Passage
Romans 10
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Doctrine
Evangelism
Culturally sensitive given the historic 洋教 ('foreign religion') stigma; frame in terms of proclamation and witness within community, not confrontational or foreign-imposed messaging.
ROM.10.14-15
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Doctrine
Faith
Personal trust in Christ specifically; not generic religious devoutness (虔诚) that could be directed at any deity or practice.
ROM.10.9-10, ROM.10.17
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Glossary Term
Faith
Personal trust placed in Christ specifically; object of faith must be stated in context.
ROM.10.9-10, ROM.10.17
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Doctrine
Fulfillment of Prophecy
Linear, one-time historical fulfillment (OT to NT), not the cyclical dynastic-rise-and-fall pattern (治乱循环, the recurring order-chaos-order cycle of Chinese historiography) that shapes how many Chinese readers intuitively read long historical narratives.
ROM.10.11
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Glossary Term
Gentiles
NEVER use 夷人 (yírén, historically 'barbarian' in the classical Hua-Yi [华夷] distinction between civilized Chinese and outside peoples) — using it would ironically import the very insider/outsider hierarchy Romans 'no distinction' language dismantles.
ROM.10.12
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Doctrine
Gospel
福音 is an established, unambiguous term, but its root character 福 (fortune/blessing) sits inside the same semantic field as folk fortune-seeking language; teaching must make clear the gospel is news of salvation through Christ, not an omen of coming luck.
ROM.10.15-16
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Glossary Term
Gospel
Established CUV term, literally 'blessing-news'.
ROM.10.15-16
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Glossary Term
Intercession
Prayer on behalf of others addressed to God directly.
ROM.10.1
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Glossary Term
Israel
Proper name; CUV established form.
ROM.10.12
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Glossary Term
Jesus
CUV standard transliteration, used uniformly across all Chinese Bible traditions.
ROM.10.9, ROM.10.12
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Glossary Term
Justification
CRITICAL: established CUV compound, literally 'called/reckoned righteous' — a forensic declaration, not a process.
ROM.10.1, ROM.10.10
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Glossary Term
Law
The 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 — '耶稣是主' 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 consulting a fortune-stick (求签) or diviner (问卜) for guidance.
ROM.10.1
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Glossary Term
Prophecy
God-inspired declaration of what he will do; distinguish from 算卦/占卜 (divination, e.g.
ROM.10.11
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Glossary Term
Righteousness
CRITICAL: 义 is also one of the Confucian Five Constant Virtues (仁义礼智信) — a social-ethical duty of rightness owed within relationships, cultivated by moral effort.
ROM.10.1, ROM.10.10
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Doctrine
Salvation
CRITICAL: NEVER 解脱 (Buddhist liberation from samsara) or 超度 (a posthumous rite performed on behalf of the dead).
ROM.10.1, ROM.10.10
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Glossary Term
Salvation
CRITICAL: NEVER use 解脱 (jiětuō) — Buddhist liberation from the cycle of samsara/suffering, the rough functional equivalent of Hindu moksha.
ROM.10.1, ROM.10.10
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Doctrine
Unity of Jews and Gentiles
Directly challenges any lingering insider/outsider ethnic hierarchy; must translate with theological clarity rather than softened diplomatic language.
ROM.10.12
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Doctrine
Universal Scope of the Gospel
No ethnic or civilizational barrier to the gospel; must resist any framing that echoes the classical Hua-Yi (华夷) civilized-insider/outsider distinction.
ROM.10.12-13