Oix Zuqc Longc Cing-Nzengc Caux Nyiemc Ganh Zoux Faix Nyei

Hnyouv Daaih Nitv Tin-Hungh. Draw Near To God with Purity and Humility.

Yaagorpc James 4:8-17Sunday/July 3,2011

8 Oix zuqc mingh nitv jienv Tin-Hungh, Tin-Hungh ziouc daaih nitv jienv meih mbuo. Zuiz-mienh aah! Oix zuqc nzaaux nzengc buoz. I diuc hnyouv nyei mienh aah! Oix zuqc nzaaux meih mbuo nyei hnyouv cing-nzengc daaih. 9 Oix zuqc nzauh haic, bungx-sing bungx-qiex nyei nyiemv. Meih mbuo kuh jatv, oix zuqc goiv daaih nyiemv. Meih mbuo njien-youh, orn-lorqc, oix zuqc goiv daaih benx you-nzauh.

8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom.

10 Oix zuqc yiem Ziouv nyei nza'hmien nyiemc ganh zoux faix, ninh ziouc taaih meih mbuo faaux. 11 Gorx-youz aac, laanh maiv dungx daanh laanh. Haaix dauh daanh ninh nyei gorx-youz fai dingc gorx-youz maaih zuiz, wuov dauh yaac fih hnangv nyei daanh leiz-latc yaac dingc leiz-latc se maiv horpc. Se gorngv meih dingc leiz-latc se maiv horpc, meih ziouc maiv zeiz ei leiz-latc nyei mienh. Meih zoux dingc leiz-latc nyei mienh.

10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. 11 Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it.

12 Kungx maaih nduqc dauh liepc jiez Leiz-Latc yaac zoux Siemv Zuiz Jien, se dongh Tin-Hungh, dongh haih njoux mienh yaac haih mietc mienh wuov dauh. Wuov nyungc meih ganh ni? Meih zoux haaix dauh cingx daaih haih dingc meih gorx-youz nyei zuiz? 13 Gorngv naaiv deix waac nyei mienh muangx yie maah! Meih mbuo gorngv, "Ih hnoi fai njang hnoi yie mbuo oix mingh naaiv norm zingh fai wuov norm zingh, yiem wuov zoux yietc hnyangx nyei saeng-eix duqv leic.“

12 There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor? 13 Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.”

14 Mv baac meih mbuo liemh maiv hiuv duqv njang hnoi meih mbuo nyei maengc oix hnangv haaix nor. Meih mbuo se hnangv diqv dien mouc nor, cuotv dangh hnangv aengx mitc mi'aqv. 15 Meih mbuo horpc zuqc gorngv, "Se gorngv Ziouv nyei za'eix, yie mbuo haih ziangh jienv zoux naaiv nyungc, zoux wuov nyungc."

14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. 15 Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that."

16 Mv baac meih mbuo ceng-hlo, bungx waac-maux. Bungx naaiv nyungc domh waac yietc zungv se orqv haic. 17 Hnangv naaic, haaix dauh hiuv duqv ninh horpc zuqc zoux haaix nyungc kuv sic, ninh yaac maiv zoux, wuov dauh ziouc maaih zuiz aqv.

16 As it is, you boast and brag. All such boasting is evil. 17 Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins.

Biux Mengh Waac Introduction

1. Yaagorpc Ging-Sou se benx hnoi-hnoi longc nyei sou. The book of James is a very practical book. 2. Naaiv buonv sou se gorngv taux ziex nyungc hoc daauh. The book deals with so many important topics.

3. Yaagorpc 4:8 mbuox mbuo oix zuqc daaih nitv jienv Tin-Hungh. James 4:8 tells us to draw near to God. 4. M’nziex meih oix naaic gaax yie oix zuqc hnangv haaix nor zoux. How do I do that, you may ask.

5. Naaiv se tengx meih hnangv haaix nor zoux nyei jauv. Here is how:

a. Nzaaux nzengc meih nyei buoz. Cleanse your hands (v. 8).

b. Fioux nzengc meih nyei hnyouv. Purify your hearts (v. 8).

c. Nyiemc ganh zoux faix. Humble yourselves (v. 10).

I. Daaih nitv Tin-Hungh, mbuo oix zuqc nzaaux nzengc mbuo nyei buoz.

To draw near to God we must cleanse our hands (v.8)

A. Yiem Loz-Ngaengc Waac. In the Old Testament:

1. Bieqc cing-nzengc nyei dorngx, oix zuqc nzaaux buoz ndaangc. Had to wash to enter into the Holy Place. 2. Nzaaux uix nyei jauv ndaangc se puix duqv buoqc zaangc Ziouv. Washing was a prerequisite to acceptable worship.

B. Weic haaix diuc oix zuqc nzaaux mbuo nyei buoz? Why are we told to cleanse our hands?

1. Buoz se benx jaa-sic fai jaa-dorngx nyei ga’naaiv longc zoux nyungc-nyungc. Hands are the instruments by which deeds are done.

2. Buoz laih hlopv nyei jauv se benx jangx-hoc biux mengh gorngv mbuo zoux dorngc nyei sic. Soiled hands were symbolic of guilt (Matthew 27:24).

3. Nzaaux buoz nyei eix-leiz benx jangx-hoc bun mbuo gorngv mbuo oix zuqc fioux mbuo zoux nyei sic caux mbuo nyei maengc cing-nzengc. To cleanse our hand means that we are to cleanse our actions and our hearts.

C. Mbuo nyei buoz laih hlopv nyei fai? Are our hands soiled?1. Lueic nyei jauv. Laziness.2. Butv inv nyei jauv. Addictions.a. Hopv diuv nyei jauv. Alcohol.b. Butv in nyei jauv. Drugs.c. Mangc laih hlopv nyei fangx. Pornography.d. Zoux zaqc nyei buoz. Stealing hands.e. Mborqv mienh nyei daix mienh nyei buoz. Hitting killing hands.

D. Se gorngv mbuo oix daaih fatv Tin-Hungh, mbuo oix zuqc nzaaux nzengc mbuo zoux nyei sic. If we would draw near to God, we must cleans our deeds: 1. Yiem Tin-Hungh wuov mv maaih hmuangx, Tin-Hungh yaac maiv caux hmuangx jiu tong. There is no darkness in God therefore, He will not have fellowship with darkness (1 John 1:5). 2. Yie oix nzaaux nzengc yie nyei buoz. I want to clean my hands ( Psalm 26:6-7) 3. Cing-nzengc nyei buoz. Holy Hands (1 Timothy 2:8).

II. Oix daaih nitv fatv Tin-Hungh, mbuo oix zuqc fioux nzengc mbuo nyei hnyouv. To draw near to God, we must purify our hearts (vs.8) A. Buoz se zoux zuiz nyei ga’naaiv, mv baac hnyouv hnamv cuotv waaic nyei sic. The hands perform the sin but the heart is the source of sin (Matthew 15:19-20).

B. Mbuo hnangv haaix nor haih fioux mbuo nyei hnyouv cing-nzengc? How can we purify our hearts? 1. Ei jienv zien leiz zoux. By obeying the truth (1 Peter 1:22; Matthew 15:8-9). 2. Oix zuqc seix mangc nyungc-nyungc longx nyei ei jienv zoux, nyungc-nyungc orqv nyei oix zuqc simv nqoi. Test everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every of evil. (1 Thessalonians 5:21-22; Philippians 4:8).

3. Maiv dungx zuotc naaiv norm baamh gen mienh zoux nyei sic. Do not conform the pattern of this world’s people. Romans 12:2. 4. Oix zuqc zieqv duqv ganh zoux maiv horpc nyei sic. Recognize our lost condition (James 4:9).

C. Maaih i diuc hnyouv nyei mienh maiv haih cing-nzengc.

To have a heart that is not pure is to be double minded (James 1:8).

III. Oix daaih nitv fatv Tin-Hungh, se oix zuqc nyiemc mbuo ganh zoux faix. To draw near to God, we must humble ourselves (v. 10). A. Maiv dungx la’guaih daanh mienh fai dingc mienh zoux dorngc nyei sic. Do not presume to be a judge (vv. 11-12).

1. Laanh maiv dungx gorngv doqc laanh. Don't speak evil against each other (v. 11). 2. Kungx muangx mienh gorngv dorngc nyei jauv hnangv se hnangv naaic aqv. It is just as wrong to listen as it is to speak. 3. Gorngv doqc daanh mienh nyei jauv se hoic mienh zoux mun mienh nyei jauv, naaiv maiv gong-daqv nyei sic. The judgment that we are talking about here is hasty and unjust.

4. Mbuo oix zuqc baengh fim nyei siemv. We are to judge righteously (John 7:24). 5. Mbuo maiv dungx dingc mienh zoux dorngc nyei sic weic mangc ninh mv jiez. We are not to judge in the sense of looking down on someone (Galatians 6:1). 6. Zien sic nor, mbuo yietc zungv se benx zoux bou nyei mienh hnangv. Truthfully, we are all servants (Matthew 23:10-12; Matthew 18:1-4; Luke 17:10).

B. Janx jienv Tin-Hungh ganh gunv nzengc nyungc-nyungc. Remember that God is in control (vv. 13-17). 1. Tin-Hungh gunv mbuo baamh mienh zoux nyei sic. God rules in the affairs of men.

2. Mbuo maiv horpc zuqc ndortv njiec yiem zuiz gorngv mbuo gunv nzengc nyungc-nyungc. We ought never fall into the sin of thinking that we are in control (Daniel 4:28-37).

Setv Mueiz Waac Conclusion1. Se gorngv mbuo zoux naaiv deix yietc zungv jauv. If we do these things:a. Nzaaux nzengc mbuo nyei mbuo. Cleanse our hands.b. Fioux nzengc mbuo nyei hnyouv. Purify our hearts.c. Nyiemc mbuo ganh zoux faix. Humble ourselves. 2. Mbuo mingh nitv fatv Tin-Hungh caux Tin-Hungh yaac daaih nitv fatv mbuo. We will draw near to God and He will draw near to us.

3. Mbuo oix zuqc zanc-zanc yietc seix hnangv naaiv zoux jienv mingh. We must continue to grow and do this all our lives.