Passage

Romans 12

• Doctrine

  Christian Identity in Christ

  Identity located in union with Christ, not caste heritage, denominational-community status, or family lineage — including the specific case of caste-like distinctions between older Syrian Christian and more recent Dalit-convert communities within Malayalam Christianity.

  ROM.12.5

• Glossary Term

  Church

  സഭ (assembly/congregation) is the established term for the doctrinal Church, distinct from പള്ളി (the physical church building) and never അമ്പലം (Hindu temple).

  ROM.12.4-5

• Doctrine

  Church as God's People

  New covenant community, not a caste-segregated or denomination-exclusive assembly.

  ROM.12.4-5

• Doctrine

  Separation unto God's Service

  Biblical separation is devotion to God while remaining fully engaged in ordinary life, distinct from a monastic or ascetic-renunciate ideal.

  ROM.12.1-2

• Doctrine

  Spiritual Gifts

  Spirit-given enablements, not merit-earned powers; pair വരം with ആത്മീയ to avoid a generic "boon" reading.

  ROM.12.6-8

• Glossary Term

  Spiritual Gifts

  വരം alone means "boon," familiar from Hindu deity-grants-a-boon narratives common in Malayalam folklore and cinema.

  ROM.12.6-8