Passage

Romans 12

• Glossary Term

  Church

  The assembly of believers; distinguish from a specific denomination's building or organization.

  ROM.12.4-5

• Glossary Term

  Fellowship

  'Ukama' (kinship/relatedness) conveys the family-like bond of shared life in Christ; 'kuwadzana' (mutual friendliness) is more generic and was considered but not preferred.

  ROM.12.9-16

• Doctrine

  Fellowship of Believers

  The family-like bond of shared life in Christ; low ambiguity risk.

  ROM.12.9-16

• Glossary Term

  Holy

  Standard adjective root for set-apart purity before Mwari; distinguish from ritual purity required before approaching ancestral spirits.

  ROM.12.1

• Glossary Term

  Holy Spirit

  The third Person of the Trinity, personal and divine; must not be conflated with vadzimu (ancestral spirits) or the mudzimu/spirit associated with a medium, which are created spirits, not God himself.

  ROM.12.6-8

• Glossary Term

  Intercession

  CRITICAL: prayer on behalf of others, including Christ's and the Spirit's intercession (Romans 8:26-27, 34).

  ROM.12.12

• Doctrine

  Prayer

  The Spirit's own intercession in prayer; reinforces the Christ-alone-mediator doctrine above.

  ROM.12.12

• Glossary Term

  Saints

  All believers, not a small class of especially holy or ancestor-like figures.

  ROM.12.4-5

• Doctrine

  Sanctification

  The Spirit's ongoing work of making believers holy before Mwari; distinguish from ritual cleansing rites performed to satisfy ancestral spirits.

  ROM.12.1

• Glossary Term

  Sanctification

  The Spirit's ongoing work of making believers holy; distinguish from ritual cleansing rites performed to satisfy ancestral spirits.

  ROM.12.1

• Doctrine

  Spiritual Gifting

  Spirit-given enablements for building up the church, not inherited spiritual powers or mediumship gifts passed down within a family line.

  ROM.12.6-8

• Glossary Term

  Spiritual Gifts

  Standard term; keep distinct from inherited spiritual powers or mediumship gifts passed down within a family line.

  ROM.12.6-8

• Doctrine

  The Church as Believers in Christ

  The assembly of believers; distinguish from a specific denomination's building or organization.

  ROM.12.4-5