Passage
Romans 10
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Doctrine
Evangelism
Culturally sensitive given both Hindu-nationalist concerns and the strong regional pride Odisha communities take in Jagannath devotion as a marker of Odia cultural identity itself, not merely religious practice; use language of proclamation and witness, not confrontation.
ROM.10.14-15
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Doctrine
Faith
Personal trust placed in Christ specifically, not the devotional surrender (ଭକ୍ତି) an Odia Vaishnav devotee directs toward Jagannath.
ROM.10.9-10, ROM.10.17
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Glossary Term
Faith
Personal trust in Christ specifically; ଭକ୍ତି carries the devotional-surrender sense of Odia Vaishnav bhakti practice, which does not require the specific, exclusive object of trust that ବିଶ୍ୱାସ requires here.
ROM.10.9-10, ROM.10.17
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Doctrine
Fulfillment of Prophecy
Linear, one-time historical fulfillment; not the cyclical, periodically-renewed pattern embodied concretely in the Nabakalebara ritual, where the sacred image itself is replaced on a recurring cycle rather than fulfilled once for all.
ROM.10.11
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Glossary Term
Gentiles
Non-Jewish peoples; ବିଦେଶୀ (foreigners) is too narrowly national.
ROM.10.12
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Doctrine
Gospel
ସୁସମାଚାର must be distinguished from any general positive announcement.
ROM.10.15-16
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Glossary Term
Gospel
Established Odia Christian term (su- 'good' + samācāra 'news'), shared in form with the wider Eastern Indian (Bengali-Odia) Christian tradition.
ROM.10.15-16
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Glossary Term
Intercession
Prayer on behalf of others; standard term.
ROM.10.1
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Glossary Term
Israel
Proper name; established form.
ROM.10.12
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Glossary Term
Jesus
ଯୀଶୁ is the Odia Christian standard; ଈସା is associated with Muslim/Urdu usage.
ROM.10.9, ROM.10.12
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Glossary Term
Justification
Compound phrase required; a forensic declaration of right standing, never abbreviated to a single word.
ROM.10.1, ROM.10.10
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Glossary Term
Law
Torah/Mosaic law.
ROM.10.11
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Glossary Term
Lord
CRITICAL: NEVER ଠାକୁର.
ROM.10.9, ROM.10.12
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Doctrine
Lordship of Christ
CRITICAL: Romans 10:9's confession is of a living, presently reigning, exclusive Lord.
ROM.10.9, ROM.10.12
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Doctrine
Prayer and Intercession
Direct access to God through Christ; distinguish from ritual offering (bhoga) presented through temple priests as intermediaries.
ROM.10.1
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Glossary Term
Prophecy
God-inspired declaration, distinct from astrological forecasting (ଗଣନା).
ROM.10.11
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Glossary Term
Righteousness
CRITICAL: never ଧର୍ମ.
ROM.10.1, ROM.10.10
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Doctrine
Salvation
CRITICAL: never ମୋକ୍ଷ/ମୁକ୍ତି.
ROM.10.1, ROM.10.10
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Glossary Term
Salvation
CRITICAL: NEVER ମୋକ୍ଷ or ମୁକ୍ତି (release from the rebirth cycle).
ROM.10.1, ROM.10.10
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Doctrine
Unity of Jews and Gentiles
Directly challenges caste-based spiritual hierarchy and the outsider/insider boundary structured into Puri temple access; must be translated with full theological clarity, not softened.
ROM.10.12
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Doctrine
Universal Scope of the Gospel
No caste or outsider barrier to the gospel.
ROM.10.12-13