Passage

Romans 15

• Doctrine

  Christ-Centered Ministry

  Ministry done in Christ's name and by his power for his glory, not humanitarian merit-work performed to build one's own bun (merit).

  ROM.15.17-21

• Doctrine

  Christian Fellowship

  Shared participation in Christ, not merely social association within a temple-affiliated lay community.

  ROM.15.24

• Glossary Term

  Church

  The gathered people of God.

  ROM.15.26

• Doctrine

  Church as God's People

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

  ROM.15.26

• Glossary Term

  Covenant

  A relational, binding bond initiated by God; more than a negotiated agreement (ข้อตกลง).

  ROM.15.12

• Glossary Term

  David

  Established Thai Bible proper-name form.

  ROM.15.12

• Doctrine

  Davidic Covenant

  Requires explicit OT background teaching; there is no analogous royal-line covenant concept in Thai religious tradition, though the concept of a divinely sanctioned royal line is culturally familiar and can be used as a teaching bridge with care.

  ROM.15.12

• Doctrine

  Evangelism

  Sensitive given the close tie between Thai national identity and Buddhism; use language of witness and proclamation, not confrontational or nationalistic framing.

  ROM.15.20

• Glossary Term

  Exhort

  Context-sensitive: use วิงวอน for entreaty and หนุนใจ for building up in encouragement.

  ROM.15.2

• Glossary Term

  Fellowship

  Shared participation in Christ, deeper than ordinary friendship (มิตรภาพ).

  ROM.15.24

• Doctrine

  Fulfillment of Prophecy

  Linear, one-time historical fulfillment (OT to NT), not the cyclical world-ages of Buddhist-Brahmanic cosmology.

  ROM.15.8-12

• Glossary Term

  Gentiles

  Non-Jews; established term.

  ROM.15.7-12

• Doctrine

  Gospel

  Must be distinguished from any pleasant announcement (ข่าวดี).

  ROM.15.19-20

• Glossary Term

  Gospel

  Established Thai Bible term meaning 'excellent news'.

  ROM.15.19-20

• Glossary Term

  Holy

  Set apart for God and morally pure.

  ROM.15.16

• Glossary Term

  Holy Spirit

  CRITICAL: Never use วิญญาณ alone or ผี (a ghost or spirit in Thai folk animism).

  ROM.15.16

• Doctrine

  Inspiration of Scripture

  Distinguish God-breathed Scripture from the authority of the Pali Canon, which rests on the Buddha's own enlightened insight rather than a personal God speaking through chosen human authors.

  ROM.15.4

• Glossary Term

  Intercession

  Prayer on behalf of others addressed to God directly, not การบนบานศาลกล่าว (vowing/bargaining with a spirit shrine for favor), a common Thai folk-religious practice.

  ROM.15.30-32

• Glossary Term

  Israel

  Proper name; established Thai Bible form.

  ROM.15.7-12

• Doctrine

  Kingdom Mission

  God's reign advancing through gospel proclamation; not a political territory or a Buddhist-national religious identity project.

  ROM.15.12, ROM.15.18-21

• Glossary Term

  Kingdom Of God

  God's sovereign reign, an established Thai Bible phrase; distinguish from an earthly territorial kingdom (อาณาจักร).

  ROM.15.12, ROM.15.18-21

• Glossary Term

  Law

  Mosaic Law.

  ROM.15.8-12

• Glossary Term

  Messiah

  CRITICAL: Never use พระศรีอริยเมตไตรย (Phra Si Ariya Metrai), the future Buddha of popular Thai millenarian expectation.

  ROM.15.8-12

• Doctrine

  Messianic Promise

  CRITICAL: Must not be conflated with popular Thai expectation of Phra Si Ariya Metrai (the future Buddha Maitreya).

  ROM.15.8-12

• Glossary Term

  Mission

  Established, religion-neutral Thai Christian term for a commissioned task.

  ROM.15.15-24

• Doctrine

  Mission to the Nations

  Use พันธกิจ rather than religion-propagation language, since Thai national identity is closely tied to Buddhism and evangelism can otherwise sound like an attack on that identity.

  ROM.15.15-24

• Doctrine

  Mutual Edification

  Building one another up in faith; minimal doctrinal risk.

  ROM.15.2

• Doctrine

  Prayer and Intercession

  Direct access to God in Christ's name; distinguish from bon bok san klao (vow-making at spirit shrines) for favor or protection.

  ROM.15.30-32

• Glossary Term

  Prophecy

  God-inspired declaration, distinct from horoscope-style fortune-telling (คำทำนายดวงชะตา).

  ROM.15.8-12

• Glossary Term

  Prophet

  God's spokesperson; do not confuse with หมอดู (fortune-teller), a widely consulted figure in Thai popular religion.

  ROM.15.4

• Doctrine

  Sanctification

  The Spirit's ongoing work of making believers holy, not a self-directed discipline of precept-keeping and meditation practiced to purify one's own mind.

  ROM.15.16

• Glossary Term

  Sanctification

  The Spirit's ongoing work of making believers holy, not self-directed ritual purification or merit-building practice.

  ROM.15.16

• Glossary Term

  Seed Of David

  Romans 1:3; conveys physical lineage and fulfillment of the Davidic covenant promise.

  ROM.15.12

• 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.15.16

• Doctrine

  Unity of Jews and Gentiles

  Challenges any notion that Thai-Buddhist identity carries inherent religious priority over ethnic or religious minorities; must be rendered with full theological clarity.

  ROM.15.7-12