Passage

Romans 10

• Glossary Term

  Jesus

  Standard, well-established Nguni Bible transliteration.

  ROM.10.9

• Glossary Term

  Lord

  Must convey exclusive, supreme lordship.

  ROM.10.9

• Doctrine

  Lordship of Jesus Christ

  Christ's lordship (iNkosi) must be taught as exceeding the historical royal title of the Ndebele kings (also iNkosi), not merely another claimant to it.

  ROM.10.9

• Glossary Term

  Messiah

  The Anointed One promised in the Old Testament, fulfilled exclusively in Jesus; 'uKristu' is used interchangeably but 'uMesiya' preserves the Jewish messianic expectation background.

  ROM.10.9

• Glossary Term

  Resurrection

  Bodily, historical, once-for-all rising; must not be conflated with a deceased person joining the amadlozi (ancestral spirits), the dominant traditional Ndebele understanding of the afterlife.

  ROM.10.9

• Doctrine

  Resurrection of Jesus Christ

  Bodily, historical, once-for-all rising; must not be conflated with a deceased person joining the amadlozi (ancestral spirits), the culturally dominant understanding of what happens after death.

  ROM.10.9

• Doctrine

  Salvation

  Reconciliation with uNkulunkulu through Christ, not physical protection or deliverance from misfortune sought through ancestral appeasement.

  ROM.10.9-13

• Glossary Term

  Salvation

  Must not be reduced to physical rescue or protection from misfortune, which traditional religion seeks through ancestral favor; this is reconciliation with uNkulunkulu through Christ.

  ROM.10.9-13