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 social service divorced from the gospel proclamation.
ROM.15.17-21
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Doctrine
Christian Fellowship
Shared participation in Christ; avoid conflating with the specific Catholic creedal phrase 'la comunión de los santos.'
ROM.15.24
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Glossary Term
Church
Distinguish Romans 16's gathered people of God from the capitalized institutional-hierarchical sense foregrounded in Catholic usage.
ROM.15.26
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Doctrine
Church as God's People
The new covenant community gathered around Christ, distinct from the capitalized institutional-hierarchical sense of 'la Iglesia' foregrounded in Catholic usage.
ROM.15.26
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Glossary Term
Covenant
Reina-Valera tradition favors 'pacto'; Catholic Bibles (Biblia de Jerusalén, Latinoamericana) favor 'alianza.' This Language Package standardizes on 'pacto' for this curriculum's Protestant/Evangelical-leaning audience but recognizes 'alianza' as a valid Catholic-tradition synonym in ecumenical settings.
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 Hispanic culture.
ROM.15.12
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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.15.20
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Glossary Term
Exhort
Standard term; context determines whether it leans toward earnest appeal or encouragement.
ROM.15.2
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Glossary Term
Fellowship
Use 'compañerismo' or contextual 'comunión' (shared participation) for Romans' general fellowship sense; avoid conflating with the specific Catholic creedal phrase 'la comunión de los santos.'
ROM.15.24
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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.15.8-12
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Glossary Term
Gentiles
Standard term; avoid 'paganos,' which carries a derogatory charge in contemporary usage.
ROM.15.7-12
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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.15.19-20
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Glossary Term
Gospel
Evangelio is the universal Spanish Christian term shared by Protestant and Catholic Bibles alike.
ROM.15.19-20
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Glossary Term
Holy
Set apart for God and morally pure; must be applied to all believers, not filtered through the popular-piety sense reserved for the canonized.
ROM.15.16
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Glossary Term
Holy Spirit
Must be taught as the personal third Person of the Trinity, explicitly distinguished from ancestral or 'guide' spirits invoked in Espiritismo and Santería, both live folk-religious frameworks in parts of the Caribbean and Latin America.
ROM.15.16
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Doctrine
Inspiration of Scripture
Distinguish Scripture's unique divine inspiration from the broader Catholic framework in which Sacred Tradition and Magisterial teaching are held alongside Scripture as authoritative; this curriculum treats Scripture's own inspiration and authority on its own terms.
ROM.15.4
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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.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 any nation's Christian heritage.
ROM.15.12, ROM.15.18-21
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Glossary Term
Kingdom Of God
God's sovereign reign; distinguish from a future political state or from the institutional church.
ROM.15.12, ROM.15.18-21
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Glossary Term
Law
The Mosaic law/Torah; standard and unambiguous across Spanish Bible traditions.
ROM.15.8-12
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Glossary Term
Messiah
CRITICAL: the unique, Old Testament-promised Anointed One fulfilled exclusively in Jesus, not one exalted figure among the many holy intercessors venerated in popular piety.
ROM.15.8-12
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Doctrine
Messianic Promise
CRITICAL: the Messiah is the unique fulfillment of a specific Old Testament promise in Jesus alone, not one exalted holy figure among the many saints and intercessors venerated in popular piety.
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
'Misión' carries a mild historical association with the Spanish colonial mission system in the Americas; a brief contextual note is useful, though the term itself is standard and not rejected.
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: Romans 8:26-27 and 8:34 describe the Spirit and Christ interceding directly for believers.
ROM.15.30-32
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Glossary Term
Prophecy
God-inspired declaration, not astrology or esoteric prediction.
ROM.15.8-12
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Glossary Term
Prophet
God's spokesperson; distinguish from a fortune-teller or new-age 'vidente,' both common in Hispanic popular culture.
ROM.15.4
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Doctrine
Sanctification
The Spirit's ongoing work of making believers holy; must not collapse into a penitential or purgatorial framework where holiness is progressively earned through religious acts.
ROM.15.16
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Glossary Term
Sanctification
The Spirit's ongoing work of making believers holy; must not collapse into a penitential/purgatorial framework (indulgences, works of penance) that frames holiness as earned through accumulated religious acts.
ROM.15.16
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Glossary Term
Seed Of David
Romans 1:3; conveys physical lineage and Old Testament covenant fulfillment.
ROM.15.12
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Doctrine
Separation unto God's Service
Risk of conflation with the Catholic category of 'vida consagrada' (consecrated religious life) as a specially set-apart class, rather than the calling of every believer.
ROM.15.16
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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.15.7-12