Passage

Romans 4

• Doctrine

  Faith

  In everyday Russian religious usage, 'having faith' (вера) often means identifying as Orthodox and participating in its sacraments, rather than personal trust in Christ specifically; Romans' individual, Christ-directed sense must be made explicit, especially in the justification passages.

  ROM.4.1-25

• Glossary Term

  Faith

  вера is the standard, unambiguous term, but in Russian Orthodox usage 'faith' is often assumed to include sacramental participation and church membership (вера = being Orthodox) rather than personal trust in Christ alone.

  ROM.4.1-25

• Glossary Term

  Resurrection

  воскресение is unambiguous, doctrinally settled, and central to Russian Orthodox liturgical identity (Easter/Пасха is the paramount feast, celebrated even by secular Russians culturally).

  ROM.4.25

• Doctrine

  Resurrection of Christ

  Central to Russian Orthodox liturgical identity (Пасха/Easter is the paramount feast, marked culturally even by secular Russians).

  ROM.4.25