Passage
Romans 10
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Doctrine
Evangelism
In historically Catholic Latin American and Iberian contexts, 'evangelización' can carry a defensive charge (Protestant evangelism perceived as proselytism away from the Catholic Church); use language of proclamation and witness rather than confrontational framing.
ROM.10.14-15
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Doctrine
Faith
Personal trust in Christ, not inherited cultural religiosity ('nací católico/cristiano') or devotional loyalty to a saint or the Virgin.
ROM.10.9-10, ROM.10.17
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Glossary Term
Faith
Personal trust in Christ specifically, not the inherited cultural religiosity ('soy católico/cristiano de nacimiento') common in nominally Christian Spanish-speaking contexts, and not devotional loyalty to a saint or the Virgin.
ROM.10.9-10, ROM.10.17
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Doctrine
Fulfillment of Prophecy
Linear historical fulfillment (Old Testament to New Testament); low syncretism risk in Hispanic Christian culture, but requires OT background many nominal believers were never catechized in.
ROM.10.11
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Glossary Term
Gentiles
Standard term; avoid 'paganos,' which carries a derogatory charge in contemporary usage.
ROM.10.12
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Doctrine
Gospel
Must be distinguished from a generic inspirational message; the gospel is the specific proclamation of salvation through Christ crucified and risen, not a vague 'buenas nuevas.'
ROM.10.15-16
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Glossary Term
Gospel
Evangelio is the universal Spanish Christian term shared by Protestant and Catholic Bibles alike.
ROM.10.15-16
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Glossary Term
Intercession
CRITICAL: Romans 8:26-27 (the Spirit's intercession) and 8:34 (Christ's intercession) describe direct divine intercession.
ROM.10.1
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Glossary Term
Israel
Standard proper name.
ROM.10.12
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Glossary Term
Jesus
Universally standard across all Spanish Bible traditions; no variant-form risk.
ROM.10.9, ROM.10.12
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Glossary Term
Justification
CRITICAL: the historical Reformation-Trent fault line.
ROM.10.1, ROM.10.10
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Glossary Term
Law
The Mosaic law/Torah; standard and unambiguous across Spanish Bible traditions.
ROM.10.11
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Glossary Term
Lord
CRITICAL: Romans 10:9, 'Jesús es el Señor,' is the salvation confession.
ROM.10.9, ROM.10.12
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Doctrine
Lordship of Christ
CRITICAL: Romans 10:9, 'Jesús es el Señor,' is the salvation confession.
ROM.10.9, ROM.10.12
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Doctrine
Prayer and Intercession
CRITICAL: Romans 8:26-27 and 8:34 describe the Spirit and Christ interceding directly for believers.
ROM.10.1
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Glossary Term
Prophecy
God-inspired declaration, not astrology or esoteric prediction.
ROM.10.11
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Glossary Term
Righteousness
CRITICAL: justicia de Dios in Romans is a right standing granted by God through faith, not self-achieved moral rectitude.
ROM.10.1, ROM.10.10
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Doctrine
Salvation
CRITICAL: reconciliation with a personal God received by faith, not a lifelong, uncertain outcome secured through sacraments, penance, and saintly or Marian intercession, as folk Catholic piety in much of Latin America can imply.
ROM.10.1, ROM.10.10
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Glossary Term
Salvation
CRITICAL: unlike Hindi, there is no false-cognate word to reject here, but Latin American folk Catholic piety commonly treats salvación as a lifelong, uncertain outcome secured through sacraments, penance, and the intercession of saints and the Virgin.
ROM.10.1, ROM.10.10
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Doctrine
Unity of Jews and Gentiles
Must translate with full theological clarity; no direct caste analogue in Hispanic culture, but regional and racial hierarchies (particularly around indigenous and Afro-descendant communities in Latin America) make the 'no distinction' claim socially significant, not merely doctrinal.
ROM.10.12
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Doctrine
Universal Scope of the Gospel
No ethnic, national, or class barrier to the gospel; retain unqualified universal language rather than softening it for regional sensitivities.
ROM.10.12-13