Passage
Romans 9
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Glossary Term
Abba
Preserve the Aramaic transliteration in Romans 8:15; a brief explanatory note on its intimate, filial meaning is needed, as this is not part of everyday Nepali vocabulary.
ROM.9.4
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Glossary Term
Adoption
धर्मपुत्र (the common colloquial term for an adopted son) again carries the loaded धर्म root; दत्तक पुत्रता is preferred, emphasizing full son-status with complete inheritance rights.
ROM.9.4
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Doctrine
Adoption into God's Family
Full son-status with complete inheritance rights.
ROM.9.4
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Glossary Term
Called
Context-sensitive: Romans 1:1 = called to apostleship; 1:7 = called to be saints; 8:28-30 = effectual calling to salvation.
ROM.9.11-12
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Glossary Term
Calling
Noun form for the act or state of being called by God.
ROM.9.11-12
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Glossary Term
Covenant
Established Nepali Bible term (नयाँ करार = New Testament/New Covenant), distinct from Hindi's वाचा.
ROM.9.5
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Glossary Term
David
Established Nepali Bible proper-name form.
ROM.9.5
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Doctrine
Davidic Covenant
Requires Old Testament background explanation; no analogous covenantal-promise concept exists in Hindu or Buddhist tradition.
ROM.9.5
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Doctrine
Deity of Christ
CRITICAL: co-equal divine nature; must not be softened toward the avatar framework, especially given how recently Nepal's own head of state carried divine-avatar status.
ROM.9.5
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Doctrine
Divine Calling
God's sovereign call must be distinguished from self-initiated spiritual seeking and from karma-determined destiny shared by both Nepali Hindu and Buddhist frameworks.
ROM.9.11-12
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Doctrine
Effectual Calling
God's sovereign call that ensures the salvation of the called; not karma-determined destiny or fatalism.
ROM.9.11-12
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Glossary Term
Election
God's sovereign, personal choice; not karma-determined fate.
ROM.9.11-12
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Glossary Term
Father
God as personal Father.
ROM.9.4
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Glossary Term
Glory
God's radiant honor and presence.
ROM.9.5
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Glossary Term
God
CRITICAL: never भगवान.
ROM.9.5
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Glossary Term
Messiah
Transliterated term, established across Nepali Bible tradition.
ROM.9.5
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Doctrine
Messianic Promise
CRITICAL: a specific Jewish Old Testament promise fulfilled exclusively in Jesus, not one of several avatars or enlightened teachers.
ROM.9.5
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Glossary Term
Seed Of David
Romans 1:3; conveys physical lineage and fulfillment of the Old Testament covenant promise to David.
ROM.9.5