\u00dear sem s\u00f6fnu\u00f0urnir mega reyna margt m\u00f3tdr\u00e6gt, eru \u00feeir \u00ed upphafi br\u00e9fsins minntir \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0, a\u00f0 Gu\u00f0 hefur \u00fatvali\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 (1.2) og verndar \u00fe\u00e1 allt til \u00feess dags, \u00feegar Jes\u00fas Kristur kemur aftur (1.7). \u00deeir geta \u00feess vegna treyst \u00fev\u00ed, a\u00f0 \u00feeir muni hlj\u00f3ta hj\u00e1lpr\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 samkv\u00e6mt fyrirheiti Gu\u00f0s (1.5). \u00deegar Jes\u00fas var reistur upp fr\u00e1 dau\u00f0um, gaf Gu\u00f0 s\u00f6fnu\u00f0i s\u00ednum n\u00fdtt l\u00edf og a\u00f0 auki lifandi von, sem l\u00fdsir og lei\u00f0ir gegnum s\u00e9rhvert jar\u00f0neskt b\u00f6l. <\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n * <\/strong>Litla-As\u00eda \u00e1 fyrstu \u00f6ldinni e. Kr.<\/em>: H\u00e9ru\u00f0in fimm, sem nefnd eru \u00e1 nafn \u00ed Fyrra P\u00e9tursbr\u00e9fi, Pontus, Galat\u00eda, Kappad\u00f3k\u00eda, As\u00eda og Bi\u00fe\u00fdn\u00eda, voru \u00f6ll \u00ed mi\u00f0ri og nor\u00f0urhluta Litlu-As\u00edu (1.1). Sumir \u00edb\u00faar \u00feeirra s\u00f6mdu sig a\u00f0 si\u00f0um Grikkja, en a\u00f0rir h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00e1 s\u00e9r h\u00e1ttu \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0anna \u00ed austri (\u00fear sem n\u00fa er \u00cdran). \u00de\u00e1 haf\u00f0i og fj\u00f6ldi Gy\u00f0inga sest a\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00feessum sl\u00f3\u00f0um. P\u00e1ll postuli bo\u00f0a\u00f0i fagna\u00f0arerindi\u00f0 \u00ed Galat\u00edu og sums sta\u00f0ar \u00ed As\u00edu, en ekki er fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed greint \u00ed N\u00fdja testamenti, a\u00f0 hann hafi komi\u00f0 til \u00feeirra h\u00e9ra\u00f0a annarra, sem minnst er \u00e1 \u00ed Fyrra P\u00e9tursbr\u00e9fi. Vera m\u00e1, a\u00f0 P\u00e9tur postuli hafi komi\u00f0 \u00feanga\u00f0 nokkru fyrr en P\u00e1ll h\u00f3f kristnibo\u00f0sstarf sitt.<\/p>\n * P\u00e9tur postuli Jes\u00fa Krists: <\/em>Hann h\u00e9t S\u00edmon, en g\u00e9kk einnig undir nafninu P\u00e9tur, sem \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir „klettur.“ Eftir jar\u00f0vistardaga Jes\u00fa var\u00f0 P\u00e9tur einn helsti lei\u00f0togi frumkirkjunnar (sj\u00e1 Post 2-5; 9.32-12.19; 15.3-21).<\/p>\n „Postuli“ merkir \u00ed Fyrra P\u00e9tursbr\u00e9fi s\u00e1, sem af Gu\u00f0i er \u00fatvalinn til \u00feess a\u00f0 brei\u00f0a \u00fat<\/p>\n bo\u00f0skapinn um Jes\u00fa Krist. „Kristur“ er sama og gr\u00edska or\u00f0i\u00f0 christos,<\/em>en \u00fea\u00f0 er \u00e1 hebresku „Mess\u00edas“, sem \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir „hinn smur\u00f0i“ e\u00f0a „hinn \u00fatvaldi.“ \u00dea\u00f0 er mess\u00edasar-titill Jes\u00fa og m\u00e1 \u00fdmist hafa \u00e1 undan nafni hans e\u00f0a \u00e1 eftir. Sj\u00e1 „Drottinn<\/a>„.<\/p>\n 1.1\u00a0<\/strong>hinum \u00fatv\u00f6ldu…sem \u00fatlendingar dreif\u00f0ir: <\/em>Kalla\u00f0 var, a\u00f0 Gy\u00f0ingar sem sest h\u00f6f\u00f0u a\u00f0 utan Palest\u00ednu, byggju \u00ed „dreifingunni“ (diaspora). \u00de\u00f3 mun h\u00e9r tr\u00falega \u00e1tt vi\u00f0 hei\u00f0ing-kristna menn \u00ed nor\u00f0anver\u00f0ri Litlu-As\u00edu. L\u00edka m\u00e1 hugsa s\u00e9r, a\u00f0 kristnum m\u00f6nnum s\u00e9 l\u00edkt vi\u00f0 \u00fatlendinga, af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 l\u00edferni \u00feeirra stingur um margt \u00ed st\u00faf vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 sem er til si\u00f0s hj\u00e1 hei\u00f0num samborgurum \u00feeirra (sbr. Fil 3.20).<\/p>\n 1.2 <\/strong>Gu\u00f0s f\u00f6\u00f0ur og helga\u00f0ir af anda hans: <\/em>Jes\u00fas kalla\u00f0i Gu\u00f0 f\u00f6\u00f0ur (sj\u00e1 t.d. J\u00f3h 14). P\u00e1ll gerir eins \u00ed m\u00f6rgum br\u00e9fa sinna (1Kor 1.3; Gal 1.2,3; Fil 1.2; R\u00f3m 1.7).<\/p>\n „Andi hans“ er heilagur andi. Gr\u00edska or\u00f0i\u00f0, sem h\u00e9r er \u00fe\u00fdtt me\u00f0 „helga\u00f0ir“ merkir „fr\u00e1teknir handa Gu\u00f0i“, kalla\u00f0ir til \u00feess a\u00f0 fara a\u00f0 vilja hans. Sj\u00e1 „Heilagur andi<\/a>„.<\/p>\n 1.2\u00a0<\/strong>hreinsast me\u00f0 bl\u00f3\u00f0i hans: <\/em>\u00cd 2. M\u00f3seb\u00f3k 24.3-8 segir fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed, er M\u00f3ses st\u00f6kkti bl\u00f3\u00f0i nauta \u00e1 f\u00f3lki\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed til sta\u00f0festingar, a\u00f0 \u00cdsraelsl\u00fd\u00f0ur h\u00e9ldi s\u00e1ttm\u00e1lann, sem Drottinn hef\u00f0i vi\u00f0 hann gert, h\u00e9ti a\u00f0 hl\u00fd\u00f0a Drottni og gera allt sem hann hef\u00f0i bo\u00f0i\u00f0. A\u00f0 kristnum skilningi sta\u00f0festir bl\u00f3\u00f0 Jes\u00fa Krists eil\u00edfan s\u00e1ttm\u00e1la \u00e1 milli Gu\u00f0s og manna (sj\u00e1 og Heb 9.18-22).<\/p>\n 1.3 <\/strong>fa\u00f0ir…upprisu Jes\u00fa Krists fr\u00e1 dau\u00f0um: <\/em>Sj\u00e1 athugagrein vi\u00f0 1.2 (Gu\u00f0s f\u00f6\u00f0ur…). Sj\u00e1 og „Drottinn“ \u00e1 bls. 2010. Drottinn Gu\u00f0 reisti Jes\u00fa upp fr\u00e1 dau\u00f0um \u00e1 \u00feri\u00f0ja degi eftir a\u00f0 hann d\u00f3 \u00e1 krossinum (Matt 28.1-10; Post 2.22-24). Sj\u00e1 og „Upprisan<\/a>„.<\/p>\n 1.4\u00a0<\/strong>arfleif\u00f0 sem y\u00f0ur er geymd \u00e1 himnum: <\/em>\u00deessi arfleif\u00f0 er eil\u00edft l\u00edf, sem Gu\u00f0 hefur heiti\u00f0 \u00feeim, sem elska hann og treysta og tr\u00faa \u00e1 Jes\u00fa Krist (sj\u00e1 J\u00f3h 14.1-6; K\u00f3l 3.1-4; 1\u00deess 4.13-18; Heb 4.1-11. Sj\u00e1 „Eil\u00edft l\u00edf<\/a>„.<\/p>\n 1.5 <\/strong>y\u00f0ur sem tr\u00fai\u00f0…\u00e1 efsta degi: <\/em>A\u00f0 tr\u00faa merkir h\u00e9r a\u00f0 treysta Gu\u00f0i. \u00cd m\u00f6rgum br\u00e9fa N\u00fdja testamentis r\u00e6\u00f0ir um endurkomu Jes\u00fas Krists (1Kor 15.20-28; Fil 1.10; 2.16; 3.20,21; 1\u00deess 4.13-18). Sj\u00e1 „Endurkoman<\/a>„.<\/p>\n 1.7\u00a0<\/strong>d\u00fdrm\u00e6tari en…gull…reynt \u00ed eldi: <\/em>\u00dea\u00f0 er nefnt „sk\u00edragull“, sem \u00ed eldi hefur veri\u00f0 hreinsa\u00f0 af \u00f6\u00f0rum efnum. Hi\u00f0 sama \u00e1 vi\u00f0 um tr\u00fana. \u00deegar h\u00fan hefur veri\u00f0 pr\u00f3fu\u00f0 \u00ed „eldi“ freistinga og m\u00f3tl\u00e6tis, ver\u00f0ur h\u00fan sterkari og hreinni eftir.<\/p>\n