{"id":1950,"date":"2019-01-07T17:38:52","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T17:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ornbardur.com\/?p=1950"},"modified":"2019-01-07T17:38:52","modified_gmt":"2019-01-07T17:38:52","slug":"kirkja-og-kristni-i-olgusjo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/?p=1950","title":{"rendered":"Kirkja og kristni \u00ed \u00f3lgusj\u00f3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Greinin birtist upphaflega \u00ed Kjarnanum 7. jan\u00faar 2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>H\u00f6fundru las greinina og t\u00f3k hana upp 7. ma\u00ed 2022 og hlj\u00f3\u00f0upptakan er n\u00fa a\u00f0gengileg fyrir \u00feau sem vilja hlusta.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><!--more-->Hlj\u00f3\u00f0upptakan er a\u00f0 baki \u00feessum tengli:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/pub-c849b6aaf98340c4bec7b480b0f7ffe9.r2.dev\/2022\/05\/kirkja-og-kristni-icc81-occ81lgusjocc81-1.m4a\">kirkja-og-kristni-icc81-occ81lgusjocc81-1.m4a<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00c1<\/strong> \u00cdslandi og v\u00ed\u00f0a \u00ed hinum vestr\u00e6na heimi ber meir og meir \u00e1 afskiptaleysi f\u00f3lks og \u00e1hugaleysi \u00feegar kemur a\u00f0 kirkju og kristni. Heimurinn breytist \u00f6rt og netv\u00e6\u00f0ing heimsins hefur mikil \u00e1hrif og tekur st\u00e6rri og st\u00e6rri hlut af t\u00edma f\u00f3lks. Uppl\u00fdsingami\u00f0lun \u00ed netheimum er \u00ed sm\u00e1sk\u00f6mmtum, brotakennd tj\u00e1ning, sem tekur minna og minna mi\u00f0 af samhengi hlutanna. Ofan \u00e1 \u00feetta b\u00e6tast svo falsfr\u00e9ttir af \u00fdmsu tagi. Gagnr\u00fdni \u00e1 kirkju og kristni er \u00e1 k\u00f6flum nokku\u00f0 hersk\u00e1 og \u00f3v\u00e6gin.<\/p>\n<p>\u00d6ll h\u00f6fum vi\u00f0 l\u00edfss\u00fdn e\u00f0a gildagrunn sem l\u00edf okkar hv\u00edlir \u00e1. L\u00edfss\u00fdn er \u00ed reynd \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 form tr\u00faar enda \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00ed sumum tilfellum s\u00e9 ekki um a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a l\u00edfss\u00fdn sem byggir \u00e1 hugmyndum um handanverandi Gu\u00f0. Bo\u00f0un l\u00edfsgilda er og ver\u00f0ur \u00e6t\u00ed\u00f0 einhverskonar birtingarmynd tr\u00fabo\u00f0s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hugsanaflj\u00f3ti\u00f0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sko\u00f0um a\u00f0eins grundv\u00f6ll vestr\u00e6nna l\u00fd\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0isr\u00edkja. \u00deau hafa \u00feegi\u00f0 allt sitt vit, \u00f6ll s\u00edn gildi, alla s\u00edna hugsun og skilning \u00e1 veruleikanum; allar hugmyndir um manneskjuna, um \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9lagi\u00f0, um r\u00e9ttl\u00e6ti, jafnr\u00e9tti, skiptingu g\u00e6\u00f0a, \u00e1byrg\u00f0 f\u00f3lks hvert \u00e1 \u00f6\u00f0ru og hva\u00f0eina sem vi\u00f0 teljum au\u00f0 vestr\u00e6nnar menningar. Allt er \u00feetta komi\u00f0 \u00far einni og s\u00f6mu uppsprettu.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>P\u00e1ll heitinn Sk\u00falason, heimspekingur og fv. rektor H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands, rita\u00f0i eitt sinn um uppsprettu vestr\u00e6nnar hugsunar. Hann nota\u00f0i l\u00edkingam\u00e1l og tala\u00f0i um hugsanaflj\u00f3ti\u00f0. \u00deetta mikla flj\u00f3t vestr\u00e6nnar vizku er mynda\u00f0 af tveimur elfum. Annars vegar rennur \u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 hin gr\u00edsk\/f\u00edl\u00f3s\u00edfska elfur og hins vegar hin gy\u00f0ing\/kristna. \u00deessar tv\u00e6r elfar mynda hugsanaflj\u00f3ti\u00f0 mikla.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:8081\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_0092.jpeg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1951\" alt=\"IMG_0092.jpeg\" width=\"1935\" height=\"1921\">Grikkir voru margir miklir hugsu\u00f0ir, en \u00feeir voru ekki miki\u00f0 fyrir \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>\u00f3hreinka hendur s\u00ednar og stunda l\u00edkamlega vinnu. Til \u00feess voru \u00fer\u00e6lar og amb\u00e1ttir. Hebrear e\u00f0a Gy\u00f0ingar voru meira fyrir moldina og fundu til skyldleikans vi\u00f0 dufti\u00f0. Kunn eru or\u00f0 Gamla testamentisins: \u201cAf j\u00f6r\u00f0u ertu kominn. A\u00f0 j\u00f6r\u00f0u skaltu aftur ver\u00f0a.\u201d S\u00e9ra Hallgr\u00edmur P\u00e9tursson, einn af \u00feekktustu fulltr\u00faum hins gy\u00f0ing\/kristna arfs \u00ed \u00edslenskri menningars\u00f6gu, sag\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 saman me\u00f0 \u00feessum or\u00f0um: \u201cHold er mold, sama hverju \u00fea\u00f0 kl\u00e6\u00f0ist.\u201d Grikkir hef\u00f0u \u00fev\u00ed varla stunda\u00f0 miklar ranns\u00f3knir \u00e1 hinum efnislega heimi en Gy\u00f0ingar og kristnir g\u00e1tu au\u00f0veldlega grafi\u00f0 hendur s\u00ednar \u00ed mold og mykju ef \u00feess var \u00fe\u00f6rf. Grikkir tr\u00fa\u00f0u \u00e1 marga gu\u00f0i og go\u00f0m\u00f6gn \u00ed efninu, \u00ed j\u00f6r\u00f0inni. \u00deess vegna voru \u00feeir \u00f3f\u00fasir a\u00f0 grafa \u00fear og raska r\u00f3 gu\u00f0anna. \u00cd hebreskri hugsun er hins vegar skili\u00f0 \u00e1 milli Gu\u00f0s og sk\u00f6punarinnar sem er efnisleg en ekki andleg sem sl\u00edk og \u00fev\u00ed \u00ed lagi a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a hva\u00f0 \u00fear er a\u00f0 finna.<\/p>\n<p>\u00de\u00fdzki, l\u00fatherski gu\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ingurinn, Friedrich Gogarten (1887-1967) fjalla\u00f0i m.a. um samruna hins gr\u00edsk\/f\u00edl\u00f3s\u00f3f\u00edska straums og hins gy\u00f0ing\/kristna \u00ed fr\u00e6\u00f0um s\u00ednum og sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 n\u00fat\u00edmav\u00edsindi v\u00e6ru bein afur\u00f0 \u00feeirra. Lei\u00f0a m\u00e1 af hans hugsun a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 afrek a\u00f0 koma m\u00f6nnum til tunglsins og til baka hef\u00f0i aldrei gerst ef \u00feessir straumar hef\u00f0u ekki runni\u00f0 saman \u00ed einn.<\/p>\n<p>Hvar eru \u00e1hrif hugsanaflj\u00f3tsins helzt s\u00fdnileg \u00ed heiminum? P\u00e1ll Sk\u00falason sag\u00f0i einkum tvennt vitna um \u00e1hrif hugsanafl\u00f3tsins \u00e1 heiminn: starf kristinnar kirkju um ver\u00f6ld v\u00ed\u00f0a og al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0leg v\u00edsindi.<\/p>\n<p>V\u00edsindi og tr\u00fa eru ekki andst\u00e6\u00f0ur og til eru m\u00f6rg d\u00e6mi \u00feess a\u00f0 kristin kirkja hafi stutt v\u00edsindi og beinl\u00ednis stu\u00f0la\u00f0 a\u00f0 v\u00edsindaranns\u00f3knum \u00ed aldanna r\u00e1s enda \u00fe\u00f3tt til s\u00e9u einnig d\u00e6mi um a\u00f0 valdamenn innan hennar hafi ekki \u00ed hvert sinn hoppa\u00f0 h\u00e6\u00f0 s\u00edna af gle\u00f0i yfir n\u00fdjum uppg\u00f6tvunum v\u00edsindamanna. Sl\u00edkt \u00e1 s\u00e9r enn sta\u00f0 \u00ed heiminum a\u00f0 f\u00f3lk vi\u00f0urkenni ekki n\u00fdjar uppg\u00f6tvanir og \u00e1herslur v\u00edsinda. D\u00e6mi \u00far samt\u00edmanum er afsta\u00f0a \u00feeirra sem telja hl\u00fdnun loftslags n\u00e1tt\u00farunni sj\u00e1lfri a\u00f0 kenna og vilja um lei\u00f0 n\u00e1\u00f0a mannkyn af gl\u00e6pum s\u00ednum gegn l\u00edfr\u00edkinu. Kirkju og kristni hefur veri\u00f0 velt upp \u00far hinum neikv\u00e6\u00f0u d\u00e6mum \u00ed \u00e1ldanna r\u00e1s af andst\u00e6\u00f0ingum hennar, en \u00feeir hinir s\u00f6mu, vilja l\u00edtt kannast vi\u00f0 j\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0a afst\u00f6\u00f0u kirkjunnar til v\u00edsinda. Minna m\u00e1 \u00e1 a\u00f0 margar af merkustu menntastofnunum veraldar eiga r\u00e6tur s\u00ednar \u00ed kirkjunni, til d\u00e6mis helztu h\u00e1sk\u00f3lar Evr\u00f3pu og Bandar\u00edkjanna.<\/p>\n<p>Hugsanaflj\u00f3ti\u00f0 mikla. \u00dea\u00f0an koma allar helstu hugmyndir okkar um l\u00edfi\u00f0, um tilvist okkar, um samf\u00e9lagi\u00f0, um heiminn og hi\u00f0 st\u00f3ra samhengi allra hluta.<\/p>\n<p>Eigum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 kasta burt \u00feessum arfi og halda a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 getum b\u00fai\u00f0 til einhvern n\u00fdjan l\u00edfsgrundv\u00f6ll \u00e1n r\u00f3ta, \u00e1n tengsla vi\u00f0 fort\u00ed\u00f0ina?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00deeim fj\u00f6lgar sem misst hafa tilfinninguna fyrir mikilv\u00e6gi \u00feessa arfs og halda a\u00f0 \u00feeir geti b\u00fai\u00f0 til eitthva\u00f0 n\u00fdtt \u00far engu, \u00ed einhverskonar hugmyndafr\u00e6\u00f0ilegu t\u00f3mar\u00fami.<\/p>\n<p><strong>L\u00edfss\u00fdn og tr\u00fa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00cd Noregi, \u00fear sem \u00e9g hef b\u00fai\u00f0 s.l. 4 \u00e1r, hef \u00e9g s\u00e9\u00f0 \u00ed fj\u00f6lmi\u00f0lum tala\u00f0 um hlutlausa l\u00edfss\u00fdn, eitthva\u00f0 sem h\u00e9r er kalla\u00f0 &#8220;livsynsn\u00f8ytralt&#8221;. Er eitthva\u00f0 sl\u00edkt til \u00ed raun og veru? \u00deessari hugsun er m.a. beitt til a\u00f0 \u00fatiloka tr\u00faarbr\u00f6g\u00f0, tr\u00faarleg t\u00e1kn og tj\u00e1ningu tr\u00faar \u00ed &#8220;hinu almenna r\u00fdmi&#8221; eins og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9lagi\u00f0 er stundum kalla\u00f0. Tveir norskir \u00feingmenn ritu\u00f0u um \u00feetta \u00ed dagbla\u00f0 fyrir \u00e1ri e\u00f0a svo og vildu banna alla tr\u00fa \u00ed hinu almenna r\u00fdmi. \u00dear \u00e1 bara a\u00f0 vera pl\u00e1ss fyrir hlutlausa l\u00edfss\u00fdn. \u00c9g andm\u00e6lti \u00feessari hugsun \u00ed grein sem \u00e9g skrifa\u00f0i \u00ed dagbla\u00f0i\u00f0 V\u00e5rt land. \u00dear birti \u00e9g eftirfarandi \u00feankagang.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Er til hlutlaus l\u00edfss\u00fdn? Nei, a\u00f0 m\u00ednu viti er h\u00fan ekki til. En \u00fea\u00f0 eru til \u00f3l\u00edkar hugmyndir um l\u00edfi\u00f0 og tilveruna,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>margskonar s\u00fdnir \u00e1 l\u00edfi\u00f0, en engin \u00feeirra getur teki\u00f0 s\u00e9r \u00fea\u00f0 vald a\u00f0 skilgreina sig sem hlutlausa. Hlutlaus l\u00edfss\u00fdn er ekki til fremur en hringlaga ferhyrningur e\u00f0a ferhyrndur hringur. Sl\u00edkir \u00f3m\u00f6guleikar eru kalla\u00f0ir refhv\u00f6rf (oximoron) innan m\u00e6lskulistarinnar (rhetoric). Refhv\u00f6rf eru notu\u00f0 til a\u00f0 tj\u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 sem ekki er til, er \u00ed m\u00f3ts\u00f6gn vi\u00f0 sig sj\u00e1lft. Refhv\u00f6rfum er beitt b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed bundnu og \u00f3bundnu m\u00e1li og \u00feau birtast t.d. \u00feegar or\u00f0um gagnst\u00e6\u00f0rar merkingar er blanda\u00f0 saman. D\u00e6mi um refhv\u00f6rf eru heitur snj\u00f3r e\u00f0a har\u00f0duglegur letingi.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:8081\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_0093-2.jpeg\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1954\" alt=\"IMG_0093.jpeg\" width=\"2472\" height=\"1757\"><\/p>\n<p>Hlutlaus l\u00edfss\u00fdn er \u00fev\u00ed ekki til, en til eru \u00f3l\u00edkar l\u00edfss\u00fdnir og \u00fea\u00f0 ber a\u00f0 vir\u00f0a. L\u00edfss\u00fdn er tr\u00fa \u00e1 sinn h\u00e1tt enda \u00fe\u00f3tt ekki s\u00e9 um a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a tr\u00fa \u00e1 handanverandi Gu\u00f0. En tr\u00fa er \u00fea\u00f0 eigi a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ur a\u00f0 hafa l\u00edfss\u00fdn. \u00de\u00e1 er einnig mikilv\u00e6gt a\u00f0 r\u00e6tt s\u00e9 af einur\u00f0, hei\u00f0arleika og sanngirni, um hugmyndafr\u00e6\u00f0i hverrar l\u00edfss\u00fdnar. \u00deannig skiljum vi\u00f0 betur hvert anna\u00f0. Ef vi\u00f0 dorgum \u00ed hugsanaflj\u00f3tinu finnum vi\u00f0 margt sem getur hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0 okkur a\u00f0 skilja \u00fea\u00f0 sem er l\u00edkt og \u00f3l\u00edkt. Hugsanaflj\u00f3ti\u00f0 geymir marga t\u00falkunarlykla a\u00f0 \u00feeim tilvistarspurningum sem flest okkar gl\u00edma vi\u00f0.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hva\u00f0 er okkur bo\u00f0a\u00f0 \u00ed \u201csaklausum\u201d fr\u00e9tta\u00fe\u00e1ttum?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00c1 a\u00f0ventunni, n\u00e1nar tilteki\u00f0 hinn 19. desember 2018, var sagt fr\u00e1 bandar\u00edskum tr\u00fabo\u00f0a \u00ed Morgun\u00fatvarpi R\u00fav sem tekinn var af l\u00edfi af frumbyggjum \u00e1 eyju nokkurri \u00ed Austurl\u00f6ndum. Hann haf\u00f0i haldi\u00f0 \u00feanga\u00f0 til a\u00f0 bo\u00f0a \u00feeim kristna tr\u00fa. Sagt var fr\u00e1 sk\u00f3lanum \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunm sem \u00fej\u00e1lfa\u00f0i hann og a\u00f0ra til a\u00f0 fara um heiminn og kristna f\u00f3lk. \u00deetta var fr\u00e9tt um skr\u00fdtnar hugmyndir og f\u00e1v\u00edst f\u00f3lk. Var \u00feessi fr\u00e9tt bara tilviljun? E\u00f0a var h\u00fan kannski sett fram til a\u00f0 s\u00fdna fram \u00e1 f\u00e1visku kristins tr\u00fabo\u00f0s og \u00fear me\u00f0 kristinna manna &#8211; og einmitt \u00e1 a\u00f0ventunni? \u00c9g spyr.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>N\u00fdlega las \u00e9g \u00e1 nets\u00ed\u00f0u fr\u00e9ttami\u00f0ils \u00e1 \u00cdslandi umfj\u00f6llun um frj\u00e1m\u00e1lamisferli tveggja erlendra manna \u00ed \u00fatl\u00f6ndum. Annar var sag\u00f0ur vera prestssonur. \u00c9g skrifa\u00f0i bla\u00f0amanninum og ba\u00f0 um uppl\u00fdsingar um \u00e6ttir hins mannsins en f\u00e9kk engin sv\u00f6r. Hvers vegna var \u00fev\u00ed haldi\u00f0 til haga a\u00f0 annar ma\u00f0urinn v\u00e6ri prestssonur? Var \u00fea\u00f0 vegna ford\u00f3ma bla\u00f0amannsins \u00ed gar\u00f0 kirkju og kristni?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00c1ram\u00f3taskaupi\u00f0 2018 var enn eitt d\u00e6mi\u00f0 um vafasama t\u00falkun \u00e1 atbur\u00f0um sem \u00e1ttu s\u00e9r sta\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00e1rinu. M\u00e9r fannst \u00f6rla \u00e1 ford\u00f3mum og fyrirlitningu \u00e1 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0kirkjunni \u00ed nokkrum atri\u00f0um sem voru mi\u00f0ur smekkleg. Vafasamt m\u00e1 telja a\u00f0 alh\u00e6fa um heilar stofnanir og starfsst\u00e9ttir \u00fat fr\u00e1 einst\u00f6kum atvikum og gj\u00f6r\u00f0um einstaklinga, hverra m\u00e1l hafa ekki komi\u00f0 til kasta d\u00f3mst\u00f3la.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Margv\u00edsleg \u00e1hrif kristinnar tr\u00faar og kirkju<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>N\u00fa er \u00fea\u00f0 svo a\u00f0 kristin tr\u00fa er ekki bara til \u00ed einni \u201cst\u00e6r\u00f0\u201d. H\u00fan er til \u00ed m\u00f6rgum st\u00e6r\u00f0um og myndum. \u00c1 Nor\u00f0url\u00f6ndum hefur til a\u00f0 mynda \u00fer\u00f3azt \u00fea\u00f0 sem kalla m\u00e1 manneskjulegur kristind\u00f3mur (humanistisk). Hinar evangel\u00edsk-l\u00fathersku \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0kirkjur \u00e1 Nor\u00f0url\u00f6ndum \u00feykja tilt\u00f6lulega frj\u00e1lslyndar. \u00de\u00e6r hafa \u00e1 sinn h\u00e1tt lagt grunn a\u00f0 bestu samf\u00e9l\u00f6gum veraldar me\u00f0 mannskilningi s\u00ednum og gildum. \u00deessi samf\u00e9l\u00f6g skora jafnan h\u00e6st \u00ed heimi \u00ed \u00f6llum k\u00f6nnunum sem m\u00e6la l\u00edfsg\u00e6\u00f0i eins og jafnr\u00e9tti, r\u00e9ttl\u00e6ti, skiptingu g\u00e6\u00f0a, l\u00edfskj\u00f6r, heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nustu, gl\u00e6pi, spillingu og fleiri atri\u00f0i. \u00deessi \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9l\u00f6g hafa<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>\u00fer\u00f3ast \u00e1 grunni kenninga kirkjunnar um mannl\u00edf og samf\u00e9lag. A\u00f0 m\u00f3tun \u00feessara \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9laga hafa komi\u00f0 auk kirkjunnar, stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1la\u00f6fl, samt\u00f6k launaf\u00f3lks, atvinnurekendur, sk\u00f3lar og menntastofnanir, menning og listir, svo d\u00e6mi s\u00e9u tekin. \u00deetta er litr\u00edkur vefur, ofinn \u00far hugmyndum \u00far hugsanaflj\u00f3tinu, fagur refill sem birtir me\u00f0 \u00fer\u00e1\u00f0um s\u00ednum s\u00f6gu \u00feessara merku \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0a.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:8081\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_0094.jpeg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1955\" alt=\"IMG_0094.jpeg\" width=\"1879\" height=\"416\">Tr\u00fabo\u00f0inn sem sagt var fr\u00e1 \u00e1 R\u00fav, er a\u00f0 m\u00ednu \u00e1liti, fulltr\u00fai \u00fer\u00f6ngs\u00fdnnar gu\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0i, sem er b\u00fdsna \u00fatbreidd \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum. Svonefnir Evangelicals eru af reformertum stofni, kalv\u00ednskum grunni, og me\u00f0al \u00feeirra \u00fer\u00edfst v\u00ed\u00f0a \u00fer\u00f6ngs\u00fdn gu\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0i, tr\u00fa \u00e1 b\u00f3kstaf og \u00ed m\u00f6rgum tilfellum tortryggni \u00ed gar\u00f0 v\u00edsinda. Vi\u00f0horf \u00far ranni kirkna af \u00feessum toga birtast t.d. \u00ed \u00f6fgafullri og skelfilegri mynd \u00ed heg\u00f0un n\u00faverandi forseta Bandar\u00edkjanna og grunnhyggnum m\u00e1lflutningi hans sem heg\u00f0ar s\u00e9r oft eins og illa upp alinn str\u00e1klingur sem skeytir hvorki um hei\u00f0ur n\u00e9 sk\u00f6mm. \u00cdslensk kristni er ekki af \u00feessum mei\u00f0i. H\u00fan er aftur \u00e1 m\u00f3ti gr\u00f3\u00f0urreitur g\u00f3\u00f0ra hugsana, hlutmengi \u00ed hinum norr\u00e6na gar\u00f0i, sem m\u00f3ta\u00f0 hefur mannl\u00edf og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9lag \u00e1 \u00cdslandi \u00ed \u00fe\u00fasund \u00e1r.<\/p>\n<p>Kirkjan sem sl\u00edk er f\u00e9lagsskapur f\u00f3lks sem tr\u00fair \u00e1 Krist og k\u00e6rleikskenningar hans. Kirkjan er s\u00f6fnu\u00f0ur breyzkra manna, karla og kvenna. \u00cd gegnum aldirnar hefur \u00feessi h\u00f3pur f\u00f3lks leitazt vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feroskazt a\u00f0 skilningi og inns\u00e6i og oft me\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0um \u00e1rangri. En s\u00fa lei\u00f0 til \u00feroska hefur \u00e1 sama t\u00edma veri\u00f0 \u00feyrnum str\u00e1\u00f0 \u00fear sem ford\u00f3mar og f\u00e1fr\u00e6\u00f0i hafa blandazt inn \u00ed umr\u00e6\u00f0una. Sl\u00edkt hendir ekki bara \u00fea\u00f0 mengi sem vi\u00f0 k\u00f6llum kirkju. Hi\u00f0 sama hendir mengi\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9lag, mengi\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 e\u00f0a \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0arbrot, mengi\u00f0 konur e\u00f0a mengi\u00f0 karlar.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Vinur minn vitur og v\u00eds hitti mann \u00e1 f\u00f6rnum vegi fyrir t\u00e6pum 20 \u00e1rum sem sag\u00f0ist hafa fengi\u00f0 n\u00f3g af \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0kirkjunni og skr\u00e1\u00f0 sig \u00far henni.<\/p>\n<p>-Og hvers vegna ger\u00f0ir\u00f0u \u00fea\u00f0, spur\u00f0i vinur minn.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>-\u00c9g ger\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 vegna biskupsins, hans \u00d3lafs Sk\u00falasonar, svara\u00f0i hann.<\/p>\n<p>-J\u00e6ja, sag\u00f0i vinur minn og spur\u00f0i \u00e1 m\u00f3ti: Varstu \u00ed kirkjunni hans vegna ?<\/p>\n<p>Hvers vegna ert \u00fe\u00fa \u00ed kirkjunni? Og svo spyr \u00e9g l\u00edka \u00feau sem hafa yfirgefi\u00f0 hana: Hvers vegna skr\u00e1\u00f0ir \u00fe\u00fa \u00feig \u00far kirkjunni? Er \u00fea\u00f0 vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 einhver prestur hefur sagt eitthva\u00f0 \u00f3g\u00e6tilegt e\u00f0a eitthva\u00f0 sem \u00fe\u00fa sam\u00feykkir ekki e\u00f0a gert eitthva\u00f0 alvarlegt af s\u00e9r? Er \u00fea\u00f0 vegna launa biskupsins? Er \u00fea\u00f0 vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa heldur a\u00f0 kirkjan s\u00e9 \u00e1 framf\u00e6ri r\u00edkisins og vilt ekki sj\u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0kirkjan hefur afhent r\u00edkinu eignir upp\u00e1 milljar\u00f0atugi. Samning kirkju og r\u00edkis vill r\u00edki\u00f0 n\u00fa sv\u00edkja eftir 21 \u00e1r. \u00c9g sag\u00f0i \u00e1 s\u00ednum t\u00edma a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri glapr\u00e6\u00f0i a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta r\u00edki\u00f0 hafa gullfor\u00f0a kirkjunnar og f\u00e1 \u00ed sta\u00f0inn papp\u00edrssamning sem stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1lamenn t\u00falka s\u00e9r \u00ed hag \u00e1 hverjum t\u00edma \u00ed atkv\u00e6\u00f0aleit \u00ed p\u00f3lit\u00edskum hr\u00e1skinnaleik. \u00c1st\u00e6\u00f0urnar \u00fe\u00ednar sem hefur yfirgefi\u00f0 kirkjuna kunna a\u00f0 vera margv\u00edslegar, en \u00e9g spyr: Standast \u00fe\u00e6r r\u00f6k og vitr\u00e6na gagnr\u00fdni \u00ed \u00f6llum tilfellum? Foreldrar \u00fe\u00ednir, \u00f6mmur og afar, lang\u00f6mmur og langafar, sem fylgdu \u00fe\u00fasund \u00e1ra \u00edslenskri hef\u00f0 og b\u00e1ru \u00feig til sk\u00edrnar, voru \u00feau \u00f6ll vitgrannir kj\u00e1nar, e\u00f0a vildu \u00feau bara \u00ed einl\u00e6gri tr\u00fa sinni fela \u00feig \u00e1 vald \u00fev\u00ed \u00e6\u00f0sta og fegursta sem \u00feau \u00feekktu og b\u00faa \u00feig \u00feannig undir a\u00f0 lifa af \u00ed vi\u00f0sj\u00e1rver\u00f0um heimi eftir hugmyndafr\u00e6\u00f0i Krists og undir vernd hans?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00dej\u00f3\u00f0kirkjan er veraldleg stofnun og t\u00edmanleg sem leitast vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3na eil\u00edfum gildum. Henni eru mislag\u00f0ar hendur eins og \u00f6\u00f0rum jar\u00f0neskum f\u00e9l\u00f6gum og stofnunum. H\u00fan hefur til a\u00f0 mynda ofta \u00e1 t\u00ed\u00f0um reynst fara klaufalega me\u00f0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>s\u00edn m\u00e1l \u00e1 vettvangi fj\u00f6lmi\u00f0la. H\u00fan virkar stundum \u00f6gn bernsk \u00ed h\u00e1ttum \u00e1 hinu veraldlega svi\u00f0i. Hvers vegna tapar \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0kirkjan t.d. m\u00e1li efti m\u00e1li fyrir d\u00f3mst\u00f3lum? \u00dearf yfirstj\u00f3rn kirkjunnar ekki a\u00f0 f\u00e1 betri r\u00e1\u00f0gj\u00f6f \u00e1 svi\u00f0i l\u00f6gfr\u00e6\u00f0i og d\u00f3msm\u00e1la?<\/p>\n<p>Hvers vegna kemur \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0kirkjan svo illa \u00fat \u00ed fj\u00f6lmi\u00f0lum sem raun ber vitni? \u00c9g nefni stj\u00f3rns\u00fdslu innan kirkjunnar sem er ekki n\u00f3gu v\u00f6ndu\u00f0 e\u00f0a skilvirk \u00feegar \u00e9g ber hana saman vi\u00f0 norsku kirkjuna. H\u00e9r er verk a\u00f0 vinna og ekki bara innan kirkjunnar heldur \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9laginu \u00f6llu.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:8081\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_0097.jpeg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1956\" alt=\"IMG_0097.jpeg\" width=\"1738\" height=\"1600\"><\/p>\n<p>Gott og vel. Kirkjan er mist\u00e6k. En hva\u00f0 me\u00f0 a\u00f0 leggja kirkjuna til hli\u00f0ar um stund og gleyma henni sem stofnun og mannlegu f\u00e9lagi, en huga a\u00f0 grunni kirkjunnar, Kristi sj\u00e1lfum? Ertu \u00e1 m\u00f3ti honum? Ertu \u00e1 m\u00f3t k\u00e6rleiksbo\u00f0skap hans? Ertu \u00e1 m\u00f3ti kenningum hans um miskunn, n\u00e1\u00f0, fyrirgefningu, vi\u00f0urkenningu \u00e1 \u00f6llu f\u00f3lki, samst\u00f6\u00f0u me\u00f0 konum, skilningi hans \u00e1 \u00f3l\u00edkum vi\u00f0horfum f\u00f3lks og l\u00edfsh\u00e1ttum? Hefur\u00f0u lesi\u00f0 N\u00fdja testamenti\u00f0 og kynnt \u00fe\u00e9r afst\u00f6\u00f0u Jes\u00fa til f\u00f3lks \u00e1 s\u00ednum t\u00edma? Ertu virkilega \u00e1 m\u00f3ti honum? Segja m\u00e1 a\u00f0 hann og S\u00f3krates s\u00e9u helstu hugsu\u00f0ir og fulltr\u00faar hinna tveggja elfa sem mynda hugsanaflj\u00f3ti\u00f0. Ertu \u00e1 m\u00f3ti \u00feeim og \u00feeirra hugmyndum? Hvorugur \u00feeirra skrifa\u00f0i staf \u00e1 b\u00f3k en eru b\u00e1\u00f0ir \u00feekktir fyrir hugsanir s\u00ednar gegnum skrif annarra. B\u00e1\u00f0ir voru d\u00e6mdir af yfirv\u00f6ldum og teknir af l\u00edfi fyrir sko\u00f0anir s\u00ednar. En \u00fear me\u00f0 var \u00e1hrifum \u00feeirra ekki loki\u00f0.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c9g er \u00ed kirkjunni vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00fear finn \u00e9g Krist og bo\u00f0skap hans. \u00c9g hitti \u00fear l\u00edka manneskjur af \u00f6llu tagi, breyskar manneskjur, bara breyskar, mist\u00e6kar eins og allar a\u00f0rar manneskjur, en betra vinnuumhverfi hef \u00e9g hvergi fundi\u00f0 og hef \u00fe\u00f3 v\u00ed\u00f0a komi\u00f0.<\/p>\n<p>Hversu dj\u00fapt hefur\u00f0u hugsa\u00f0 afst\u00f6\u00f0u \u00fe\u00edna til l\u00edfsins, til f\u00f3lks og heims? Hefur \u00fe\u00fa vit til a\u00f0 koma me\u00f0 eitthva\u00f0 betra og d\u00fdpra en \u00fea\u00f0 sem fyllir hugsanaflj\u00f3ti\u00f0 og hefur teki\u00f0 m\u00f6rg \u00fe\u00fasund \u00e1r a\u00f0 \u00feroskast og \u00fer\u00f3ast?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ma\u00f0ur nokkur hitti prest og sag\u00f0i me\u00f0 fyrirlitningu a\u00f0 hann hef\u00f0i engan \u00e1huga \u00e1 kirkjunni vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00fear v\u00e6ru bara eint\u00f3mir hr\u00e6snarar. Prestur svara\u00f0i og sag\u00f0i: H\u00e9r er n\u00fa alltaf pl\u00e1ss fyrir einn \u00ed vi\u00f0b\u00f3t!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gagnr\u00fdnisraddir<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00c1 \u00edslenskum fj\u00f6lmi\u00f0lum starfar margt gott f\u00f3lk og vel meinandi en \u00e1 hinum s\u00ed\u00f0ari \u00e1rum tel \u00e9g hafa s\u00f3tt \u00feanga\u00f0 einstaklingar sem virka mj\u00f6g uppteknir af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 gagnr\u00fdna kirkju og kristni. \u00deetta er \u00ed flestum tilfellum ungt f\u00f3lk me\u00f0 takmarka\u00f0a l\u00edfsreynslu e\u00f0a skilning \u00e1 s\u00f6gu og menningu. \u00dea\u00f0 telur sig margt vera hlutlaust og tr\u00falaust en bo\u00f0ar samt tr\u00fa s\u00edna &#8211; sem \u00fea\u00f0 kannast \u00fe\u00f3 ekki vi\u00f0 sem tr\u00fa &#8211; me\u00f0 ekki s\u00ed\u00f0ur miklum \u00e1kafa en tr\u00fabo\u00f0inn sem frumbyggjar myrtu \u00ed As\u00edu og sagt var fr\u00e1 \u00e1 R\u00fav \u00e1 a\u00f0ventunni. Fj\u00f6lmi\u00f0lar eru ekki n\u00f3gu prinsippfastir a\u00f0 m\u00ednu mati \u00fev\u00ed \u00feeir leyfa starfsf\u00f3lki \u00ed allt of m\u00f6rgum tilfellum a\u00f0 vafra um \u00ed eigin hugmyndaheimi og ford\u00f3mum \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 vera r\u00f3tfestir \u00ed gildagrunni s\u00edns mi\u00f0ils &#8211; ef hann er \u00fe\u00e1 til \u00e1 anna\u00f0 bor\u00f0.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c9g tel a\u00f0 grunnsk\u00f3lar hafa brug\u00f0ist hva\u00f0 var\u00f0ar mi\u00f0lun hinna j\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0u gilda sem b\u00e1rust til landsins me\u00f0 kristninni. \u00c9g hef hitt kennara sem veigru\u00f0u s\u00e9r vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 kenna kristnifr\u00e6\u00f0i vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00feeir t\u00f6ldu sig ekki n\u00f3gu tr\u00faa\u00f0a? Hver hefur krafist \u00feess a\u00f0 kennarar \u00feurfi a\u00f0 j\u00e1ta kristna tr\u00fa til \u00feess a\u00f0 kenna um hana? \u00deurfa \u00feeir a\u00f0 vera m\u00faslimar til a\u00f0 kenna um islam? Hvers vegna yfirg\u00e1fu \u00cdslendingar s\u00edna g\u00f6mul tr\u00fa og t\u00f3ku Kristni? H\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00feeir ekki fundi\u00f0 betri l\u00edfsgrundv\u00f6ll en \u00feeir h\u00f6f\u00f0u fyrir? Framhaldssk\u00f3lar kenna varla staf um kristni e\u00f0a kristna gu\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0i. Vi\u00f0 l\u00e6rum ekki a\u00f0 hugsa \u00e1 gu\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ilegum n\u00f3tu og varla heldur heimspekilegum. Og \u00fev\u00ed er umr\u00e6\u00f0an eins og raun ber vitni \u00e1 Al\u00feingi, \u00ed fj\u00f6lmi\u00f0lum, \u00e1 netmi\u00f0lum og yfir latte- og expressobollum. Vi\u00f0 erum ekki flink sem \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 \u00ed r\u00f6kr\u00e6\u00f0um og erum f\u00e1kunnandi \u00ed a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a tr\u00fa okkar. Margir eiga s\u00edna barnatr\u00fa sem aldrei hefur \u00fe\u00f3 fengi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feroskast me\u00f0 r\u00f6kr\u00e6\u00f0um og \u00fev\u00ed er h\u00fan l\u00edtt r\u00e6dd.<\/p>\n<p>Kirkjan hefur stunda\u00f0 sitt tr\u00fabo\u00f0 \u00ed tv\u00f6 \u00fe\u00fasund \u00e1r og h\u00fan getur veri\u00f0 stolt af \u00e1v\u00f6xtum \u00feeim sem heilbrig\u00f0 tr\u00fa og g\u00f3\u00f0 gu\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0i hafa bori\u00f0 \u00ed aldanna r\u00e1s, en ver\u00f0ur eins og allir a\u00f0rir a\u00f0 kannast vi\u00f0 mist\u00f6k s\u00edn og bernskusyndir \u00e1 hverjum t\u00edma. Hi\u00f0 sama \u00e1 vi\u00f0 um stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1lamenn, valdamenn og a\u00f0ra \u00ed aldanna r\u00e1s. \u00cdsland var ekki bara m\u00f3ta\u00f0 af einu mengi, kirkjunni. Kirkjan er eins og \u00e9g og \u00fe\u00fa, h\u00fan er lifandi veruleiki, sem leitast vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 lifa og \u00feroskast \u00ed mannlegu samf\u00e9lagi. Vi\u00f0 erum \u00f6ll mist\u00e6k. \u00d6ll h\u00f6fum vi\u00f0 ford\u00f3ma af \u00fdmsu tagi. Ford\u00f3mar eru eins og arfi sem s\u00e6kir a\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0um gr\u00f3\u00f0ri. Verkefni daganna er a\u00f0 reita arfann \u00far eigin be\u00f0i. Tr\u00fabo\u00f0arnir sem ganga har\u00f0ast fram gegn kirkjunni vir\u00f0ast oft byggja m\u00e1lflutning sinn \u00e1 hreinum ford\u00f3mum og oft \u00e1 f\u00e1fr\u00e6\u00f0i enda lei\u00f0ast \u00feau effin tv\u00f6 oftast h\u00f6nd \u00ed h\u00f6nd. Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum \u00f6ll ford\u00f3ma gegn einhverju e\u00f0a einhverjum. Hvernig v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 l\u00edta \u00ed eigin barm og kannst vi\u00f0 eigin takmarkanir, en l\u00edta svo upp \u00far arfanum og sko\u00f0a s\u00f6guna og menninguna sem skapast hefur \u00ed andlegum be\u00f0um og listig\u00f6r\u00f0um vestr\u00e6nnar menningar? Og \u00fe\u00e1 er vert a\u00f0 gleyma ekki hugsanaflj\u00f3tinu mikla, vizku \u00feess og \u00feeim \u00e1hrifum sem \u00fea\u00f0 hefur haft \u00e1 okkur \u00f6ll. Hva\u00f0an fengum<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>vi\u00f0 \u00cdslendingar ritmenningu okkar? Hvar liggja r\u00e6tur heilbrig\u00f0iskerfisins og sk\u00f3lanna? \u00de\u00e6r liggja \u00ed kirkjunni sem sinnti sj\u00fakum fyrr \u00e1 \u00f6ldum \u00ed miklum m\u00e6li, einkum \u00e1 \u00feeim svi\u00f0um sem heimilin r\u00e9\u00f0u ekki vi\u00f0 og kirkjan kom \u00e1 kennslu ungmenna \u00ed kj\u00f6lfar n\u00fdrrar kirkjuskipanar eftir lok mi\u00f0alda.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:8081\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_0095.jpeg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1957\" alt=\"IMG_0095.jpeg\" width=\"1896\" height=\"990\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tr\u00fa, l\u00edfsgildi og bo\u00f0un<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hverju tr\u00fair \u00fe\u00fa? Hva\u00f0a tr\u00fa bo\u00f0ar \u00fe\u00fa? Hva\u00f0a l\u00edfsvi\u00f0horf? \u00de\u00fa ert tr\u00fabo\u00f0i hvort sem \u00fe\u00fa vilt e\u00f0a \u00feorir a\u00f0 kannast vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 e\u00f0a ekki. \u00c9g bo\u00f0a m\u00edna tr\u00fa og gengst vi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed og skammast m\u00edn ekki fyrir \u00fea\u00f0. \u00c9g bo\u00f0a \u00fe\u00e1 tr\u00fa sem \u00e9g tel a\u00f0 hafi f\u00e6rt m\u00e9r g\u00f3\u00f0an og heilbrig\u00f0an l\u00edfsgrundv\u00f6ll.<\/p>\n<p>L\u00edfsvi\u00f0horf m\u00e1 r\u00e6\u00f0a, um hugmyndafr\u00e6\u00f0i m\u00e1 \u00fer\u00e1tta. Hugmyndafr\u00e6\u00f0i af \u00f6llum toga \u00fearf a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a og \u00fer\u00e1tta um. Hinn p\u00f3list\u00edski r\u00e9tttr\u00fana\u00f0ur, sem svo er nefndur, er stundum sag\u00f0ur borinn uppi af f\u00f3lki \u00e1 vinstri v\u00e6ng stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1lanna en fyrirfinnst \u00ed \u00f6llu hinu p\u00f3lit\u00edska litr\u00f3fi held \u00e9g. \u00deessi r\u00e9ttr\u00fana\u00f0ur leyfir \u00f3gjarnan a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 Vesturlandab\u00faar r\u00e6\u00f0um til d\u00e6mis inntak og hugmyndafr\u00e6\u00f0i islam. Sl\u00edkt er talin vanvir\u00f0ing vi\u00f0 m\u00faslima. En \u00fea\u00f0 m\u00e1 eftir sem \u00e1\u00f0ur t\u00e6ta \u00ed sundur kirkju og kristni \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 fulltr\u00faar sama r\u00e9tttr\u00fana\u00f0ar lyfti s\u00ednum litla fingri. Vi\u00f0 ver\u00f0um a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a hugmyndafr\u00e6\u00f0ina, f\u00e1 a\u00f0 fara \u00ed boltann, \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 t\u00e6kla f\u00f3lki\u00f0 sj\u00e1lft. Kristin hugmyndafr\u00e6\u00f0i hefur veri\u00f0 t\u00e6tt \u00ed sundur og brotin til mergjar \u00ed tv\u00f6 \u00fe\u00fasund \u00e1r og enn stenzt h\u00fan gagnr\u00fdni.<\/p>\n<p>\u00dei\u00f0, sem har\u00f0ast gagnr\u00fdni\u00f0 kirkju og kristni, b\u00fai\u00f0 vi\u00f0 vestr\u00e6n mannr\u00e9ttindi, sem sprottin eru \u00far hugsanaflj\u00f3tinu, sem S\u00f3krates og Kristur eru helstu fulltr\u00faar fyrir, ykkur er velkomi\u00f0 a\u00f0 halda \u00e1fram gagnr\u00fdni ykkar. Tj\u00e1skipti eru mikilv\u00e6g og gagnr\u00fdni er \u00fe\u00f6rf. Tj\u00e1ningarfrelsi er stj\u00f3rnarskr\u00e1rvarinn r\u00e9ttur okkar allra. Gagnr\u00fdni \u00e1 kirkju og kristni, \u00e1 gu\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ikenningar og t\u00falkun<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>kirkjunnar \u00e1 veruleikanum er ekki n\u00fd af n\u00e1linni. Kirkjan hefur s\u00e6tt gagnr\u00fdni \u00ed tv\u00f6\u00fe\u00fasund \u00e1r. Anst\u00e6\u00f0ingar kirkju og kristni kunna a\u00f0 vinna einhverja sigra me\u00f0 gagnr\u00fdni sinni \u00e1 hverjum t\u00edma. \u00c9g er ekki a\u00f0 fara fram \u00e1 a\u00f0 ekki megi gagnr\u00fdna kirkjuna en \u00e9g bi\u00f0 um sanngirni og vir\u00f0ingu \u00ed tj\u00e1skiptum. \u00c9g vir\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 f\u00f3lk hafi a\u00f0ra tr\u00fa en \u00e9g en \u00e9g bi\u00f0 f\u00f3lk a\u00f0 skilgreina \u00fe\u00e1 tr\u00fa s\u00edna ekki \u00e1 grundvelli illsku \u00ed gar\u00f0 kirkju og kristni heldur \u00e1 eigin forsendum.<\/p>\n<p>S\u00fa gagnr\u00fdnin \u00e1 kirkju og kristni, sem hent er \u00e1 lofti n\u00fa \u00e1 t\u00edmum, var \u00feegar fyrir hendi \u00e1 fyrstu \u00f6ldum kristninnar. \u00d6ll r\u00f6kin hefur kirkjan \u00feekkt \u00ed tv\u00f6\u00fe\u00fasund \u00e1r. Ekkert er n\u00fdtt undir s\u00f3lunni, segir \u00ed m\u00e1lt\u00e6kinu. Kirkjan hefur sta\u00f0ist \u00feetta allt og svara\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed \u00f6llu me\u00f0 s\u00ednum r\u00f6kum fyrir margt l\u00f6ngu og gerir \u00e1fram me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 bo\u00f0a k\u00e6rleiksbo\u00f0skap Krists \u00ed or\u00f0i og verki.<\/p>\n<p>K\u00e6rleiksbo\u00f0skapur Krists mun ekki \u00fareldast og kirkjan lifir \u00e1fram. \u00cdslenska \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0kirkjan siglir n\u00fa \u00ed kr\u00f6ppum sj\u00f3 en h\u00fan \u00e1 hann a\u00f0 sem megnar a\u00f0 l\u00e6gja<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>vind og sj\u00f3. \u00deegar P\u00e9tri postula haf\u00f0i opinberast hver Jes\u00fas v\u00e6ri \u00ed raun, sag\u00f0i Jes\u00fas vi\u00f0 hann: \u201c\u00de\u00fa ert P\u00e9tur, kletturinn, og \u00e1 \u00feessum kletti mun \u00e9g byggja kirkju m\u00edna og m\u00e1ttur heljar mun ekki \u00e1 henni sigrast.\u201d (Matt 16.18)<\/p>\n<p>Me\u00f0 bestu \u00f3skum um blessunarr\u00edkt n\u00fdtt \u00e1r.<\/p>\n<p><em>H\u00f6fundur er s\u00f3knarprestur \u00ed Nes s\u00f6fnu\u00f0i \u00ed Noregi.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greinin birtist upphaflega \u00ed Kjarnanum 7. jan\u00faar 2019 H\u00f6fundru las greinina og t\u00f3k hana upp 7. ma\u00ed 2022 og hlj\u00f3\u00f0upptakan er n\u00fa a\u00f0gengileg fyrir \u00feau sem vilja hlusta.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-oflokkad-uncategorized"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1950\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}