Nik\u00f3demus skyldi a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var eitthva\u00f0 a\u00f0. Eitthva\u00f0 var ekki eins og \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1tti a\u00f0 vera \u00ed musterinu, sta\u00f0num sem margir tr\u00fa\u00f0u a\u00f0 v\u00e6ri heimili Gu\u00f0s. Hann haf\u00f0i l\u00edklega heyrt af a\u00f0ger\u00f0um Jes\u00fas, \u00fear sem hann r\u00e9\u00f0st a\u00f0 s\u00f6lumennskunni og sj\u00e1lfhverfu tr\u00faarlegra yfirvalda. Kannski haf\u00f0i hann s\u00e9\u00f0 Gallup-k\u00f6nnun sem s\u00fdndi 33% traust \u00ed gar\u00f0 tr\u00faarlegra stj\u00f3rnvalda, kannski haf\u00f0i hann s\u00e9\u00f0 til kynfer\u00f0isgl\u00e6pamanna sem notu\u00f0u tr\u00faf\u00e9l\u00f6g til a\u00f0 fela illverkin s\u00edn. Kannski haf\u00f0i hann seti\u00f0 \u00f3tal n\u00e1mskei\u00f0 og r\u00e1\u00f0stefnur um SV\u00d3T-greiningar og hvernig h\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 nota b\u00f3khaldst\u00e6knilegar a\u00f0fer\u00f0ir til a\u00f0 marka framt\u00ed\u00f0ars\u00fdn. Kannski haf\u00f0i hann meira a\u00f0 segja velt fyrir s\u00e9r samf\u00e9lagsmi\u00f0lun.<\/p>\n
Hann vissi samt ekki hvernig h\u00e6gt v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 breg\u00f0ast vi\u00f0 vandanum. \u00dea\u00f0 sem hann vissi var a\u00f0 breytingar eru alltaf erfi\u00f0ar og oft h\u00e6ttulegar. \u00dea\u00f0 var \u00ed \u00feessum a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0um sem Nik\u00f3demus l\u00e6ddist \u00ed skj\u00f3li myrkurs til a\u00f0 tala vi\u00f0 Jes\u00fas.<\/p>\n
Nik\u00f3demus veit sem er a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 er eitthva\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00feennan Jes\u00fas. Nik\u00f3demus \u00feekkir eigin hugsanir \u00ed a\u00f0ger\u00f0um Jes\u00fas og langar a\u00f0 vita hvort \u00fear s\u00e9 a\u00f0 finna einhverjar lausnir, en ekki bara m\u00f3tm\u00e6li.<\/p>\n
Svar Jes\u00fas er a\u00f0 horfa til upphafsins, rifja upp hvers vegna vi\u00f0 erum \u00ed “rekstri.” Vi\u00f0 getum ekki s\u00e9\u00f0 hva\u00f0 vi\u00f0 erum a\u00f0 gera, nema vi\u00f0 \u00e1ttum okkur \u00e1 hva\u00f0an vi\u00f0 komum, f\u00e6\u00f0umst \u00e1 n\u00fd, l\u00edtum yfir l\u00e6r\u00f0a heg\u00f0un, menningarlegar hef\u00f0ir og horfum til upphafsins. Tilraunir okkar til a\u00f0 setja vilja Gu\u00f0s \u00ed box eru d\u00e6mdar til a\u00f0 mistakast.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g get \u00edmynda\u00f0 m\u00e9r a\u00f0 svari\u00f0 hafi hr\u00e6tt Nik\u00f3demus, \u00fea\u00f0 hr\u00e6\u00f0ir mig. \u00c9g get s\u00e9\u00f0 fyrir m\u00e9r a\u00f0 Jes\u00fas hafi bent Nik\u00f3demusi \u00e1, til a\u00f0 r\u00f3a hann, a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir nau\u00f0syn \u00feess a\u00f0 horfa til upphafsins, s\u00e9u \u00a0b\u00f3khaldst\u00e6knin\u00e1mskei\u00f0 ekki af hinu illa. Jes\u00fas g\u00e6ti meira a\u00f0 segja hafa bent \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00a0l\u00e6risveinarnir hef\u00f0u skipa\u00f0 einn \u00ed s\u00ednum h\u00f3pi til a\u00f0 halda utan um fj\u00e1rm\u00e1lin og sj\u00e1 til \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00feeir \u00fe\u00e6ttir v\u00e6ru \u00ed lagi.<\/p>\n
Jes\u00fas hefur samt \u00edtreka\u00f0 vi\u00f0 Nik\u00f3demus a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 sem skipti m\u00e1li er upphafi\u00f0, en ekki framkv\u00e6mdin. \u00dea\u00f0 sem vi\u00f0 \u00feurfum a\u00f0 beina sj\u00f3num okkar a\u00f0 s\u00e9 Gu\u00f0, Gu\u00f0 sem steig ni\u00f0ur til f\u00f3lksins s\u00edns, Gu\u00f0 sem l\u00e1ti sig var\u00f0a um okkur. Sko\u00f0anakannanir, rekstrargrundv\u00f6llur, menningarmi\u00f0lunar\u00e1herslur e\u00f0a hef\u00f0ir megi ekki og eigi ekki a\u00f0 skyggja \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 sem skipti m\u00e1li.<\/p>\n
\u00dea\u00f0 er \u00ed \u00feessu lj\u00f3si sem a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 getum lesi\u00f0 J\u00f3hannes 3.16-17. Markmi\u00f0 Jes\u00fas er ekki a\u00f0 brj\u00f3ta ni\u00f0ur musteri\u00f0, d\u00e6ma tr\u00faarlei\u00f0togana fyrir a\u00f0 misnota st\u00f6\u00f0u s\u00edna og afvegalei\u00f0a f\u00f3lki\u00f0 sem \u00feeir voru kalla\u00f0ir til a\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3na. Markmi\u00f0 Jes\u00fas er a\u00f0 endurn\u00fdja samband okkar vi\u00f0 skaparann, gera okkur m\u00f6gulegt a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 Gu\u00f0 \u00ed gegnum hef\u00f0irnir, venjurnar, ritu\u00f6lin og vi\u00f0skiptam\u00f3delin sem eru notu\u00f0 til a\u00f0 r\u00e9ttl\u00e6ta og upphefja tr\u00faarstofnanir.<\/p>\n
Jes\u00fas veit samt vel a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 er au\u00f0veldara a\u00f0 festast \u00ed fari hef\u00f0ana, sl\u00edta sig lausan. \u00dea\u00f0 er au\u00f0veldara a\u00f0 sitja \u00ed myrkrinu og \u00feakka fyrir a\u00f0 hafa st\u00f3l, en a\u00f0 standa upp og ganga \u00fat \u00ed s\u00f3larlj\u00f3si\u00f0.<\/p>\n
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Innskot: \u00dea\u00f0 er vins\u00e6lt \u00ed m\u00ednum hluta gu\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0isk\u00f3garins a\u00f0 einbl\u00edna \u00e1 einstaklinginn \u00feegar vi\u00f0 lesum og t\u00falkum J\u00f3hannesargu\u00f0spjall og s\u00e9r \u00ed lagi 3. kaflann. Sl\u00edk t\u00falkun er a\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfs\u00f6g\u00f0u gild, hins vegar er \u00e9g \u00fear staddur, sem s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur \u00ed kirkjufr\u00e6\u00f0um og safna\u00f0arstj\u00f3rnun a\u00f0 \u00e9g hef tilhneigingu til a\u00f0 skilja or\u00f0in \u00ed samhengi tr\u00faarsamf\u00e9lagsins alls, fremur en a\u00f0 horfa til einstaklingsins.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nik\u00f3demus skyldi a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var eitthva\u00f0 a\u00f0. Eitthva\u00f0 var ekki eins og \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1tti a\u00f0 vera \u00ed musterinu, sta\u00f0num sem margir tr\u00fa\u00f0u a\u00f0 v\u00e6ri heimili Gu\u00f0s. Hann haf\u00f0i l\u00edklega heyrt af a\u00f0ger\u00f0um Jes\u00fas, \u00fear sem hann r\u00e9\u00f0st a\u00f0 s\u00f6lumennskunni og sj\u00e1lfhverfu tr\u00faarlegra yfirvalda. Kannski haf\u00f0i hann s\u00e9\u00f0 Gallup-k\u00f6nnun sem s\u00fdndi 33% traust \u00ed gar\u00f0 tr\u00faarlegra … Continue reading J\u00f3hannesargu\u00f0spjall 3. kafli<\/span><\/a><\/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":[4],"tags":[31,34,145],"class_list":["post-2741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lestur","tag-clergy","tag-community","tag-state-church"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ispeculate.net\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2741","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=2741"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ispeculate.net\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2741\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ispeculate.net\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ispeculate.net\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ispeculate.net\/writings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}