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 specifically Eucharistic sense of 'comuniune' in Orthodox liturgical usage.
ROM.15.24
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Glossary Term
Church
Orthodox ecclesiology holds the Church as the one visible body in unbroken continuity with the apostles; distinguish Romans 16's local gathered congregation sense from this exclusivist institutional claim.
ROM.15.26
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Doctrine
Church as God's People
The new covenant community gathered around Christ, distinct from the exclusivist institutional claim of 'Biserica' as the one legitimate visible church.
ROM.15.26
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Glossary Term
Covenant
Relational covenant bond.
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 Romanian culture outside liturgical familiarity with the Psalms.
ROM.15.12
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Doctrine
Evangelism
In a culture where Orthodox identity is closely tied to national identity, Evangelical 'evanghelizare' can be perceived as proselytism away from the national 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
'Părtășie' is the more common Evangelical/Cornilescu-tradition term; 'comuniune' carries stronger Orthodox liturgical (Eucharistic) association.
ROM.15.24
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Doctrine
Fulfillment of Prophecy
Linear historical fulfillment (Old Testament to New Testament); generally well-supported by Orthodox liturgical use of OT readings, though systematic OT background may still need reinforcement.
ROM.15.8-12
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Glossary Term
Gentiles
Standard term; avoid the pejorative 'păgâni.'
ROM.15.7-12
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Doctrine
Gospel
Must be distinguished from a generic uplifting message; 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 Orthodox, Catholic (minority), and Protestant Romanian Bibles alike.
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.
ROM.15.16
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Doctrine
Inspiration of Scripture
Orthodox theology holds Scripture and Holy Tradition (Sfânta Tradiție) together as jointly authoritative, similar in structure to the Catholic Scripture-and-Magisterium relationship but with distinct Orthodox content (patristic consensus, ecumenical councils, liturgical tradition).
ROM.15.4
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Glossary Term
Intercession
Orthodox piety gives intercession of the saints, and especially of the Theotokos (Maica Domnului), a central and liturgically constant role (akathists, litanies).
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 national Orthodox heritage.
ROM.15.12, ROM.15.18-21
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Glossary Term
Kingdom Of God
God's sovereign reign; standard usage.
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 Iisus Hristos.
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, but requires OT/mission-history background many culturally Orthodox but non-catechized readers may lack.
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: the Spirit and Christ intercede directly for believers (Romans 8:26-27, 8:34).
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, framed by Orthodox theology as integral to theosis through the Church's Sfintele Taine; this curriculum should acknowledge rather than contradict that framework while keeping Romans' Spirit-driven transformation central.
ROM.15.16
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Glossary Term
Sanctification
Orthodox theology frames ongoing sfințire as integral to theosis, achieved through participation in the Church's Sfintele Taine (Holy Mysteries); this curriculum should acknowledge rather than contradict that framework while keeping Romans' Spirit-driven transformation central.
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 monastic category of being 'set apart,' rather than the calling of every believer to devoted service within ordinary life.
ROM.15.16
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Doctrine
Unity of Jews and Gentiles
Must translate with full theological clarity; lower direct social-hierarchy charge in the Romanian context than caste or racial-hierarchy contexts elsewhere in this pipeline, but still requires care given the historic entanglement of Orthodoxy with national identity ('neam').
ROM.15.7-12