Passage

Romans 12

• Doctrine

  Christian Identity in Christ

  Identity located in union with Christ, not caste, ethnic heritage, or accumulated karmic status.

  ROM.12.5

• Glossary Term

  Church

  சபை (assembly/congregation) is the established term for the doctrinal Church, distinct from ஆலயம் (the physical church building) and never கோவில் (Hindu temple).

  ROM.12.4-5

• Doctrine

  Church as God's People

  New covenant community, not a caste-segregated assembly or ritual institution.

  ROM.12.4-5

• Doctrine

  Separation unto God's Service

  Must not be confused with the Tamil Siddhar or ascetic-renunciate ideal.

  ROM.12.1-2

• Doctrine

  Spiritual Gifts

  Spirit-given enablements, not merit-earned powers or the yogic/alchemical siddhis associated with the Tamil Siddhar tradition.

  ROM.12.6-8

• Glossary Term

  Spiritual Gifts

  வரம் alone means "boon," familiar from Tamil devotional and folk-narrative tradition of a deity granting a boon.

  ROM.12.6-8