Merking or\u00f0sins „\u00e1st“ hefur \u00fdmis bl\u00e6brig\u00f0i \u00ed Gamla testamenti.\u00a0 Fyrst er a\u00f0 nefna \u00e1stina \u00e1 milli karls og konu (1M\u00f3s 24.67; 29.20;\u00a0 Ljl 1-8).\u00a0En \u00fea\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0ir einnig um k\u00e6rleika me\u00f0 \u00e6ttingjum (1M\u00f3s 25.27,28;\u00a0 Rut 1.1-18), vinum (2Sam 1.26) og me\u00f0 h\u00fasb\u00e6ndum og \u00fer\u00e6lum (5M\u00f3s 15.16,17).\u00a0\u00a0 \u00de\u00e1 eiga \u00cdsraelsmenn a\u00f0 elska Gu\u00f0 (5M\u00f3s 6.5) og n\u00e1ungann, a\u00f0 \u00f3gleymdum vinum og venslam\u00f6nnum (3M\u00f3s 19.18), en auk \u00feess \u00fatlendinga og a\u00f0komumenn (5M\u00f3s 10.17-19).<\/p>\n
Hinir yngri sp\u00e1menn og lj\u00f3\u00f0sk\u00e1ld l\u00edktu k\u00e6rleikanum, sem Gu\u00f0 b\u00e6ri \u00ed brj\u00f3sti til \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ar sinnar, vi\u00f0 \u00e1stir eiginmanns og eiginkonu.\u00a0L\u00fdsingar \u00e1 \u00e1starbr\u00edma br\u00fa\u00f0guma og br\u00fa\u00f0ar \u00ed Lj\u00f3\u00f0alj\u00f3\u00f0unum voru skildar svo, a\u00f0 \u00e1tt v\u00e6ri vi\u00f0 \u00e1st Gu\u00f0s \u00e1 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 sinni.\u00a0H\u00f3sea sp\u00e1ma\u00f0ur sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00f3hl\u00fd\u00f0ni \u00cdsraels\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0arinnar vi\u00f0 Gu\u00f0 m\u00e6tti l\u00edkja vi\u00f0 konu, sem v\u00e6ri manni s\u00ednum \u00f3tr\u00fa (H\u00f3s 2),\u00a0en Gu\u00f0 mundi a\u00f0 eigin frumkv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00a0koma \u00e1 s\u00e1ttum (H\u00f3s 3).\u00a0 H\u00f3sea sag\u00f0i raunar l\u00edka, a\u00f0 k\u00e6rleikur Gu\u00f0s v\u00e6ri eins og \u00e1st foreldris \u00e1 barni s\u00ednu (H\u00f3s 11). Eins sag\u00f0i Jesaja sp\u00e1ma\u00f0ur\u00a0k\u00e6rleika Gu\u00f0s \u00e1 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0inni jafnast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 m\u00f3\u00f0ur\u00e1stina (Jes 49).<\/p>\n
Gu\u00f0spj\u00f6llin herma fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed, a\u00f0 Jes\u00fas hafi kennt l\u00e6risveinum s\u00ednum, a\u00f0 hverjum manni beri a\u00f0 hl\u00fd\u00f0a bo\u00f0or\u00f0unum um a\u00f0 elska Gu\u00f0 og elska n\u00e1ungann eins og sj\u00e1lfan sig (Mrk 12.28-33;\u00a0 Matt 22.34-40).\u00a0 \u00cd L\u00fakasargu\u00f0spjalli er hann spur\u00f0ur a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed, hva\u00f0 \u00feetta \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0i, og svarar \u00fe\u00e1 me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 segja s\u00f6gu af Samverja, sem kemur til hj\u00e1lpar \u00f3kunnugum manni, sem falli\u00f0 haf\u00f0i \u00ed hendur r\u00e6ningjum (L\u00fak 10.29-37).\u00a0 \u00cd J\u00f3hannesargu\u00f0spjalli er enginn munur \u00e1 elskunni, sem Gu\u00f0 ber til heimsins (J\u00f3h 3.16) og \u00feeim k\u00e6rleika, sem hver er skyldugur a\u00f0 au\u00f0s\u00fdna \u00f6\u00f0rum \u00ed s\u00f6fnu\u00f0i Krists (13.34,35).\u00a0\u00a0 \u00cd fr\u00e6gri fjallr\u00e6\u00f0u sinni segir Jes\u00fas l\u00e6risveinunum, a\u00f0 \u00feeir eigi meira a\u00f0 segja a\u00f0 elska \u00f3vini s\u00edna, \u00fear e\u00f0 \u00feeir s\u00e9u og elska\u00f0ir af Gu\u00f0i (Matt 5.43-48).<\/p>\n
P\u00e1ll postuli segir, a\u00f0 Gu\u00f0 hafi af einsk\u00e6rum k\u00e6rleika sent Krist til \u00feess a\u00f0 deyja fyrir mennina (R\u00f3m 5.5-8) og ekkert geti gert okkur vi\u00f0skila vi\u00f0 k\u00e6rleika hans (R\u00f3m 8.31-39).\u00a0 P\u00e1ll segir l\u00edka, a\u00f0 heilagur andi s\u00e9 a\u00f0 verki \u00ed s\u00f6fnu\u00f0inum og komi \u00fev\u00ed til lei\u00f0ar, a\u00f0 k\u00e6rleikur Gu\u00f0s ver\u00f0i auglj\u00f3s \u00ed l\u00edfi manna (Gal 5.22).\u00a0 \u00cd hinum fr\u00e6ga \u00f3\u00f0i s\u00ednum til k\u00e6rleikans segir P\u00e1ll ennfremur, a\u00f0 k\u00e6rleikurinn s\u00e9 ekki hugar\u00e1stand e\u00f0a tilfinning, heldur s\u00fdni hann sig umfram allt \u00ed breytninni vi\u00f0 n\u00e1ungann og kalli \u00fev\u00ed \u00e1vallt \u00e1 r\u00f3tt\u00e6ka vi\u00f0horfsbreytingu (1Kor 13).\u00a0 K\u00e6rleikurinn skal vera lei\u00f0arstjarnan \u00ed l\u00edfi manna (1Kor14.1;\u00a0 R\u00f3m 13.8-10).<\/p>\n
\u00cd N\u00fdja testamenti er agape\u00a0<\/em>gr\u00edska or\u00f0i\u00f0, sem oftast er \u00fe\u00fdtt \u00e1 \u00edslensku me\u00f0 „k\u00e6rleikur.“\u00a0\u00a0 Merking or\u00f0sins er „f\u00f3rnf\u00fas, sj\u00e1lfsafneitandi k\u00e6rleikur.“\u00a0 Tv\u00f6 gr\u00edsk or\u00f0 \u00f6nnur eru l\u00edka \u00fe\u00fddd me\u00f0 „k\u00e6rleikur.“\u00a0 Anna\u00f0 \u00feeirra er eros<\/em>,\u00a0 mun\u00fa\u00f0 elskenda, holdleg \u00e1st.\u00a0 \u00dea\u00f0 er hvergi nota\u00f0 \u00ed N\u00fdja testamenti.\u00a0 Hitt er s\u00f6gnin „ph\u00edle\u00f3“, a\u00f0 \u00feykja v\u00e6nt um,\u00a0 og getur \u00e1tt vi\u00f0 um vini og \u00e6ttingja (Matt 10.37), e\u00f0a „a\u00f0 hafa m\u00e6tur \u00e1 e\u00f0a s\u00e6kjast eftir einhverju“, eins og t.d. g\u00f3\u00f0um or\u00f0st\u00edr (Matt 6.5; L\u00fak 20.46).\u00a0 En b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed Gamla og N\u00fdja testamenti er l\u00fdst \u00feeim k\u00e6rleika Gu\u00f0s, sem er \u00feolinm\u00f3\u00f0ur, g\u00f3\u00f0vilja\u00f0ur og hj\u00e1lpsamur, l\u00edka gagnvart \u00f3vinum.\u00a0 \u00deannig birtist Gu\u00f0 \u00ed Kristi, hinni \u00f3vi\u00f0jafnanlegu gj\u00f6f og fyrirmynd, og \u00feannig ber og m\u00f6nnum a\u00f0 koma fram hverjum vi\u00f0 annan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"