Passage

Romans 6

• Doctrine

  Christian Identity in Christ

  Identity located in union with Christ, not caste, hereditary temple-service status, or regional-cultural identity built around Jagannath devotion, however deeply that devotion is woven into Odia cultural life.

  ROM.6.1-11

• Doctrine

  Grace

  Unmerited favor stands against the ritual-offering economy of Jagannath devotion (seba, bhoga offerings, and pilgrimage merit), where divine favor is typically understood as responsive to devotional service rather than freely and unconditionally given.

  ROM.6.1, ROM.6.14-15

• Glossary Term

  Grace

  Unmerited favor apart from human merit.

  ROM.6.1, ROM.6.14-15

• 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.6.19, ROM.6.22

• Glossary Term

  Holy Spirit

  CRITICAL: never ପରମାତ୍ମା (the monistic Universal Self of Vedantic usage).

  ROM.6.19, ROM.6.22

• Glossary Term

  Resurrection

  CRITICAL: NEVER ପୁନର୍ଜନ୍ମ.

  ROM.6.4-5

• Doctrine

  Resurrection of Christ

  CRITICAL: bodily, historical, once-for-all.

  ROM.6.4-5

• 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.6.19, ROM.6.22

• Glossary Term

  Sanctification

  The Spirit's ongoing work of making believers holy, distinct from the ritual purification protocols central to temple worship practice.

  ROM.6.19, ROM.6.22

• 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.6.22