Passage

Romans 12

• Doctrine

  Christian Identity in Christ

  Identity is located in union with Christ, not in accumulated merit-standing or in Thai-Buddhist ethnic-religious identity.

  ROM.12.5

• Glossary Term

  Church

  The gathered people of God.

  ROM.12.4-5

• Doctrine

  Church as God's People

  A new-covenant community, not a temple-centered religious institution organized around a resident monastic community.

  ROM.12.4-5

• Doctrine

  Separation unto God's Service

  Must not be confused with ordination into monkhood (บวช) or withdrawal from ordinary life into a monastic community.

  ROM.12.1-2

• Doctrine

  Spiritual Gifts

  Spirit-given enablements for service, not merit-earned or occult powers associated with amulets and folk-magic (saiyasat) practitioners.

  ROM.12.6-8

• Glossary Term

  Spiritual Gifts

  Spirit-given enablements for service.

  ROM.12.6-8