Fyrir nokkrum m\u00e1nu\u00f0um, n\u00e6stum \u00e1ri var \u00e9g a\u00f0 lesa m\u00e9r til um kirkjulegt starf me\u00f0 ungu f\u00f3lki og rakst \u00e1 s\u00f6gu fr\u00e1 Bandar\u00edkjunum sem haf\u00f0i veruleg \u00e1hrif \u00e1 mig. \u00deannig var a\u00f0 m\u00f3\u00f0ir kom mj\u00f6g \u00e6st til fundar vi\u00f0 \u00e6skul\u00fd\u00f0sfulltr\u00faann og prestinn \u00ed kirkjunni sinni. H\u00fan haf\u00f0i verulegar \u00e1hyggjur af syni s\u00ednum \u00e1 h\u00e1sk\u00f3laaldri og taldi \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00f6k kirkjunnar. Presturinn og \u00e6skul\u00fd\u00f0sfulltr\u00fainn \u00e1kv\u00e1\u00f0u a\u00f0 kalla soninn til fundarins til a\u00f0 f\u00e1 botn \u00ed m\u00e1li\u00f0.<\/p>\n
\u00c1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un sonarins var sk\u00fdr, hann var \u00e1 lei\u00f0 me\u00f0 h\u00f3pi f\u00f3lks \u00e1 \u00f6llum aldri til Bagdad \u00fear sem \u00feau \u00e6tlu\u00f0u a\u00f0 stilla s\u00e9r upp vi\u00f0 sj\u00fakrah\u00fas og sk\u00f3la, vi\u00f0 borgaraleg skotm\u00f6rk sem lifandi skyldir. M\u00f3\u00f0irin var ekki hrifin og saka\u00f0i \u00e6skul\u00fd\u00f0slei\u00f0togann um a\u00f0 hafa gert barni\u00f0 sitt of \u00e1byrgt. Sonurinn svara\u00f0i a\u00f0 brag\u00f0i og benti \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hafi veri\u00f0 h\u00fan sem vildi a\u00f0 hann v\u00e6ri \u00ed kirkjustarfi, h\u00fan hafi hvatt hann til a\u00f0 taka bo\u00f0skap Jes\u00fa Krists alvarlega um a\u00f0 standa me\u00f0 \u00feeim \u00fej\u00e1\u00f0u og snj\u00e1\u00f0u, vernda \u00fe\u00e1 sem minna mega s\u00edn. S\u00ed\u00f0an b\u00e6tti sonurinn vi\u00f0. “Ef \u00e9g tek Jes\u00fas Krist alvarlega get \u00e9g ekki sta\u00f0i\u00f0 hj\u00e1 og gert ekkert.” \u00deegar m\u00f3\u00f0irin gekk af fundi, sag\u00f0i h\u00fan stundarh\u00e1tt. “\u00c9g hef\u00f0i betur haldi\u00f0 a\u00f0 honum grasi.”<\/p>\n
“Or\u00f0 Gu\u00f0s er lifandi og kr\u00f6ftugt og beittara hverju tv\u00edeggju\u00f0u sver\u00f0i og sm\u00fdgur inn \u00ed innstu fylgsni s\u00e1lar og anda, li\u00f0am\u00f3ta og mergjar, \u00fea\u00f0 d\u00e6mir hugsanir og hugrenningar hjartans” (Heb 4.12). Ef vi\u00f0 tr\u00faum \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 satt, Gu\u00f0 s\u00e9 skapari alls, lausnari l\u00edfs og kraftur til g\u00f3\u00f0ra verka, \u00fe\u00e1 getum vi\u00f0 ekki me\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0u m\u00f3ti sagt a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 feli \u00ed s\u00e9r hlutleysi \u00ed tr\u00fam\u00e1lum a\u00f0 gefa b\u00f6rnum N\u00fdja Testamenti\u00f0. Ef vi\u00f0 tr\u00faum \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 b\u00e6nin s\u00e9 m\u00e1ttug, \u00fe\u00e1 getum vi\u00f0 ekki haldi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed fram a\u00f0 b\u00e6nahald \u00ed grunnsk\u00f3lum s\u00e9 ekkert vandam\u00e1l. Vi\u00f0 sem h\u00f6fum fengi\u00f0 a\u00f0 upplifa kraft Gu\u00f0s vitum betur. \u00c9g tr\u00fai \u00e1 g\u00f3\u00f0an Gu\u00f0 sem er lifandi og kr\u00f6ftugur, Gu\u00f0 sem er ekki bundin vi\u00f0 a\u00f0gang a\u00f0 sk\u00f3lum, Gu\u00f0 sem er ekki h\u00e1\u00f0ur hef\u00f0um. \u00c9g tr\u00fai \u00e1 Gu\u00f0 sem er st\u00f6\u00f0uglega skapandi n\u00fdtt, n\u00fd t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri, n\u00fdja framt\u00ed\u00f0, n\u00fdjan dag.<\/p>\n
\u00deegar vi\u00f0 streitumst \u00e1 m\u00f3ti n\u00fdjum t\u00e6kif\u00e6rum, n\u00fdjum degi, \u00fe\u00e1 lokum vi\u00f0 Gu\u00f0 inni. Vi\u00f0 festumst \u00ed fari hef\u00f0anna og til a\u00f0 r\u00e9ttl\u00e6ta st\u00f6\u00f0nunina ney\u00f0umst vi\u00f0 til a\u00f0 sm\u00e6kka Skaparann. Vi\u00f0 t\u00f6lum um a\u00f0 dreifing N\u00fdja Testamentisins hafi enginn \u00e1hrif, vi\u00f0 t\u00f6lum um a\u00f0 b\u00e6nahald s\u00e9 hef\u00f0in ein. Vi\u00f0 afneitum lifandi og upprisnum frelsara og j\u00e1tum tr\u00fa \u00e1 skur\u00f0go\u00f0 hef\u00f0anna. Vi\u00f0 setjum hlj\u00f3\u00f0k\u00fat \u00e1 kall Gu\u00f0s til okkar, svo \u00fea\u00f0 skeri n\u00fa \u00f6rugglega ekki \u00ed eyrun.<\/p>\n
Gu\u00f0 (YHWH), skaparinn, frelsarinn og lausnarinn er nefnilega svo miklu meira en hef\u00f0irnar. Lifandi Gu\u00f0 kallar okkur til \u00fej\u00f3nustu. Lifandi Gu\u00f0 kallar f\u00f3lk til a\u00f0 standa sem skyldir vi\u00f0 borgaraleg mannvirki \u00ed \u00cdrak. Lifandi Gu\u00f0 b\u00fd\u00f0ur okkur a\u00f0 spila k\u00f6rfubolta me\u00f0 sk\u00f3lab\u00f6rnum \u00e1 Haiti. Upprisinn frelsari kallar okkur til a\u00f0 drekka te me\u00f0 \u00f6ldungum \u00ed litlu \u00feorpi \u00ed Marokko. Gu\u00f0 kallar okkur til a\u00f0 setjast ni\u00f0ur me\u00f0 \u00feeim sem hafa litla r\u00f6dd og standa me\u00f0 \u00feeim. Lausnarinn okkar gle\u00f0st yfir gostappaeyrnalokkas\u00f6lu \u00e1 Gler\u00e1rtorgi. Gu\u00f0 kallar okkur til a\u00f0 bera \u00e1byrg\u00f0 hvort \u00e1 \u00f6\u00f0ru.<\/p>\n
Svar okkar vi\u00f0 kallinu getur falist \u00ed a\u00f0 flytja me\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskylduna \u00ed \u00f3kunnugt land til a\u00f0 hj\u00e1lpa st\u00e6kkandi tr\u00faarsamf\u00e9lagi a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 vaxtarverki. Svari\u00f0 okkar getur falist \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 sty\u00f0ja vi\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0 verkefni. Svari\u00f0 getur falist \u00ed a\u00f0 st\u00edga fram og segja sannleikann \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 geti kosta\u00f0 l\u00edf, limi e\u00f0a atvinnu. Svari\u00f0 okkar sn\u00fdst umfram allt um a\u00f0 vera hei\u00f0arleg gagnvart \u00feeim sem vi\u00f0 m\u00e6tum, gangast \u00f3hr\u00e6dd undir sannleikann.<\/p>\n
\u00deegar J\u00f3nsi syngur: “\u00dea\u00f0 besta sem Gu\u00f0 hefur skapa\u00f0 er n\u00fdr dagur” \u00fe\u00e1 l\u00fdsir hann betur en flest anna\u00f0 hva\u00f0 \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed felst a\u00f0 tr\u00faa \u00e1 upprisinn frelsara. Gu\u00f0 t\u00e6kif\u00e6ranna og \u00e6vint\u00fdranna, Gu\u00f0 r\u00e9ttl\u00e6tis og n\u00fdrrar gle\u00f0i, Gu\u00f0 framt\u00ed\u00f0ar, fort\u00ed\u00f0ar og n\u00fat\u00ed\u00f0ar. Gu\u00f0 sem er st\u00f6\u00f0uglega skapandi, Gu\u00f0 sem er vissulega h\u00e6ttulegur, Gu\u00f0 sem hefur kalla\u00f0 okkur til a\u00f0 taka \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed \u00e6vint\u00fdrinu me\u00f0 s\u00e9r.<\/p>\n
G\u00f3\u00f0ur Gu\u00f0 hj\u00e1lpi okkur til a\u00f0 horfast me\u00f0 dj\u00f6fung fram \u00e1 n\u00fdjan dag, dag \u00f3vissu og t\u00e6kif\u00e6ra. Gu\u00f0 gefi a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 megum treysta \u00e1 or\u00f0in \u00ed Jerem\u00eda 29: “\u00dev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00feekki sj\u00e1lfur \u00fe\u00e6r fyrir\u00e6tlanir sem \u00e9g hef \u00ed hyggju me\u00f0 y\u00f0ur, segir Drottinn, fyrir\u00e6tlanir til heilla en ekki til \u00f3hamingju, a\u00f0 veita y\u00f0ur vonarr\u00edka framt\u00ed\u00f0.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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