Passage
Romans 5
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Doctrine
Faith
In everyday Ukrainian usage 'having faith' (віра) often functions as shorthand for confessional identity (OCU, UOC, Greek Catholic, Protestant) rather than personal trust in Christ specifically; Romans' individual, Christ-directed sense must be made explicit.
ROM.5.1-2
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Glossary Term
Faith
віра is standard and unambiguous, but as in other historically state-church contexts, 'faith' can default to confessional/institutional identity (яка у нього віра?
ROM.5.1-2
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Doctrine
Grace
CRITICAL: three living traditions hold three distinct theological accounts of grace (Orthodox uncreated energies, Greek Catholic Western-influenced created/infused grace, Protestant unmerited forensic favor).
ROM.5.2, ROM.5.15-17, ROM.5.20-21
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Glossary Term
Grace
CRITICAL: благодать is correct across all three major Ukrainian Christian traditions, but each understands it differently: Orthodox theology (OCU and UOC alike) follows Palamite uncreated-energies theology; Greek Catholic theology, in communion with Rome, has historically leaned toward the Western scholastic category of created, infused grace; Protestant/Evangelical usage (the primary frame for this curriculum) means unmerited favor apart from works.
ROM.5.2, ROM.5.15-17, ROM.5.20-21
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Doctrine
Humanity of Christ
Well-supported by shared Orthodox and Greek Catholic Christology; real physical human nature is uncontroversial doctrinal common ground here.
ROM.5.15
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Glossary Term
Peace
мир is the standard term, but since 2022 the word carries exceptionally heavy, immediate real-world weight in Ukraine as the opposite of the ongoing war, dominating news and daily conversation.
ROM.5.1
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Doctrine
Peace with God
Since Russia's 2022 invasion, мир carries exceptionally heavy, immediate weight as the opposite of the ongoing war, dominating daily conversation and news.
ROM.5.1