Passage
Romans 9
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Glossary Term
Abba
Aramaic term of intimacy preserved in Romans 8:15, paired with 'Ojcze' following standard Polish Bible precedent.
ROM.9.4
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Glossary Term
Adoption
Full son-status with complete inheritance rights; lexically unambiguous.
ROM.9.4
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Doctrine
Adoption into God's Family
Full son-status with complete inheritance rights; lexically clear.
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).
ROM.9.11-12
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Glossary Term
Calling
CRITICAL: 'powołanie' in Polish Catholic culture is overwhelmingly associated with a call to the priesthood or consecrated religious life (powołanie kapłańskie, powołanie zakonne), a vocabulary intensified by John Paul II's frequent public emphasis on vocations and by Poland's historically high numbers of priestly and religious vocations.
ROM.9.11-12
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Glossary Term
Covenant
Relational covenant bond, not a mere legal contract; standard and unambiguous across Polish Bible traditions.
ROM.9.5
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Glossary Term
David
Standard proper name.
ROM.9.5
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Doctrine
Davidic Covenant
Requires explicit Old Testament background (2 Samuel 7); no analogous concept assumed in general Polish culture.
ROM.9.5
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Doctrine
Deity of Christ
CRITICAL: co-equal divine nature; must not be softened to 'a divine man' or 'the greatest of the saints.'
ROM.9.5
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Doctrine
Divine Calling
God's sovereign call to every believer must be distinguished from the culturally dominant Polish Catholic sense of 'powołanie' as a call to priesthood or religious life.
ROM.9.11-12
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Doctrine
Effectual Calling
God's sovereign call that ensures the salvation of the called; avoid collapsing into fatalistic vernacular notions of 'los' or 'przeznaczenie.'
ROM.9.11-12
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Glossary Term
Election
God's sovereign personal choice; avoid fatalistic 'przeznaczenie/los' framing.
ROM.9.11-12
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Glossary Term
Father
God as personal Father; standard and unambiguous.
ROM.9.4
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Glossary Term
Glory
God's radiant honor and presence; standard usage.
ROM.9.5
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Glossary Term
God
Standard and unambiguous.
ROM.9.5
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Glossary Term
Messiah
CRITICAL: the unique, Old Testament-promised Anointed One fulfilled exclusively in Jesus.
ROM.9.5
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Doctrine
Messianic Promise
CRITICAL: the unique, Old Testament-promised Anointed One fulfilled exclusively in Jesus.
ROM.9.5
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Glossary Term
Seed Of David
Romans 1:3; conveys physical lineage and covenant fulfillment.
ROM.9.5