Passage
Romans 15
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Doctrine
Christ-Centered Ministry
Ministry is done in Christ's name, by his power, for his glory — not the hereditary, caste-linked seba (ritual service) roles that structure temple functionary life at Puri, however dignified that service tradition is understood to be within its own context.
ROM.15.17-21
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Doctrine
Christian Fellowship
Shared participation in Christ, not merely social or caste-community association.
ROM.15.24
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Glossary Term
Church
Established Odia Christian term for the congregation.
ROM.15.26
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Doctrine
Church as God's People
A new covenant community, not a caste-segregated assembly or a ritual institution built around a temple building (never ଦେଉଳ, the word for the Puri temple itself).
ROM.15.26
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Glossary Term
Covenant
ନିୟମ is the established Eastern Indian (Bengali-Odia) Christian term for covenant, as in 'ପୁରାତନ ନିୟମ' (Old Testament) and 'ନୂତନ ନିୟମ' (New Testament); ଚୁକ୍ତି (a mutual contract) is too transactional for a divinely-initiated covenant.
ROM.15.12
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Glossary Term
David
Established proper name form.
ROM.15.12
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Doctrine
Davidic Covenant
Requires OT background explanation; no structural equivalent exists in Odia Vaishnav devotional tradition.
ROM.15.12
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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.15.20
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Glossary Term
Exhort
Context-sensitive: use ନିବେଦନ for entreaty; ଉତ୍ସାହିତ କରିବା for encouragement/building up.
ROM.15.2
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Glossary Term
Fellowship
Shared participation in Christ, not mere social friendship (ମିତ୍ରତା).
ROM.15.24
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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.15.8-12
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Glossary Term
Gentiles
Non-Jewish peoples; ବିଦେଶୀ (foreigners) is too narrowly national.
ROM.15.7-12
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Doctrine
Gospel
ସୁସମାଚାର must be distinguished from any general positive announcement.
ROM.15.19-20
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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.15.19-20
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Glossary Term
Holy
Set apart for God and morally pure; ଶୁଦ୍ଧ leans toward ritual purity (relevant given the elaborate purity protocols surrounding Jagannath temple worship and food preparation) rather than relational holiness.
ROM.15.16
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Glossary Term
Holy Spirit
CRITICAL: never ପରମାତ୍ମା (the monistic Universal Self of Vedantic usage).
ROM.15.16
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Doctrine
Inspiration of Scripture
Distinguish God-breathed Scripture from Jagannath Das's Odia Bhagavata and other Panchasakha devotional writings, which are revered as inspired vernacular wisdom and read daily in village reading-halls but do not claim the status of God's own spoken word.
ROM.15.4
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Glossary Term
Intercession
Prayer on behalf of others; standard term.
ROM.15.30-32
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Glossary Term
Israel
Proper name; established form.
ROM.15.7-12
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Doctrine
Kingdom Mission
God's reign advancing through the gospel; not a political kingdom, and not the triumphal-procession imagery of the annual Rath Yatra chariot festival, which depicts a deity's temporary journey and return rather than an ongoing, cosmic reign.
ROM.15.12, ROM.15.18-21
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Glossary Term
Kingdom Of God
God's sovereign reign, not a territorial or political kingdom.
ROM.15.12, ROM.15.18-21
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Glossary Term
Law
Torah/Mosaic law.
ROM.15.8-12
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Glossary Term
Messiah
CRITICAL: transliterated term; the unique OT-promised deliverer, not one of many avatar-descents.
ROM.15.8-12
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Doctrine
Messianic Promise
CRITICAL: the Messiah is the unique OT-promised deliverer, not one of Jagannath's own avatara associations with Vishnu/Krishna, and not a periodically-renewed sacred figure.
ROM.15.8-12
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Glossary Term
Mission
ସୁସମାଚାର ପ୍ରଚାର is the descriptive Odia phrase; ମିଶନ is retained with awareness of its colonial-era connotation.
ROM.15.15-24
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Doctrine
Mission to the Nations
'Mission' carries colonial-era connotation; ସୁସମାଚାର ପ୍ରଚାର is preferred in most contexts.
ROM.15.15-24
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Doctrine
Mutual Edification
Building one another up in faith; no significant doctrinal risk.
ROM.15.2
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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.15.30-32
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Glossary Term
Prophecy
God-inspired declaration, distinct from astrological forecasting (ଗଣନା).
ROM.15.8-12
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Glossary Term
Prophet
God's spokesperson, not a fortune-teller/astrologer (ଜ୍ୟୋତିଷୀ).
ROM.15.4
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Doctrine
Sanctification
The Spirit's ongoing work of making believers holy; not the elaborate ritual purity protocols (bathing, food preparation rules, entry restrictions) surrounding Jagannath temple worship.
ROM.15.16
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Glossary Term
Sanctification
The Spirit's ongoing work of making believers holy, distinct from the ritual purification protocols central to temple worship practice.
ROM.15.16
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Glossary Term
Seed Of David
Romans 1:3; conveys physical lineage and OT covenant fulfillment.
ROM.15.12
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Doctrine
Separation unto God's Service
Must not be confused with the hereditary, caste-linked ritual service (seba) roles of Jagannath temple functionaries, which are inherited职务-like duties rather than a personal calling to holy living; biblical separation is devotion to God available to every believer, not a hereditary ritual office.
ROM.15.16
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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.15.7-12