Passage

Romans 12

• Doctrine

  Christian Identity in Christ

  Identity located in union with Christ, not in clan/lineage standing or accumulated merit (功德).

  ROM.12.5

• Glossary Term

  Church

  Established term.

  ROM.12.4-5

• Doctrine

  Church as God's People

  New covenant community, not a temple-based ritual institution (庙/寺/道观) or a clan association.

  ROM.12.4-5

• Doctrine

  Separation unto God's Service

  Must not be confused with the Daoist/Buddhist ideal of withdrawing from worldly life to pursue ritual purity or immortality through seclusion.

  ROM.12.1-2

• Doctrine

  Spiritual Gifts

  Spirit-given enablements for building up the church; not 神通 (supernatural powers attained through Buddhist/Daoist spiritual cultivation) or 法力 (a folk-religion practitioner's ritual power).

  ROM.12.6-8

• Glossary Term

  Spiritual Gifts

  Always use the compound 属灵恩赐, never 恩赐 alone.

  ROM.12.6-8