Passage
Romans 10
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Doctrine
Evangelism
Given the historical memory of Inquisition-era coercive conversion, evangelism must be framed as gentle proclamation and witness, never confrontation or pressure -- this is a sharper sensitivity in Konkani than the generic caution applied elsewhere in this pipeline.
ROM.10.14-15
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Doctrine
Faith
Personal trust in Christ specifically, not generalized devotional reverence (भक्ती) toward any chosen temple deity.
ROM.10.9-10, ROM.10.17
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Glossary Term
Faith
Personal trust in a specific object (Christ), not generalized devotional reverence.
ROM.10.9-10, ROM.10.17
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Doctrine
Fulfillment of Prophecy
Linear historical fulfillment (OT to NT), not the cyclical cosmic pattern of repeated avatar-descent found in Goan temple devotional narrative.
ROM.10.11
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Glossary Term
Gentiles
Non-Jews; established Konkani/Marathi Bible term.
ROM.10.12
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Doctrine
Gospel
Must be distinguished from ordinary good news.
ROM.10.15-16
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Glossary Term
Gospel
Established Konkani/Marathi-family Bible term (distinct from Hindi's सुसमाचार).
ROM.10.15-16
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Glossary Term
Intercession
Prayer offered on behalf of others through Christ as sole mediator; शिफारस (recommendation/patronage-favor) is too socially transactional for this theological sense.
ROM.10.1
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Glossary Term
Israel
Proper name; established Bible-translation form.
ROM.10.12
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Glossary Term
Jesus
Established Devanagari Konkani/Marathi Bible form.
ROM.10.9, ROM.10.12
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Glossary Term
Justification
Compound phrase required; no single Konkani word carries the forensic 'declared righteous' sense.
ROM.10.1, ROM.10.10
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Glossary Term
Law
Torah/Mosaic law.
ROM.10.11
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Glossary Term
Lord
Established term.
ROM.10.9, ROM.10.12
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Doctrine
Lordship of Christ
CRITICAL: Romans 10:9 -- 'Jesus is Lord' is the salvation confession.
ROM.10.9, ROM.10.12
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Doctrine
Prayer and Intercession
Direct access to God in Christ's name; distinguish from ritual worship (puja) directed at an image and, for Catholic-background readers, from petitions directed to saints.
ROM.10.1
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Glossary Term
Prophecy
God-inspired declaration, distinct from astrological prediction (भविष्यफळ).
ROM.10.11
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Glossary Term
Righteousness
CRITICAL: Never धर्म (cosmic/social duty).
ROM.10.1, ROM.10.10
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Doctrine
Salvation
CRITICAL: Never मुक्ती or मोक्ष.
ROM.10.1, ROM.10.10
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Glossary Term
Salvation
CRITICAL: NEVER मुक्ती or मोक्ष -- both carry the Hindu liberation-from-rebirth meaning shared across Goan Hindu Shaiva, Shakta, and Vaishnava practice.
ROM.10.1, ROM.10.10
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Doctrine
Unity of Jews and Gentiles
Directly challenges caste-based spiritual hierarchy present in Goan Hindu social structure (including Goud Saraswat Brahmin and other caste groupings) and any lingering Hindu-Catholic communal division.
ROM.10.12
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Doctrine
Universal Scope of the Gospel
No caste or community barrier to the gospel.
ROM.10.12-13