Passage
Romans 15
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Doctrine
Christ-Centered Ministry
Ministry done in Christ's name, by his power, for his glory, not humanitarian or cultural-heritage service divorced from gospel proclamation.
ROM.15.17-21
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Doctrine
Christian Fellowship
Shared participation in Christ; avoid conflating with the specific creedal phrase 'świętych obcowanie.'
ROM.15.24
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Glossary Term
Church
Distinguish Romans 16's local gathered congregation from the capitalized institutional sense ('Kościół') central to Polish Catholic ecclesiology and national life.
ROM.15.26
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Doctrine
Church as God's People
The new covenant community gathered around Christ, distinct from the capitalized institutional sense of 'Kościół' central to Polish national and religious life.
ROM.15.26
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Glossary Term
Covenant
Relational covenant bond, not a mere legal contract; standard and unambiguous across Polish Bible traditions.
ROM.15.12
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Glossary Term
David
Standard proper name.
ROM.15.12
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Doctrine
Davidic Covenant
Requires explicit Old Testament background (2 Samuel 7); no analogous concept assumed in general Polish culture.
ROM.15.12
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Doctrine
Evangelism
In a historically Catholic nation, Evangelical 'ewangelizacja' can be perceived as proselytism away from the Catholic Church; use language of proclamation and witness rather than confrontational framing.
ROM.15.20
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Glossary Term
Exhort
Standard term.
ROM.15.2
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Glossary Term
Fellowship
Use 'wspólnota' for Romans' general fellowship sense; avoid conflating with the specific creedal phrase 'świętych obcowanie' (communion of saints).
ROM.15.24
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Doctrine
Fulfillment of Prophecy
Linear historical fulfillment (Old Testament to New Testament); requires OT background many culturally Catholic but non-catechized readers may lack.
ROM.15.8-12
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Glossary Term
Gentiles
Unlike English 'Gentiles,' which is religiously neutral, the standard Polish rendering 'poganie' literally means 'pagans,' carrying a stronger negative charge than the Greek ethnē or English 'Gentiles.' Ensure the negative connotation does not overstate the text where the more neutral sense 'nations' (narody) is intended.
ROM.15.7-12
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Doctrine
Gospel
Must be distinguished from a generic uplifting message or the four Gospel books alone; the gospel is the specific proclamation of salvation through Christ crucified and risen.
ROM.15.19-20
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Glossary Term
Gospel
Standard term shared by Catholic (Biblia Tysiąclecia) and Protestant (Biblia Gdańska, Biblia Warszawska) Polish Bibles.
ROM.15.19-20
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Glossary Term
Holy
Set apart for God and morally pure; applies to all believers.
ROM.15.16
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Glossary Term
Holy Spirit
Standard and unambiguous personal third Person of the Trinity.
ROM.15.16
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Doctrine
Inspiration of Scripture
Distinguish Scripture's unique divine inspiration from the broader Catholic framework in which Sacred Tradition and Magisterial teaching are held alongside Scripture as authoritative.
ROM.15.4
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Glossary Term
Intercession
CRITICAL: Marian devotion in Poland is exceptionally intense, centered on the Black Madonna of Częstochowa (Jasna Góra), the national shrine, and reinforced by John Paul II's personal Marian consecration ('Totus Tuus').
ROM.15.30-32
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Glossary Term
Israel
Standard proper name.
ROM.15.7-12
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Doctrine
Kingdom Mission
God's reign advancing through the gospel, not a political or cultural project tied to Poland's Catholic national heritage.
ROM.15.12, ROM.15.18-21
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Glossary Term
Kingdom Of God
God's sovereign reign, not a political state or the institutional church.
ROM.15.12, ROM.15.18-21
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Glossary Term
Law
The Mosaic law/Torah; standard and unambiguous.
ROM.15.8-12
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Glossary Term
Messiah
CRITICAL: the unique, Old Testament-promised Anointed One fulfilled exclusively in Jesus.
ROM.15.8-12
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Doctrine
Messianic Promise
CRITICAL: the unique, Old Testament-promised Anointed One fulfilled exclusively in Jesus.
ROM.15.8-12
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Glossary Term
Mission
Standard term.
ROM.15.15-24
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Doctrine
Mission to the Nations
Standard term; low colonial-connotation risk, though Poland's own strong missionary-sending tradition (reinforced by John Paul II's papacy) is a cultural asset here.
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
CRITICAL: Romans 8:26-27, 34 describe the Spirit and Christ interceding directly.
ROM.15.30-32
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Glossary Term
Prophecy
God-inspired declaration; standard term.
ROM.15.8-12
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Glossary Term
Prophet
God's spokesperson; standard term.
ROM.15.4
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Doctrine
Sanctification
The Spirit's ongoing work of making believers holy; must not collapse into a penitential/purgatorial framework where holiness is completed through purification after death (czyściec).
ROM.15.16
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Glossary Term
Sanctification
The Spirit's ongoing work of making believers holy in this life; must not collapse into the Catholic penitential/purgatorial framework (czyściec, indulgences) in which holiness is completed through purification after death.
ROM.15.16
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Glossary Term
Seed Of David
Romans 1:3; conveys physical lineage and covenant fulfillment.
ROM.15.12
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Doctrine
Separation unto God's Service
Risk of conflation with the specifically consecrated-life category ('życie konsekrowane') as a specially set-apart class, rather than the calling of every believer.
ROM.15.16
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Doctrine
Unity of Jews and Gentiles
Must be translated with full theological clarity; Poland's complex Jewish-Christian history gives this doctrine particular pastoral weight and sensitivity.
ROM.15.7-12