13 Yesu aengx mingh Si^saa^li^yaa Fi^lipv^poi Zingh nyei deic-jaaix. Yiem wuov Yesu naaic ninh nyei sai-gorx, "Mienh gorngv yie, Baamh Mienh nyei Dorn, dongh haaix dauh?"

13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of man is?.

14 Ninh mbuo dau, "Maaih deix gorngv meih dongh tengx mienh jiex wuom nyei leiz wuov dauh Yo^han. Maaih deix gorngv, E^li^yaa. Aengx maaih deix gorngv Ye^le^mi fai yietc dauh douc waac mienh."

14 They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

15 Yesu aengx naaic ninh mbuo, "Meih mbuo ni? Meih mbuo gorngv yie dongh haaix dauh?” 16

Simon Bide dau, "Meih dongh Giduc, ziangh jienv wuov dauh Tin-Hungh nyei Dorn."

15 "But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?“16 Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

17 Yesu dau, "Yo^han nyei dorn, Simon, aah! Meih gengh orn-lorqc aqv. Naaiv maiv zeiz haaix dauh baamh mienh mbuox meih. Se yie nyei tin-dorngh Diex ganh bun meih hiuv hnangv. 18 Yie ziouc mbuox meih, meih se Bide. Yie oix liepc yie nyei jiu-baang yiem naaiv norm la'bieiv gu'nguaaic. Daic nyei qaqv yietc liuz maiv haih hingh jiu-baang.

17 Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.

19 Yie oix jiu Tin-Hungh nyei guoqv nyei forv-zeih bun meih. Meih yiem naaiv lungh ndiev ndoh haaix nyungc, yiem wuov tin-dorngh wuov nyungc yaac zuqc ndoh aqv. Meih yiem naaiv lungh ndiev bungx haaix nyungc, yiem wuov tin-dorngh ziouc bungx wuov nyungc aqv." 20 Yesu aengx hatc sai-gorx mbuo maiv dungx mbuox haaix dauh ninh zoux Giduc.”

19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."20 Then he warned his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Christ.”

Biux Mengh Waac Intrdouction

Naaiv douc Ging-Sou mbuox taux Jiu Bang se haaix dauh liepc daaih, yaac yiem haaix jiex gorn.

This passage tells us who establish the church, and from where it was establish.

“Yie oix liepc yie nyei jiu-baang yiem naaiv norm la'bieiv gu'nguaaic.”

““Upon this rock, I will build my church”Upon this rock, I will build my church”

Yesu gorngv -Jesus said:Yesu gorngv -Jesus said:

Hnangv naaic, Jiu Baang benx Ziouv ganh nyei.

Thus, this is the Lord’s church

Loz-Ngaengc Waac Loz-Ngaengc Waac Old TestamentOld Testament

Siang-Ngaengc Waac Siang-Ngaengc Waac New TestamentNew Testament

Jiu Bang Laengz Jienv

Church Promised

(Matthew 16:18)

Jiu-Bang ceix yiem Church Built in

(Gong-Zoh 2:47 = Act 2:47)

Naaiv se, Siang-Ngaengc Waac Nyei Jiu-Baang.Naaiv se, Siang-Ngaengc Waac Nyei Jiu-Baang. Thus, It is the New Testament Church!Thus, It is the New Testament Church!

Maiv zeiz ceix yiem Loz-Ngaengc Waac Not built upon OT

(Matthew 5)

Ceix yiem Siang-Ngaengc Waac Is built upon New Testament

(2 Ko^lin^to 3 = 2 Corinthians 3)

I. Jiu Bang Se Haaix Nyungc? What Is The Church?

A. Jiu Baang Se Mienh Church Is People

1.Maiv zeiz biauv fai buangh doic nyei dorngx.

Not a building – meeting house.

2. Gong-Zoh 8:3 – Jiu Baang = M’jangc & M’sieqv mienh.

Acts 8:3 – church = men & womenGong-Zoh 8:3 “3 Mv baac Saulo oix mietc jiu-baang, ninh ziouc zueih biauv lorz sienx Yesu nyei mienh m'jangc m'sieqv zorqv tor mingh wuonx jienv loh.” Acts 8:3 “But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.”

I. What Is The Church?

A. People

B. People who are saved

Dongh Duqv Njoux Nyei MienhDongh Duqv Njoux Nyei MienhPeople Who Are SavedPeople Who Are Saved

Gong-Zoh 2:47Gong-Zoh 2:47

Acts 2:47Acts 2:47

E^fe^so 2:16E^fe^so 2:16

Ephesians 2:16Ephesians 2:16

E^fe^so 5:23E^fe^so 5:23

Ephesians 5:23Ephesians 5:23

Bieqc nyei jauv - se fih hnangv nyei. Terms of entrance - Same

Gong-Zoh 11Gong-Zoh 11 = Acts 11 = Acts 11 Haiz “zunh Ziouv

Yesu nyei jauvHeard

“preaching theLord Jesus

Sienx kaux &Goiv hnyouv daaih

Lorz ZiouvBelieved & turned

to Lord

Zipv Tin-HunghNyei en

Received the grace of God

Benx Jiu-BaangChurch

Benx GiducMienh

Christians

Hoqc zoux Yesunyei sai-gorx

Disciples

Jiu Baang Gikc Waac - Church Jiu Baang Gikc Waac - Church (Greek: Ekklesia)(Greek: Ekklesia)

Out of To Call

Dongh yietc zungv heuc cuotv daaih nyei

Mienh. Those Who have been called out:

• Weic Kuv Fienx – By the Gospel (2 Thess. 2:14)

•Yiem zuiz cuotv daaih bieqc taux ziangh maengc. Out of sin into salvation (Eph. 2)

• Yiem hmuangv cuotv daaih bieqc taux njang. Out of darkness into light (1 Pet. 2:9)

Cuotv daaih Heuc cuotv daaih

Matv^taai 16:18-19 = Matthew 16:18-19

18 Yie ziouc mbuox meih, meih se Bide. Yie oix liepc yie nyei jiu-baang yiem naaiv norm la'bieiv gu'nguaaic. Daic nyei qaqv yietc liuz maiv haih hingh jiu-baang.

18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

19 Yie oix jiu Tin-Hungh nyei guoqv nyei forv-zeih bun meih. Meih yiem naaiv lungh ndiev ndoh haaix nyungc, yiem wuov tin-dorngh wuov nyungc yaac zuqc ndoh aqv. Meih yiem naaiv lungh ndiev bungx haaix nyungc, yiem wuov tin-dorngh ziouc bungx wuov nyungc aqv."

19 And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."

II. Its Origin / Establishment

A. Divine in origin

1. Jiex gorn yiem Tin-Hungh nyei hnyouv. Began in the mind of God (Ephesians 1:4; 3:10-11)

2. Liepc jiez yiem Yesu. Started by Jesus (Matthew 16:18)

3. Naaiv, se maiv zeiz yiem mienh daaih. Thus, not started by any man.

II. Its Origin / EstablishmentB. Foretold in the Prophets

1.Ndaa^ni^en 2:44 "Wuov deix hungh diex gunv nyei ziangh hoc, lungh zaangc nyei Tin-Hungh oix ganh liepc norm guoqv, se yietc liuz maiv haih zuqc mietc nyei guoqv. Yietc liuz yaac maiv zuqc ndortv benx ganh fingx mienh nyei. Naaiv norm guoqv oix mborqv wuov deix yietc zungv guoqv huv muonc nzengc, bun zutc nzengc, mv baac naaiv norm guoqv oix yietc liuz yiem.

Daniel 2:44 "In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will crush all those kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever.

2.I^saa^yaa 2:2 “Nqa'haav laai nyei hnoi, zaangc ZIOUV nyei biauv yiem nyei mbong duqv liepc gauh hlang jiex zuangx mbong. Zungv oix ceix gauh hlang jiex yietc zungv mbong-aiv. Maanc guoqv mienh yaac oix ndutc ndutc nyei daaih.

Isaiah 2:2 “In the last days the mountain of the LORD's temple will be established as chief among the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.”

3. I^saa^yaa 2:3 “Camv-fingx mienh oix daaih gorngv, "Daaih maah! Mbuo lomh nzoih faaux ZIOUV nyei mbong, mingh taux Yaakopv nyei Tin-Hungh nyei biauv, bun ninh njaaux mbuo hiuv duqv ninh nyei jauv, yie mbuo ziouc duqv gan ninh nyei jauv yangh. Weic zuqc ninh nyei leiz-latc oix yiem Si^on cuotv, ZIOUV nyei waac oix yiem Ye^lu^saa^lem cuotv mingh." Isaiah 2:3 “Many peoples will come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths." The law will go out from Zion, the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.”

Acts 2:47“Ziouv hnoi-hnoi Bun duqv njouxNyei mienh tim

Bieqc ninh mbuonyei guanh”

“Lord added tothe church daily

Suc has werebeing saved”

Norm-morm dorngx nyei

Ging-Sou duqv gorngv taux

nqa’haav hingv Jiu Bang oix

daaih nyei jauv.

Every reference prior to this speaks of it

church as coming in the future

Norm-norm dorngx nyei Ging-Sou gorngv taux Jiu Baang zungv cuotv daaih yiem

jienv aqv.

Every reference after this speaks of it church as

already being in existence

C. Established in Jerusalem – 33 AD

III. There Is One Church

“Kungx MaaihYietc norm sin hnangv”

“There is one body”(Ephesians 4:4)

Sin = se Jiu-BaangBody = church

(Ephesians1:22-23)

Thus:ONE CHURCH

Yietc Norm Sin Yietc Norm Sin = One Body= One Body1. Lomaa 12:4-6 “Yietc norm sin maaih ziex nyungcgapv jienv. Nyungc-nyungc maaih ganh nyei gong zoux. 5 Fih hnangv nyei, mbuo mienh camv mv baac mbuo caux Giduc juangc maengc ziangh, dauh dauh ziouc gapv daaih benx yietc norm sin. Yietc dauh zoux sin nyei yietc nyungc.

Romans 12:4-5 “Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.”

2. 1 Ko^lin^to 10:17 “Weic zuqc maaih nduqc

norm njuov hnangv cingx daaih maiv gunv

maaih mienh camv, mbuo benx yietc norm sin,

weic zuqc mbuo juangc wuov norm njuov

nyanc.”

1 Corinthians 10:17 “Because there is one loaf,

we, who are many, are one body, for we all

partake of the one loaf.”

3. 1 Ko^lin^to 12:12 “Giduc se hnangv yietc norm

sin, maaih ziex nyungc gapv jienv. Maiv gunv maaih

ziex nyungc gapv jienv, kungx benx yietc norm sin

hnangv.”

1 Corinthians 12:12 “The body is a unit, though it is

made up of many parts; and though all its parts are

many, they form one body. So it is with Christ.”

4. 1 Ko^lin^to 12:13 “Mbuo yaac fih hnangv nyei,

maiv gunv Yiutai Mienh fai Janx, zoux nouh nyei fai

maiv zoux nouh nyei, yietc zungv juangc nduqc dauh

Singx Lingh jiex leiz benx yietc norm sin. Yietc zungv

yaac duqv juangc nduqc dauh Singx Lingh hopv.

1 Corinthians 12:13 “For we were all baptized by one

Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, slave

or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.

5. E^fe^so 2:16 “Yesu yiem ziepc nzaangc jaax

daic weic mietc nzengc ninh mbuo i bung nyei

win, bun i bung caux Tin-Hungh horpc hnyouv

ziouc benx yietc fingx.”

Ephesians 2:16 “and in this one body to

reconcile both of them to God through the

cross, by which he put to death their hostility.

I. What Is The Church?

II. Its Origin / Establishment

III. There Is One Church

IV. Universal & Local Church

UniversalUniversal

Yietc zungv duqvNjoux nyei mienh

Buangv lungh ndiev

All the savedover the world

Matthew 16:18Ephesians 1:22-23

LocalLocal

Duqv njoux nyei mienh Duqv njoux nyei mienh gapv zunv daaih yiemgapv zunv daaih yiem

buonh deic dorngxbuonh deic dorngx

The saved in a certain locale

1 Corinthians 1:2Revelation 2-3

IV. Universal & Local Church

Universal

Kungx maaih yietc normHnangv

Only one (Eph. 4:4)

Maiv maaih ganh deixNo organization

Mv maaih ganh nyungc Gong benx yietc norm

No work as a whole

Mv maaih gapv nyaanhNo treasury

Local

Maaih camv-normJiu-Bang

Many (Rom. 16:16)

Camv-dauh mienh goxElders (Phil. 1:1)

Zoux gongWork (Eph. 4:16)

Siou nyaanh/gapv nyaanhTreasury (1 Cor. 16:1-2)

IV. Universal & Local Church

I. What Is The Church?

II. Its Origin / Establishment

III. There Is One Church

IV. Universal & Local Church

V. Work & Organization of Local Church

Matt. 16:18Eph. 4:4

No OrganizationNo Work

No Treasury

1 Cor. 1:2Rom. 16:16

Elders & DeaconsPhil. 1:1

Acts 14:23

Lungh Ndiev Nyei Jiu-Baang

UniversalBuonh Deic Jiu-Baang

Local

1. Norm-norm Jiu Baang maaih mienh gox

Every church – own elders (Acts 14:23) 2. Mienh gox se maaih camv haic nyeiPlurality of elders (Titus 1:5)3. Ziux Goux mangc Jiu BaangOversight of flock among them (1 Pet. 5:1-2)

Buonh Deic Jiu Baang Nyei GongBuonh Deic Jiu Baang Nyei GongWork of the Local ChurchWork of the Local Church

1. Zunh Kuv Fienx mbuox mienh Evangelism (1 Timothy 3:15)

2. Laanh ceix laanh jiez daaih Edification (Ephesians 4:16)

3. Zoux kuv sic.

Benevolence (1 Timothy 5:16)

Jiu Baang, eix-leiz se heuc cuotv daaih nyei mienh, Giduc mienh se Tin-Hungh heuc yiem zuiz cuotv daaih nyei mienh, “Jiu Bang” naaiv joux waac nyei eix-leiz se yiem Siang-Ngaengc Waac caux Loz-Ngaengc Waac sou cuotv daaih. Gikc waac gorngv “ekklesia” eix-leiz se heuc cuotv daaih nyei mienh. Yiem Loz-Ngaengc waac sou, Mose fiev nyei wuov deix biaa buonv Hipv^lu waac faan daaih benx Gikc waac gorngv “Jiu-Bang” naaiv joux waac longc 100 nzunc.

Jiu-Bang naaiv joux waac yiem Hipv^lu waac nyei eix-leiz se gorngv “heuc cuotv daaih gapv zunv nyei mienh” (Nzamc Leiz-Latc 9:10; Yo^so^waa 8:35; Ye^li^mie 26:17). Yiem Siang-Ngaengc Waac “ekklesia” naaiv joux waac eix-leiz se gorngv Giduc mienh dongh Giduc heuc cuotv daaih wuov guanh mienh, ninh mbuo nyei jiu tong jauv caux nitv fatv nyei jauv se yiem Giduc. Naaiv joux waac Baulo fin-saeng zanc-zanc longc, dongh gorngv taux “Jiu-Bang” (Fi^le^mon 1:2; Ko^lo^si 4:15; 1 Ko^lin^to 11:18; 14:15).

Jiu-Bang se benx Giduc nyei sin, lungh ndiev nyei jiu-bang, se dongh sienx kaux yaac bungx hnyouv Ziouv Giduc wuov deix mienh, maiv gunv ninh mbuo yiem haaix doic mienh, haaix gitv lungh ndiev, danh fanh sienx kaux Yesu, yaac nyiemc Yesu zoux Ziouv wuov deix mienh gapv daaih se benx Yesu nyei sin(Jiu-Bang). Jiu-Bang se dongh sienx Yesu nyei mienh, gapv jienv yiem ganh nyei buonc-deic dorngx, norm-norm leiz-baaix zoux leiz-baaix ceng Tin-Hungh, muangx zunh doz, (Tin-Hungh nyei waac) caux doic jiu tong, tengx Yesu zoux zorng-zengx, daux gaux, nyanc Singx Hnaangx, yaac caux jienv doic zoux ganh nyungc fuh sux Tin-Hungh nyei gong. Dauh dauh Giduc mienh, ninh ganh oix zuqc maaih buonc fuh sux Tin-Hungh nyei jauv cingx funx benx zien Giduc mienh. Fuh sux Tin-Hungh nyei jauv se benx Tin-Hungh paaiv njiec nyei waac, yaac benx Tin-Hungh nyei lingc.

Jiu-bang liepc daaih weic taaih ceng fai bouh Ziouv Yesu nyei mengh hoc. “Daaux nzuonx ninh maaih nyei nyungc-nyungc siev jienv guangc nzengc, zipv nouh nyei fiem-fingx, benx dauh baamh mienh. 8 Za'gengh maaih mienh nyei fangx zeiv. Ninh ganh yaac laengz zoux faix, muangx Tin-Hungh nyei waac taux daic, taux zuqc yiem ziepc nzaangc jaax daic. 9 Weic naaiv Tin-Hungh taaih ninh zoux gauh hlo jiex, yaac bun ninh maaih mbuox gauh hlang jiex maanc mbuox nyei mbuox. 10 Hnangv naaiv, weic taaih Yesu nyei mbuox, yiem tin-dorngh, yiem yaangh gen, caux yiem yiemh gen nyei yietc zungv oix zuqc gueic njiec baaix. 11 Dauh dauh oix nyiemc Yesu Giduc zoux Ziouv, ziouc taaih Zangc Diex Tin-ungh.(Fi^lip^poi2:7-11).