Passage

Romans 14

• Glossary Term

  Jesus

  Standard, well-established Nguni Bible transliteration.

  ROM.14.9

• Glossary Term

  Kingdom Of God

  God's sovereign reign; distinguish from a territorial or ethnic kingdom, given the historical weight of the Ndebele kingdom (umbuso) under Mzilikazi and Lobengula.

  ROM.14.17

• Glossary Term

  Lord

  Must convey exclusive, supreme lordship.

  ROM.14.9

• 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.14.9

• 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.14.9

• Doctrine

  The Kingdom of God

  God's sovereign reign, not a territorial or ethnic kingdom; the historical Ndebele kingdom under Mzilikazi and Lobengula gives this term strong political weight needing reframing.

  ROM.14.17