Passage

Romans 12

• Doctrine

  Christian Identity in Christ

  Identity located in union with Christ, not caste, community (Hindu/Catholic), or accumulated karmic-spiritual status.

  ROM.12.5

• Glossary Term

  Church

  Never देऊळ or मंदिर (Hindu temple).

  ROM.12.4-5

• Doctrine

  Church as God's People

  New covenant community, not a ritual institution or a caste-segregated assembly.

  ROM.12.4-5

• Doctrine

  Separation unto God's Service

  Must not be confused with world-renunciation (sannyasa) associated with regional Hindu ascetic practice.

  ROM.12.1-2

• Doctrine

  Spiritual Gifts

  Spirit-given enablements, not merit-earned boons (वरदान) granted for austerity or devotion.

  ROM.12.6-8

• Glossary Term

  Spiritual Gifts

  वरदान alone carries the Puranic sense of a boon granted for austerity or devotion; always pair with आत्मिक (spiritual) to mark it as Spirit-given, not earned.

  ROM.12.6-8