Passage

Romans 12

• Doctrine

  Christian Identity in Christ

  Identity located in union with Christ, not caste, qaum-identity, or family religious heritage — a high-stakes claim where Punjabi religious identity is usually inherited and communal.

  ROM.12.5

• Glossary Term

  Church

  ਮੰਡਲੀ (assembly/congregation) is the established term for the doctrinal Church.

  ROM.12.4-5

• Doctrine

  Church as God's People

  New covenant community, not a caste-segregated assembly or a Gurdwara-style institution.

  ROM.12.4-5

• Doctrine

  Separation unto God's Service

  Biblical separation is devotion to God while remaining fully engaged in ordinary life and family, distinct from any renunciate ideal.

  ROM.12.1-2

• Doctrine

  Spiritual Gifts

  Spirit-given enablements, not merit-earned powers or attainments from spiritual practice.

  ROM.12.6-8

• Glossary Term

  Spiritual Gifts

  Spirit-given enablements.

  ROM.12.6-8