Haaix Dauh Maaih Hatc Maaz Taux Horpc Leiz

Haaix Dauh Maaih Hatc Maaz Taux Horpc Leiz Fai Dorngc Leiz Nyei Sic? Who has the Authority Morality? Matthew 28: 18 “Yesu daaih fatv deix mbuox ninh mbuo, "Yiem lungh yiem ndau nyei yietc zungv hatc maaz Tin. Hungh jiu bun yie mi'aqv. ” Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. ”

Biux Mengh Waac Introduction 1. Ih jaax hnoi nyei Giduc Mienh maaih ziex nyungc oix zuqc doix minc horpc leiz fai dorngc leiz nyei sic. Christians today are confronted with many conflicting views of morality.

a. Mienh maaih ziex nyungc jauv cauh fim taux zuqc fai dorngc maiv fih hnangv. People have different opinions concerning what is right and wrong. b. Maaih haaix nyungc longx nyei jauv zuangx mienh buatc horpc nyei, zien nyei wuov deix, ih zanc zuqc maaih ndouv saaix nyei jauv. What once was generally accepted as good and true is now challenge.

c. Hungh jaa yaac lorz jauv porv taux cai-doix nyei jauv hnangv haaix nor. Governments are redefining the concept of marriage. d. Zoux saeng-eix maaiz maaic nyei jauv yaac maaih waaic nyei jauv yiem gorngv-baeqc, gorngv waac-huv, zoux zaqc nimc ga’naaiv nyei jauv camv jienv mingh. Businesses often operate with ethics that sanction lying, gossiping, and stealing thing more and more.

2. Mienh hnangv haaix nor haih hiuv duqv gorngv haaix nyungc se zuqc fai dorngc leiz nyei dorngx? How does one know what is right and wrong in areas of morality? a. Dauh dauh mienh zungv hiuv duqv gorngv haaix nyungc zuqc fai dorngc nyei jauv nyei. Everyone has a sense of right and wrong (Romans 2: 12 -16; Hebrews 8: 1011; Jeremiah 31: 33; 2 Corinthians 3: 3). b. Mv baac dingc zuqc fai dorngc nyei jauv se zanc-zanc maiv fih hnangv. But the standard of right and wrong often differs.

I. Maaih Haaix Nyungc Hatc Maaz Nyei Jauv Mienh Camv Funx Benx Horpc Leiz Nyei Jauv. WHAT Many Accept As Authority in Morality. A. Ei NINH MBUO NYEI HNYOUV HAIZ NYEI JAUV (THEIR FEELINGS) 1. Se gorngv haaix nyungc haiz kuv yiem, hnamv daaih dongh wuov nyungc horpc aqv. If it feels good, it must be right.

2. Ging-Sou donv taux mienh bangc ninh mbuo haiz longx fai ciouv nyei jauv. The Bible warns against trusting in feelings: (a) “Maaih diuh jauv mienh buatc hnangv horpc nyei, mv baac setv mueiz benx zuqc daic nyei jauv. ” ( Cong-Mengh Waac 14: 12). There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death (Proverbs 14: 12). (b) “Haaix dauh kaux ninh ganh nyei hnyouv se hngongx nyei. ”(Cong-Mengh Waac 28: 26). He who trusts in his own heart is a fool (Proverbs 28: 26).

B. NINH MBUO NYEI FIEM-FINGX (THEIR CONSCIENCE) 1. Ninh mbuo gorngv bun meih nyei fiem-fingx dorh meih. They said let your conscience be your guide.

2. Mv baac mienh nyei fiem-fingx maiv zeiz yietc liuz haih bangc duqv zuqc. But one's conscience is not always reliable. (a)Baulo longc ninh nyei kuv fiem-fingx fusux Tin-Hungh yiem ninh nyei maengc (Gong-Zoh 23: 1). Paul had served God with a good conscience throughout his life ( Acts 23: 1). (b) Fih hnangv nyei liemh jienv ninh zoux doqc Giduc Mienh nyei ziangh hoc. Even at a time when he was persecuting Christians! (Acts 26: 9 -11).

3. Mbuo nyei fiem-fingx se hnangv mong nor, se gorngv mbuo dingc duqv horpc nor cingx doix ziangh hoc. Our conscience is like a clock, which works properly only if set properly.

C. NINH MBUO NYEI DOIC (THEIR FRIENDS) 1. Laanh laanh mienh zungv zoux fih hnangv nyei (Everyone else is doing it). 2. Mbuo oix zuqc hnamv taux Yesu gorngv nyei waac, taux setv mueiz nyei hnoi maaih mienh camv nyei (Matv^taai 7: 13 -14). Consider the words of Jesus, in describing the end of the majority (Matthew 7: 13 -14).

3. Se gorngv meih gan jienv mienh camv mingh nor. If you followed the majority: (a) Yiem Noyaa nyei lungh ndiev nzie meih haih zuqc mietc (Tin Deic Douh 6: 1 -9: 29). In Noah's day, you would have perished in the flood (Genesis 6: 1 -9: 29). (b) Yiem Yo^su^waa nyei lungh ndiev, meih zuqc mietc yiem deic-bung-huaang ( In Joshua's day, you would have perished in the wilderness). (c) Gan mienh camv se hnangv meih tiux njiec kaamx nor. Following the majority can be like lemmings running over a cliff.

D. NINH MBUO NYEI ZUNH DOZ MIENH (THEIR MINISTER) 1. Yie nyei fin-saeng (sai-mienh, rabbi, lo haaix), gorngv maiv benx haaix nyungc, zoux duqv nyei. My preacher (priest, rabbi, etc. ) says it is okay. 2. Ninh mbuo fungx Tin-Hungh nyei mienh maiv haih dorh ninh mbuo mingh dorngc jauv. They reason that surely these men of God could not lead them astray.

3. Maiv dungx la’kuqv Yesu, Baulo, caux Bide donv nyei waac. Yet notice the warnings given by Jesus, Paul and Peter: (a) Zong-zei nyei bieiv haih benx m’zing maengh nyei mienh dorh m’zing maengh nyei. Religious leaders can be blind leaders of the blind (Matthew 15: 12 -14).

(b)Ninh mbuo yaac haih benx Saa^daan nyei bou nyei. They can be ministers of Satan (2 Corinthians 11: 13 -15). (c) Ninh mbuo yaac haih benx njaaux jaav leiz nyei mienh njaaux mbuo mingh zuqc mietc nyei jauv. There will be false teachers with destructive ways( 2 Peter 3: 1 -3; Matthew 7: 15 -20).

II. GIDUC MIEMH NYEI HATC MAAZ YIEM ZOUX HORPC NYEI (THE CHRISTIAN'S AUTHORITY IN MORALITY) A. YESU MAAIH NYUNGC-NYUNGC HATC MAAZ - JESUS HAS ALL AUTHORITY 1. Yiem lungh yiem ndau nyei hatc maaz. In heaven and on earth - Matthew 28: 18.

2. Yiem nyungc-nyungc jauv, liemh jienv zangv cing-nzengc nyei jauv. In all areas, including sexual mores and behavior – Ephesians 4: 17 -24). 3. Maaih norm hnoi ninh oix siemv yietc zungv baamh mienh. He will one day judge all mankind - Acts 17: 30 -31. 4. Ninh siemv baamh mienh nyei zuiz se ziux ninh nyei waac. And the standard of judgment will be His words - John 12: 48.

B. YESU JIU NINH NYEI HATC MAAZ BUN NINH NYEI Gong-Zoh MBUO. JESUS DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO HIS APOSTLES: 1. Haaix dauh zipv Yesu nyei sai-gorx mbuo yaac zipv Yesu. To receive them is to receive Him - Matthew 10: 40; John 13: 20. 2. Ninh mbuo se benx diqv Yesu nyei mienh. They were sent as ambassadors for Christ – 2 Corinthians 5: 20.

3. Tengx mienh haih hiuv duqv dingc Yesu jiu hatc maaz bun ninh nyei sai-gorx mbuo, se dongh Yesu laengz paaiv Singx Lingh daaih caux ninh nyei sai-gorx mbuo yiem nyei jauv. To ensure reliability, Jesus promised them the Holy Spirit - John 14: 26. 4. Singx Lingh yaac dorh sai-gorx mbuo hiuv taux yietc zungv zien leiz nyei jauv. The Spirit would guide the apostles into all truth – John 16: 12 -13.

5. Gong-Zoh mbuo zunh yangh nyungc Tin-Hungh nyei leiz. Thus the apostles proclaimed the whole counsel of God – Acts 20: 27. 6. Giduc Mienh zipv gorngv Gong-Zoh mbuo zunh nyei jauv se benx Tin-Hungh nyei Zien Leiz. Christians were to accept the apostles' words as truth - 1 Corinthians 14: 37.

C. NINH MBUO NYEI HATC MAAZ FUNX BENX HORPC NYEI LEIZ. THEIR AUTHORITY PERTAINS TO AREAS OF MORALITY. 1. Hnangv Baulo hatc Te^saa^lo^ni^gaa jiu baang nor. As Paul solemnly charged the church in Thessalonica - 1 Thessalonians 4: 1 -8: (a) Gorngv taux nziaauc sieqv nziaauc dorn, hienx auv hienx nqox nyei sic. Addressing sexual immorality. (b) Dorng jaa nyei jauv maiv ziepc zuoqv.

2. Yaac hnangv ninh fiev bun E^fe^so zingh nyei jiu baang nor. As he likewise wrote to the church in Ephesus - Ephesians 4: 17 -32: (a) Gorngv taux mauv ga’naaiv, ceng-hlo, mueic jieqv, laanh gorngv-baec nduov laanh. Addressing lewdness, greediness, and deceitful lusts. (b) Caux gorngv-baec, qiex jiez nouz mienh nzorng mienh, zoux zaqc, gorngv maiv benx nyei waac. And lying, anger, stealing, foul language.

Setv Mueiz Waac Conclusion 1. Maaih Mienh camv yangh naaiv nyungc maengc yiem naaiv seix zangc maiv mengh baec taux horpc nyei leiz. Many people go through life confused about morality: (a) Ninh mbuo zanc–zanc maaih waac-naaic: Naaiv se bun yie duqv longx fai ciouv? They constantly wonder: Is this right or wrong for me? (b)Ninh mbuo yangh nyei jauv yiem ninh mbuo ziangh nyei maengc zanc-zanc ndiqv zuqc, ninh mbuo ginv dorngc yaac oix zuqc ndaam-dorng. They stumble their way through life, making

2. Giduc mienh maiv horpc zuqc maaih la’nyauv taux zuqc fai dorngc nyei jauv. The Christian need not be confused about morality: (a) Zien nyei jauv se yiem Yesu. The truth is in Jesus - Ephesians 4: 21. (b) Tin-Hungh jiu bun mbuo nyei nyungc se yiem jienv longx nyei hnangv. God has given us all things that pertain to live and godliness - 2 Peter 1: 3.