{"id":2579,"date":"2011-03-18T11:25:51","date_gmt":"2011-03-18T15:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ispeculate.wpmudev.host\/main\/?p=2579"},"modified":"2011-03-18T11:25:51","modified_gmt":"2011-03-18T15:25:51","slug":"hva%c3%b0-er-sannleikur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ispeculate.net\/writings\/2011\/03\/18\/hva%c3%b0-er-sannleikur\/","title":{"rendered":"Hva\u00f0 er sannleikur?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Pr\u00e9dikun upphaflega flutt \u00ed Hjallakirkju \u00ed K\u00f3pavogi \u00ed september 1998.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lokum augunum og reynum a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 fyrir okkar l\u00edti\u00f0 myndbrot. \u00fea\u00f0 er snemma morguns, vi\u00f0 st\u00f6ndum \u00ed st\u00f3rum, tignarlegum salarkynnum \u00fear sem ekkert vir\u00f0ist hafa veri\u00f0 spara\u00f0 til a\u00f0 gera allt sem gl\u00e6silegast.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u00cd salnum sj\u00e1um vi\u00f0 sj\u00e1um \u00fatitekinn, sk\u00edtugan, \u00fereyttan mann standa frammi fyrir skartkl\u00e6ddu st\u00f3rmenni. Vi\u00f0 heyrum a\u00f0 s\u00e1 sk\u00edtugi hefur or\u00f0i\u00f0 og talar mynduglega. Vi\u00f0 f\u00e6rum okkur n\u00e6r til a\u00f0 heyra or\u00f0askil. S\u00e1 sk\u00edtugi \u00feagnar og skartkl\u00e6ddi ma\u00f0urinn segir eina setningu. Hann talar setninguna \u00fe\u00f3 eiginlega ekki, heldur andvarpar.<\/p>\n<p>Andvarp skartkl\u00e6dda mannsins \u00f3mar um salarkynni hallarinnar sem vi\u00f0 st\u00f6ndum \u00ed: <em>Hva\u00f0 er sannleikur?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A\u00f0 loknum or\u00f0unum \u00feremur sn\u00fdr s\u00e1 skartkl\u00e6ddi s\u00e9r vi\u00f0 og gengur \u00fat \u00far salnum.<\/p>\n<p>Andvarpi\u00f0, <em>Hva\u00f0 er sannleikur?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00deekktur heimspekingur \u00ed upphafi 17. aldar staldra\u00f0i vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 skartkl\u00e6ddi ma\u00f0urinn, sem h\u00e9t Pont\u00edus P\u00edlatus, gaf s\u00e9r ekki t\u00edma til a\u00f0 f\u00e1 svar.<\/p>\n<p>P\u00edlatus var mikilv\u00e6gur ma\u00f0ur, hann veitti forst\u00f6\u00f0u st\u00f3rum h\u00f3pi manna og haf\u00f0i \u00ed miklu a\u00f0 sn\u00faast. Hann bj\u00f3 fjarri heimalandi s\u00ednu, var \u00ed nokkurs konar \u00fatger\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 skipti hann m\u00e1li a\u00f0 ey\u00f0a ekki t\u00edma \u00ed vitleysu, t\u00edminn var peningar, ekki s\u00ed\u00f0ur \u00fe\u00e1 en n\u00fa. Hann haf\u00f0i ekki t\u00edma til a\u00f0 heyra allt sem \u00ed bo\u00f0i var. Hann var\u00f0 a\u00f0 velja og hafna. Hva\u00f0 hann hlusta\u00f0i \u00e1 og hva\u00f0 ekki.<\/p>\n<p>Hallgr\u00edmur P\u00e9tursson, \u00edslenskur prestur, sem einnig lif\u00f0i \u00e1 17. \u00f6ld, leggur \u00e1herslu \u00e1 h\u00e1\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed andvarpinu er hann segir:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>H\u00e6\u00f0nissvar hinn til fann:<br \/>\nHva\u00f0 er sannleikur? sag\u00f0i hann.<br \/>\nSvo gekk \u00fat me\u00f0 \u00farskur\u00f0inn \u00feann.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Prestinum \u00ed \u00edslensku sveitinni, ver\u00f0ur stars\u00fdnt \u00e1 \u00f6fgarnar. P\u00edlatus, miki\u00f0 gl\u00e6simenni og s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00fatitekinn, \u00f3hreinn, \u00fereyttur tr\u00e9smi\u00f0ur. Hvernig dettur tr\u00e9smi\u00f0num \u00ed hug s\u00fa firra a\u00f0 hann hafi eitthva\u00f0 a\u00f0 bj\u00f3\u00f0a P\u00edlatusi, sem var yfirma\u00f0ur \u00ed st\u00e6rsta \u00feekkta keisarad\u00e6mi veraldar.<\/p>\n<p>\u00dereytan \u00ed andvarpi P\u00edlatusar er einnig ver\u00f0 sko\u00f0unar. J\u00f3hannesargu\u00f0spjall s\u00fdnir P\u00edlatus \u00ed mikilli klemmu, hann er yfirvald \u00ed andsn\u00fanu landi, \u00fear sem deilur voru daglegt brau\u00f0. \u00deetta var\u00a0land \u00fear sem \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0in sem \u00fear bj\u00f3 var fullviss um a\u00f0 h\u00fan v\u00e6ri \u00fatvalinn af Gu\u00f0i. \u00deetta var land \u00fear sem fj\u00f6lmargir frelsarar f\u00f3ru\u00a0 um og bo\u00f0u\u00f0u sannleika um ver\u00f6ldina og allt sem \u00ed henni er\/var. \u00deetta var land \u00fear sem prestar \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0arinnar h\u00f6f\u00f0u mikil \u00edt\u00f6k og \u00f6gru\u00f0u veldi P\u00edlatusar.<\/p>\n<p>\u00dea\u00f0 er \u00ed \u00feessu umhverfi, \u00ed \u00feessum a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0um \u00fear sem prestarnir \u00fer\u00fdsta \u00e1 hann um a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir, a\u00f0 frammi fyrir honum stendur tr\u00e9smi\u00f0ur og segir: \u00c9g er kominn til a\u00f0 bera sannleikanum vitni.<\/p>\n<p>Skartkl\u00e6ddi ma\u00f0urinn bregst vi\u00f0 eins og vi\u00f0 l\u00edklega flest hef\u00f0um gert, hann velur \u00fe\u00e1 lei\u00f0 sem minnstum vanda veldur. A\u00f0 hans eigin mati.\u00a0Hann var of \u00fereyttur til a\u00f0 taka afst\u00f6\u00f0u \u00ed m\u00e1linu, bygg\u00f0a \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed sem fyrir l\u00e1. \u00dea\u00f0 var miki\u00f0 au\u00f0veldara a\u00f0 hl\u00fd\u00f0a hr\u00f3pum l\u00fd\u00f0sins en berjast fyrir \u00fev\u00ed sem r\u00e9tt var.<\/p>\n<p>En hva\u00f0 me\u00f0 innihald andvarpsins, <em>hva\u00f0 er sannleikur?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hverju skyldi tr\u00e9smi\u00f0urinn hafa svara\u00f0 ef P\u00edlatus hef\u00f0i be\u00f0i\u00f0 og hlusta\u00f0. Hva\u00f0a sannleik bar tr\u00e9smi\u00f0urinn, sem eins og vi\u00f0 flest h\u00f6fum \u00e1tta\u00f0 okkur \u00e1 a\u00f0 var Jes\u00fas Kristur, hva\u00f0a sannleik bar hann vitni?<\/p>\n<p>Gu\u00f0spjall dagsins fjallar um sannleikann sem Jes\u00fas haf\u00f0i til handa P\u00edlatusi, ef hann hef\u00f0i be\u00f0i\u00f0 svars. E\u00f0a eins og segir \u00ed Gu\u00f0spjallinu, ef v\u00e9r erum st\u00f6\u00f0ug \u00ed or\u00f0i hans, \u00fe\u00e1 erum v\u00e9r sannir l\u00e6risveinar hans og munum \u00feekkja sannleikann.\u00a0Me\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum or\u00f0um \u00feekking og traust til Jes\u00fa Krists gefur okkur sannleikann.<\/p>\n<p>N\u00fa vaknar hj\u00e1 m\u00f6rgum okkar hinn s\u00edst\u00e6\u00f0a spurning mannsins. Hva\u00f0 gr\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feekkja sannleikann? Hva\u00f0 f\u00e6 \u00e9g \u00ed minn hlut?<\/p>\n<p>Svari\u00f0 liggur \u00ed gu\u00f0spjallsins sem var lesi\u00f0 h\u00e9r \u00e1\u00f0an. Sannleikurinn mun gj\u00f6ra y\u00f0ur frj\u00e1lsa. Me\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum or\u00f0um \u00fea\u00f0 sem vi\u00f0 \u201cgr\u00e6\u00f0um\u201d er frelsi.\u00a0Hugsunin rennur \u00e1fram og vi\u00f0 hlj\u00f3tum a\u00f0 spyrja hva\u00f0 er \u00feetta frelsi? Hvers vir\u00f0i er \u00fea\u00f0?<\/p>\n<p>Fyrri ritningarlestur \u00feessa dags er tekinn \u00far sp\u00e1d\u00f3msb\u00f3k Esek\u00edels, 36. kaflanum. \u00dear sem finna m\u00e1 fyrirheit til Gu\u00f0s\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0arinnar, \u00feeirra sem me\u00f0teki\u00f0 hafa sannleikann. Hugt\u00f6kin, andi og hjarta, standa fyrir manninn \u00ed heild. \u00c9g mun gefa y\u00f0ur hjarta af holdi \u00ed sta\u00f0 steinhjarta, \u00e9g mun leggja anda minn \u00ed brj\u00f3st \u00feitt og gera \u00fe\u00e9r kleyft a\u00f0 hl\u00fd\u00f0a bo\u00f0um m\u00ednum. Or\u00f0 Esek\u00edels segja, ef vi\u00f0 eigum sannleikann f\u00e1um vi\u00f0 hjarta af holdi. Vi\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0lumst l\u00edf.<\/p>\n<p>\u00cd s\u00ed\u00f0ari ritningarlestrinum sem tekinn er \u00far einu br\u00e9fa P\u00e1ls er hnikt en frekar \u00e1 \u00feessu. \u00dear er tala\u00f0 um a\u00f0 ef einhver heyrir Kristi til, \u00feeim Kristi sem gefur sannleikann, \u00fe\u00e1 s\u00e9 hann skapa\u00f0ur \u00e1 n\u00fd. Hi\u00f0 gamla l\u00edf s\u00e9 einskis vert, sj\u00e1, n\u00fdtt er or\u00f0i\u00f0 til.<\/p>\n<p>\u00dea\u00f0 frelsi sem sannleikurinn gefur er ekki frelsi afskiptaleysisins, algleymisins, als\u00e6lunnar, ekki nirvana e\u00f0a \u00fatslokknun alls sem er.\u00a0\u00dea\u00f0 frelsi sem sannleikur tr\u00e9smi\u00f0sins gefur er \u00fevert \u00e1 m\u00f3ti,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>frelsi til a\u00f0ger\u00f0a,<\/li>\n<li>frelsi til l\u00edfs,<\/li>\n<li>frelsi til a\u00f0 vera.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00dea\u00f0 vir\u00f0ist kannski m\u00f3tsagnakennt, og kannski er \u00fea\u00f0 svo, en \u00fea\u00f0 frelsi sem tr\u00e9smi\u00f0urinn, sem s\u00ed\u00f0an var negldur \u00e1 kross og reis upp, gefur okkur er frelsi sem krefst a\u00f0ger\u00f0a.\u00a0\u00dea\u00f0 krefst \u00feess a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 s\u00e9um lifandi, \u00ed merkingunni, me\u00f0vitu\u00f0 um okkur, n\u00e1unga okkar og ekki s\u00ed\u00f0ur skapara okkar, Gu\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfan.<\/p>\n<p>\u00deetta frelsi au\u00f0veldar okkur ekki l\u00edfi\u00f0 nema s\u00ed\u00f0ur s\u00e9, en \u00fea\u00f0 gefur okkur t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri til a\u00f0 lifa alv\u00f6ru l\u00edfi.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lifa l\u00edfi sem skapari okkar hefur kalla\u00f0 okkur til a\u00f0 lifa.<\/li>\n<li>Lifa l\u00edfi \u00ed samf\u00e9lagi vi\u00f0 hvort anna\u00f0.<\/li>\n<li>Lifa l\u00edfi sem Kristur gaf.<\/li>\n<li>Lifa l\u00edfi sem hefur sorgir og s\u00e1rsauka.<\/li>\n<li>Lifa l\u00edfi sem inniheldur gle\u00f0i og gaman.<\/li>\n<li>Lifa l\u00edfi sem horfir til vonarinnar um eil\u00edft l\u00edf.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Hva\u00f0 er sannleikur?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Spurningin \u00f3mar um salarkynnin. Svari\u00f0 er \u00f3hreinn, \u00fereyttur, \u00fatitekinn tr\u00e9smi\u00f0ur sem lif\u00f0i l\u00edfinu til fulls. Hann var negldur upp \u00e1 tr\u00e9, kvalinn og p\u00edndur, en dau\u00f0inn gat ekki sigra\u00f0 \u00feann sem lif\u00f0i. Hann reis upp \u00far gr\u00f6finni og stendur n\u00fa og b\u00ed\u00f0ur \u00fe\u00e9r l\u00edf. L\u00edf \u00ed fullri gn\u00e6g\u00f0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pr\u00e9dikun upphaflega flutt \u00ed Hjallakirkju \u00ed K\u00f3pavogi \u00ed september 1998. Lokum augunum og reynum a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 fyrir okkar l\u00edti\u00f0 myndbrot. \u00fea\u00f0 er snemma morguns, vi\u00f0 st\u00f6ndum \u00ed st\u00f3rum, tignarlegum salarkynnum \u00fear sem ekkert vir\u00f0ist hafa veri\u00f0 spara\u00f0 til a\u00f0 gera allt sem gl\u00e6silegast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[27,34,39,41,45,89,97,99,121,147,165],"class_list":["post-2579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-islenska","tag-christ","tag-community","tag-crap","tag-creeds","tag-deeds","tag-injustice","tag-leadership","tag-listening","tag-preaching","tag-storytelling","tag-worship"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ispeculate.net\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ispeculate.net\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ispeculate.net\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ispeculate.net\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ispeculate.net\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2579"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ispeculate.net\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ispeculate.net\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ispeculate.net\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ispeculate.net\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}