Passage
Romans 11
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Glossary Term
Apostle
Transliterated, established Telugu Christian term.
ROM.11.13
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Doctrine
Apostleship
Low syncretism risk given established usage; residual risk is collapsing apostleship into a generic గురువు (guru/teacher) role.
ROM.11.13
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Doctrine
Effectual Calling
God's sovereign call that ensures the salvation of the one called; not fatalism (విధి) or karma.
ROM.11.29
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Glossary Term
Election
God's sovereign, personal choice (ఏర్పాటు, 'appointing'), not విధి (impersonal destiny) or కర్మ (karma).
ROM.11.29
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Glossary Term
Gentiles
Non-Jewish peoples; విదేశీయులు (foreigners) is too narrowly national.
ROM.11.17-24
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Doctrine
Grace
Unmerited favor apart from human merit; Telugu's deep hymnody and preaching tradition already carries strong grace vocabulary, though care is still needed for readers whose extended families remain in Vaishnava/Shaiva devotional practice.
ROM.11.5-6
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Glossary Term
Grace
Unmerited favor apart from human merit.
ROM.11.5-6
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Glossary Term
Israel
Proper name; established form.
ROM.11.17-24
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Glossary Term
Justification
Compound phrase required; a forensic declaration of right standing, distinct from simply receiving forgiveness (క్షమాపణ పొందడం).
ROM.11.11
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Doctrine
Providence
God's personal, purposive governance; Romans 8:28 is still vulnerable to being read through విధి (fatalism) or కర్మసిద్ధాంతం (karma) in casual speech even within a long-Christian community, since these frameworks remain part of the surrounding regional culture.
ROM.11.33-36
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Glossary Term
Providence
God's personal, purposive governance, not fatalism (విధి) or the impersonal law of karma (కర్మసిద్ధాంతం).
ROM.11.33-36
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Glossary Term
Righteousness
Right standing before God received through faith, not cosmic duty (ధర్మం) or ethical/legal correctness in the generic sense.
ROM.11.11
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Doctrine
Salvation
CRITICAL: never మోక్షం/ముక్తి.
ROM.11.11
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Glossary Term
Salvation
CRITICAL: NEVER మోక్షం or ముక్తి (release from the rebirth cycle).
ROM.11.11
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Doctrine
Unity of Jews and Gentiles
Directly challenges caste-based spiritual hierarchy; must be translated with full theological clarity, not softened, and resonates with this community's own historical experience.
ROM.11.17-24