign call must be distinguished from the devotee-initiated path of Lingayat spiritual ascent (the shatsthala stages, entered and progressed through by the devotee’s own discipline) and from the Haridasa bhakti pattern of a devotee choosing to become a ‘dasa’ (servant) of a chosen deity.
Effectual Calling
Kannada name: ಪರಿಣಾಮಕಾರಿ ಕರೆ
Key terms: called, calling, election, chosen
Review routing: Human theologian
God’s sovereign call that ensures the salvation of the one called; not the devotee’s own progressive advance through the Lingayat shatsthala stages, nor the impersonal working-out of karma.
Faith
Kannada name: ನಂಬಿಕೆ
Key terms: faith, believe, belief, trust
Review routing: Human theologian
Personal trust placed in Christ specifically; not the devotional surrender (ಭಕ್ತಿ) a Haridasa devotee directs toward Krishna or a Lingayat devotee toward Shiva through the personal ishtalinga.
Fulfillment of Prophecy
Kannada name: ಪ್ರವಾದನೆಯ ನೆರವೇರಿಕೆ
Key terms: prophecy, promised, foretold, scriptures say
Review routing: Human theologian
Linear, one-time historical fulfillment; not the cyclical cosmic time shared by mainstream Hindu yuga cycles, nor the stage-by-stage spiritual ascent of the Lingayat shatsthala path, which is progressive but individual rather than a single shared historical fulfillment for all peoples.
Gospel
Kannada name: ಸುವಾರ್ತೆ
Key terms: gospel, good news
Review routing: Human theologian
ಸುವಾರ್ತೆ must be distinguished from any general positive announcement. Karnataka’s own devotional traditions (Haridasa Krishna-bhakti, Veerashaiva Sharana teaching) each have their own ‘good teaching’; this gospel names one specific historical announcement, salvation through the crucified and risen Christ.
Grace
Kannada name: ಕೃಪೆ
Key terms: grace, unmerited, gift, given freely
Review routing: Human theologian
Unmerited favor stands against both the karma-merit economy of popular Hindu devotion and the Lingayat kayaka-dasoha ethic, where right standing is demonstrated through disciplined sacred work and generous sharing; grace must be taught as favor received, not effort or service rewarded.
Humanity of Christ
Kannada name: ಕ್ರಿಸ್ತನ ಮಾನವತ್ವ
Key terms: born of the seed of David, flesh, human
Review routing: Human theologian
Christ’s full, real, historical human nature; not an illusory appearance and not merely a stage in a mystic’s ascent narrative.
Inspiration of Scripture
Kannada name: ಪವಿತ್ರ ಗ್ರಂಥದ ಪ್ರೇರಣೆ
Key terms: scriptures, holy scriptures, prophets
Review routing: Human theologian
Distinguish God-breathed Scripture from the vachana literature of the Sharana poet-saints (revered as inspired spiritual wisdom born of mystical experience, but not claiming to be God’s own spoken word) and from Haridasa devotional compositions (kirtane), both genuinely treasured but categorically different from biblical inspiration.
Obedience of Faith
Kannada name: ನಂಬಿಕೆಯ ವಿಧೇಯತ್ವ
Key terms: obedience of faith, obedience, faith-produced obedience
Review routing: Human theologian
Obedience flowing from faith already granted, not ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯ-style compliance or kayaka-style sacred labor that itself builds standing before God.
Peace with God
Kannada name: ದೇವರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಶಾಂತಿ
Key terms: peace with God, peace, peace through justification
Review routing: Human theologian
Relational peace secured through justification; not the inner tranquility sought through bhakti devotion or Lingayat meditative discipline.
Power of God for Salvation
Kannada name: ರಕ್ಷಣೆಗಾಗಿ ದೇವರ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ
Key terms: power of God, God’s power
Review routing: Human theologian
ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ required; never ಶಕ್ತಿ, which in Karnataka’s prominent Shakta tradition (Chamundeshwari at Mysore) names a distinct divine-feminine power.
Providence
Kannada name: ದೇವರ ಪರಿಪಾಲನೆ
Key terms: all things work together, God works, foreknew, predestined, called, justified, glorified
Review routing: Human theologian
God’s personal, purposive governance. Romans 8:28 is vulnerable to being absorbed into ಹಣೆಬರಹ (fatalism, literally ‘forehead-writing’) or the impersonal law of karma, both common explanatory frameworks in everyday Kannada speech for why things happen.
Sainthood (Called to be Holy)
Kannada name: ಪವಿತ್ರ ಜನರಾಗಲು ಕರೆ
Key terms: saints, holy ones, called to be holy
Review routing: Human theologian
All believers are ಪವಿತ್ರ ಜನರು; not an elite class. ಶರಣರು specifically names the Veerashaiva Sharana poet-saints who reached the highest Aikya stage and must not be used for ordinary believers.
Sanctification
Kannada name: ಪವಿತ್ರೀಕರಣ
Key terms: sanctification, holiness, set apart, holy living
Review routing: Human theologian
The Spirit’s ongoing work of making believers holy; not the disciplined, self-directed ascent through the Lingayat shatsthala stages, however much the outward ethical behavior may overlap.
Separation unto God’s Service
Kannada name: ದೇವರ ಸೇವೆಗಾಗಿ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟದ್ದು
Key terms: set apart, separated, holy
Review routing: Human theologian
Interestingly, Lingayat kayaka theology (sacred, dignified work as worship, rejecting renunciation) is culturally closer to biblical ‘separation while remaining in the world’ than classic ascetic withdrawal is — but the risk is the opposite direction here: kayaka’s this-worldly diligence must not be read as itself the source of holiness, which in Romans is God’s declaration and the Spirit’s ongoing work, not the fruit of disciplined labor.
Unity of Jews and Gentiles
Kannada name: ಯೆಹೂದ್ಯರು ಮತ್ತು ಅನ್ಯಜನಾಂಗದವರ ಏಕತೆ
Key terms: Jew and Gentile, no distinction, one body, olive tree
Review routing: Human theologian
Directly challenges caste-based spiritual hierarchy; must be translated with full theological clarity, not softened.
Universal Human Accountability
Kannada name: ಸಾರ್ವತ್ರಿಕ ಮಾನವ ಹೊಣೆಗಾರಿಕೆ
Key terms: all have sinned, no one is righteous, no distinction, all are accountable
Review routing: Human theologian
All humanity equally guilty and equally invited, regardless of caste or spiritual attainment; this is in fact one point of genuine convergence with the Lingayat movement’s own historic rejection of caste hierarchy, and can be taught as an area of real (if partial) resonance before drawing the doctrinal distinctions elsewhere.
Universal Scope of the Gospel
Kannada name: ಸುವಾರ್ತೆಯ ಸಾರ್ವತ್ರಿಕತೆ
Key terms: everyone who believes, all who call, no distinction, Jew and Gentile
Review routing: Human theologian
No caste barrier to the gospel — a claim with real resonance in Karnataka, where the Lingayat reform movement itself arose 900 years ago specifically to reject caste and ritual hierarchy in religious life, even though caste distinctions persist socially; retain the unqualified universality without softening.
Medium Risk Doctrines
Apostleship
Kannada name: ಅಪೊಸ್ತಲತ್ವ
Key terms: apostle
Review routing: Native speaker review
Risk of apostleship collapsing into the Lingayat ಜಂಗಮ (wandering teacher) office or a generic guru role recognized for personal spiritual attainment, rather than a commissioned, sent office.
Christ-Centered Ministry
Kannada name: ಕ್ರಿಸ್ತ-ಕೇಂದ್ರಿತ ಸೇವೆ
Key terms: what Christ has accomplished through me, in Christ Jesus, minister of Christ
Review routing: Native speaker review
Ministry is done in Christ’s name, by his power, for his glory — not the sacred-work (kayaka) ethic pursued as a spiritual discipline in its own right, however much its dignity-of-labor value resonates with Christian vocation.
Church as God’s People
Kannada name: ದೇವರ ಜನರಾಗಿ ಸಭೆ
Key terms: body of Christ, one body, church, saints, assembly
Review routing: Native speaker review
A new covenant community, not a caste-segregated assembly or a ritual institution built around a temple building.
Evangelism
Kannada name: ಸುವಾರ್ತಾ ಪ್ರಸಾರ
Key terms: preach, proclaim, evangelize, send, how will they hear
Review routing: Native speaker review
Culturally sensitive given both Hindu-nationalist concerns and the strong regional pride Karnataka communities take in their own reform and devotional traditions; use language of proclamation and witness, not confrontation.
Kingdom Mission
Kannada name: ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಮಿಷನ್
Key terms: kingdom of God, righteousness peace and joy, advance the kingdom
Review routing: Native speaker review
God’s reign advancing through the gospel; not a political kingdom or a regional religious-reform movement, however admirable its social aims.
Mission to the Nations
Kannada name: ಜನಾಂಗಗಳಿಗೆ ಮಿಷನ್
Key terms: nations, gentiles, all peoples, to the ends of the earth
Review routing: Native speaker review
‘Mission’ carries colonial-era connotation; ಸುವಾರ್ತಾ ಪ್ರಸಾರ is preferred in most contexts.
Prayer and Intercession
Kannada name: ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನೆ ಮತ್ತು ಮಧ್ಯಸ್ಥಿಕೆ
Key terms: prayer, intercession, pray, groan, spirit intercedes
Review routing: Native speaker review
Direct access to God through Christ; distinguish from bhakti puja/kirtane directed toward a chosen personal deity and from the meditative discipline of engaging the ishtalinga.
Spiritual Gifts
Kannada name: ಆತ್ಮಿಕ ವರಗಳು
Key terms: spiritual gift, gift, grace gift, measure of faith
Review routing: Native speaker review
Spirit-given enablement; not merit-earned powers or yogic siddhi.
Low Risk Doctrines
Christian Fellowship
Kannada name: ಕ್ರೈಸ್ತ ಅನ್ಯೋನ್ಯತೆ
Key terms: fellowship, share, participate, community
Review routing: Automated review
Shared participation in Christ, not merely social or caste-community association.
Mutual Edification
Kannada name: ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಭಕ್ತಿವೃದ್ಧಿ
Key terms: build up, edify, encourage one another, strengthen
Review routing: Automated review
Building one another up in faith; no significant doctrinal risk.
Thanksgiving
Kannada name: ಕೃತಜ್ಞತಾಸ್ತುತಿ
Key terms: thanksgiving, give thanks, grateful, thank God
Review routing: Automated review
Standard term; minor risk of over-ritualization.
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