008. Tin-Hungh Zeix Maanc Muotc

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Haaix Dauh Maaih Hatc Maaz Taux Horpc Leiz Fai
Dorngc Leiz Nyei Sic? Who has the Authority
Morality?  Matthew 2818 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.
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 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.
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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.
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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 ganaaiv nyei jauv camv jienv
mingh. Businesses often operate with ethics that
sanction lying, gossiping, and stealing thing
more and more.
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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 212-16 Hebrews 810-11Jeremiah
3133 2 Corinthians 33).   b. Mv baac dingc
zuqc fai dorngc nyei jauv se zanc-zanc maiv fih
hnangv. But the standard of right and wrong often
differs.
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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.
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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 1412). There is a way which seems right to
a man, but its end is the way of death (Proverbs
1412). (b) Haaix dauh kaux ninh ganh nyei
hnyouv se hngongx nyei.(Cong-Mengh Waac 2826).
He who trusts in his own heart is a fool
(Proverbs 2826).
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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.  
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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 fu-sux Tin-Hungh yiem ninh nyei
maengc (Gong-Zoh 231). Paul had served God with
a good conscience throughout his life ( Acts
231). (b) Fih hnangv nyei liemh jienv ninh
zoux doqc Giduc Mienh nyei ziangh hoc. Even at
a time when he was persecuting Christians! (Acts
269-11).
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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.
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  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 (Matvtaai
713-14). Consider the words of Jesus, in
describing the end of the majority (Matthew
713-14).
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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 61-929). In Noah's day, you would
have perished in the flood (Genesis 61-929).
(b) Yiem Yosuwaa 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.
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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.
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3. Maiv dungx lakuqv Yesu, Baulo, caux Bide donv
nyei waac. Yet notice the warnings given by
Jesus, Paul and Peter (a) Zong-zei nyei bieiv
haih benx mzing maengh nyei mienh dorh mzing
maengh nyei. Religious leaders can be blind
leaders of the blind (Matthew 1512-14).
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(b)Ninh mbuo yaac haih benx Saadaan nyei bou
nyei. They can be ministers of Satan (2
Corinthians 1113-15). (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 31-3
Matthew 715-20).
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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 2818.  
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2. Yiem nyungc-nyungc jauv, liemh jienv zangv
cing-nzengc nyei jauv. In all areas, including
sexual mores and behavior Ephesians 417-24).
  3. Maaih norm hnoi ninh oix siemv yietc zungv
baamh mienh. He will one day judge all mankind - 
Acts 1730-31.   4. Ninh siemv baamh mienh nyei
zuiz se ziux ninh nyei waac. And the standard of
judgment will be His words - John 1248.
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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 1040 John 1320.   2.
Ninh mbuo se benx diqv Yesu nyei mienh. They were
sent as ambassadors for Christ 2 Corinthians
520.  
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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 1426.   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 1612-13.  
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5. Gong-Zoh mbuo zunh yangh nyungc-nyungc
Tin-Hungh nyei leiz.Thus the apostles proclaimed
the whole counsel of God Acts 2027. 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 1437.
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C. NINH MBUO NYEI HATC MAAZ FUNX BENX HORPC NYEI
LEIZ. THEIR AUTHORITY PERTAINS TO AREAS OF
MORALITY. 1. Hnangv Baulo hatc Tesaalonigaa
jiu baang nor. As Paul solemnly charged the
church in Thessalonica - 1 Thessalonians
41-8 (a) Gorngv taux nziaauc sieqv nziaauc
dorn, hienx auv hienx nqox nyei sic. Addressing
sexual immorality. (b) Dorng jaa nyei jauv maiv
ziepc zuoqv. And marital faithfulness.
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2. Yaac hnangv ninh fiev bun Efeso zingh nyei
jiu baang nor . As he likewise wrote to the
church in Ephesus - Ephesians 417-32 (a)
Gorngv taux mauv ganaaiv, 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.
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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 zanczanc 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 wrong choices with
terrible consequences.
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2. Giduc mienh maiv horpc zuqc maaih lanyauv
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 421. (b) Tin-Hungh jiu bun mbuo
nyei nyungc-nyungc se yiem jienv longx nyei
hnangv. God has given us all things that pertain
to live and godliness - 2 Peter 13.