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4. With prayer, invite Jesus to come in and take control of your life with the Holy Spirit. | BLARK_translated | 4. Við bøn, bjóða Jesusi at koma inn og taka leiðsluna av tínum lívi við Heilaga Anda. |
I know that I am a sinner and need your forgiveness. I believe that you died for my sins. I want to turn away from my sins. I invite you now to come into my heart and life. I want to trust you and follow you as Lord and Savior. | BLARK_translated | Eg veit, at eg eri ein syndari og havi brúk fyri tínari fyrigeving. Eg trúgvi, at tú doyði fyri mínar syndir. Eg vil venda mær burtur frá mínum syndum. Eg bjóði tær nú at koma inn í mítt hjarta og lív. Eg vil líta á teg og fylgja tær sum harra og frelsara. |
If you have prayed this prayer from your heart for the first time, I want to congratulate you. | BLARK_translated | Um tú fyri fyrstu ferð hevur biðið hesa bøn av hjarta, vil eg ynskja tær tillukku. |
“For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” (Rom. 10:13) | BLARK_translated | Tí at hvør tann, sum ákallar navn Harrans, skal verða frelstur." (Róm. 10,13) |
For by grace you have been saved through faith—and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one may boast. | BLARK_translated | Tí av náði eru tit frelstir, við trúgv, og tað er ikki tykkum at takka, tað er Guds gáva; ikki av gerningum, fyri at eingin skal rósa sær." (Ef. 2,8-9) |
Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God's Son does not have life. | BLARK_translated | Tann, sum hevur sonin, hevur lívið; tann, sum ikki hevur Guds son, hevur ikki lívið. |
This is just the beginning of a wonderful new life in Christ. To make this fellowship with Jesus deep, we must do some things that would also come naturally to us: | BLARK_translated | Hetta er bara byrjanin av einum undurfullum nýggjum lívi í Kristi. Fyri at gera henda felagsskap við Jesus djúpri, eiga vit at gera nøkur ting, sum eisini vildu fallið okkum náttúrlig: |
1. Read the Bible every day to come to know Christ better. | BLARK_translated | 1. Lesa í Bíbliuni hvønn dag, fyri at koma at kenna Kristus betur. |
4. Worship God, be in fellowship with believers, and serve with other Christians in a congregation where Christ is proclaimed. | BLARK_translated | 4. Tilbiðja Gud, vera í felagsskapi við trúgvandi, og tæna við øðrum kristnum í einum kirkjuliði, har Kristus verður boðaður. |
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” (John 14:27) | BLARK_translated | Frið lati eg eftir hjá tykkum, mín frið gevi eg tykkum; eg gevi tykkum ikki eins og heimurin gevur. Hjarta tykkara óttist ikki og ræðist ikki!" (Jóh. 14,27) |
How often does our faith seem so weak. We consider our spiritual life to be so poor and are afraid that our “little” faith will soon wither away into nothing. Then we think about how Paul received faith. | BLARK_translated | Mangan virkar okkara trúgv so veik. Vit halda okkara andliga lív vera so fátækt og eru bangin fyri, at okkara "lítla" trúgv skjótt kann fána burtur í einki. So hugsa vit um, hvussu Paulus tók við trúgv. |
Let me also add, before I begin, that this article is based on my thoughts, but as Paul, I say that I consider that this is what God’s word and the Holy Spirit have convinced me of. | BLARK_translated | Lat meg eisini leggja afturat, áðrenn eg byrji, at henda grein er grundað á mínar tankar, men sum Paulus, sigi eg, at eg meti at hetta er tað, sum Guds orð og Heilagi Andi hevur sannført meg um. |
Why couldn't I have accepted faith like Moses, Jeremiah, the disciples and Paul? | BLARK_translated | Hví kann eg ikki hava tikið við trúgv sum Móses, Jeremia, lærusveinarnir og Paulus? |
In the flesh Paul was now divided: The flesh and the Spirit. All Christians are in this situation and it is based on the fact that there is a battle inside us every day. A battle between the good and the bad. A battle against sin. It will be like that all our lives here on earth. We do not get rid of the flesh in us. T... | BLARK_translated | Í trúnni var Paulus nú tvídeildur: Holdið Andin. Øll kristin eru í hesari støðu og er tað grundað á hetta, at tað er eitt stríð innan í okkum hvønn dag. Eitt stríð um tað góða og tað illa. Eitt stríð ímóti syndini. Tað kemur at vera soleiðis alt okkara lív her á jørð. Vit sleppa ikki av við holdið í okkum. Sostatt slep... |
I have heard of people who try to feel the pain that Jesus must have had when he was crucified. These people try to do this by crucifying themselves. Personally I think this is absurd. No human being in this world can even come close to feeling Jesus’ pain. Jesus’ pain was not primarily that he had a crown of thorns on... | BLARK_translated | Eg havi hoyrt um fólk, sum royna at føla pínuna, sum Jesus man hava havt, tá ið hann varð krossfestur. Hesi menniskju royna hetta við sjálv at lata seg krossfesta. Sjálvur haldi eg hetta vera burturvið. Einki menniskja kann í hesum heimi koma nær við at føla Jesu pínu. Pínan hjá Jesusi var ikki fyrst og fremst, at hann... |
Jesus knew well everything that was to happen to him. He knew what treatment he would receive. He also knew that he would have to take upon himself all the sins of the world. Thus he knew that his own Father, God, would have to depart from him. And yet he cries out on the cross: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken m... | BLARK_translated | Jesus visti væl alt, sum skuldi henda honum. Hann visti, hvørja viðferð hann fór at fáa. Hann visti eisini, at hann skuldi taka alla heimsins synd á seg. Sostatt visti hann, at sjálvur faðir hansara, Gud, skuldi fara frá honum. Og kortini rópar hann á krossinum: "Guð mín, Guð mín, hví fórt tú frá mær?" (Mark. 15,34) Hv... |
This is also a very common question for Christians to ask. Most often it is the devil who causes us to think this way. He asks us, just as he asked Adam and Eve: "Can it really be?" On the other hand, we ought to examine ourselves to know whether we believe. | BLARK_translated | Hetta er eisini ein heilt vanligur spurningur hjá kristnum at seta. Oftast er tað djevulin, sum fær okkum at hugsa soleiðis. Hann spyr okkum, líkasum hann spurdi Ádam og Evu: "Man tað nú vera." Hinvegin eiga vit at rannsaka okkum sjálv, fyri at vita, um vit trúgva. |
When we believe, we are justified before God through Jesus. This means that God sees us as free from sin, just as He sees Jesus Himself. We are justified! Therefore we also have peace. This peace does not need to be something we feel. It says that when we believe, we have peace. That we do not feel a peace does not mea... | BLARK_translated | Tá ið vit trúgva, eru vit við Jesusi rættvísgjørd fyri Gudi. Hetta merkir, at Gud sær okkum so syndafrí, sum sær hann Jesus sjálvan. Vit eru rættvísgjørd! Tí hava vit eisini frið. Hesin friður nýtist ikki at vera nakað, sum vit føla. Tað stendur, at tá ið vit trúgva, hava vit frið. At vit ikki føla ein frið, merkir ikk... |
If we sin, it does not mean that we fall out of grace. It is a different matter if we begin to justify the sin that we commit. We all sin, and it is something that will always be a part of our lives here on earth. Through God’s word and through our conscience the Spirit speaks, when we sin, and says that this was wrong... | BLARK_translated | Um vit synda, merkir ikki at vit fella úr náðini. Nakað annað er, um vit byrja at rættvísgera syndina, sum vit gera. Vit synda øll, og er tað nakað, sum altíð her á jørð kemur at vera ein partur av okkara lívi. Við Guds orði og við samvitskuni sigur Andin frá, tá ið vit synda og sigur, at hetta var galið. og at vit ikk... |
And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. | BLARK_translated | Og tey hildu fast saman um læru ápostlanna og samfelagið og breyðbrótingina og bønirnar." (Áps. 2,42) |
These four matters the early Christians considered very important, and I think they are right about that. To preserve faith in Jesus, we must hold fast to these four things: Bible reading, prayer, the church fellowship, and communion. The Holy Spirit preaches these four to us. Let us listen to the Holy Spirit and try t... | BLARK_translated | Hesi fýra viðurskiftini mettu tey fyrstu kristnu vera sera týdningarmikið og hugsi eg, at tey hava rætt í hesum. Fyri at varðveita trúnna á Jesus, eiga vit at halda fast um hesi fýra viðurskiftini: bíbliulesturin, bønina, kirkjuliðið og altargongdina. Heilagi Andin prædikar hesi fýra fyri okkum. Latum okkum lurta eftir... |
Witness about Jesus, and preach the gospel to those who have not yet received faith. We have so much and forget it. We forget what gift we have received from God for nothing. We go to meetings and hide away in our church buildings, while ungracious people walk blindly outside. | BLARK_translated | Vitnið um Jesus, og prædikið evangeliið fyri teimum, sum enn ikki hava tikið við trúgv. Vit hava so nógv og gloyma tað. Vit gloyma, hvørja gávu vit hava fingið frá Gudi fyri einki. Vit ganga á møti og krógva okkum í okkara samkomuhúsum, meðan ónádd menniskju ganga blind uttanfyri. |
The one who is baptized and who believes in the cross-work of Jesus Christ is a Christian. It really is that simple in reality. We also have several examples from the Bible that likewise show that it is that simple: | BLARK_translated | Tann, sum er doyptur, og sum trýr á Jesu Krists krossar-verk, er kristin. So einfalt er tað í veru-leika-num. Vit hava eisini fleiri dømi úr Bíbliuni, sum eis-ini vísa, at tað er so einfalt: |
In the beginning God created the earth and mankind pure and without sin. But it did not last long before mankind became unclean and sinful. | BLARK_translated | Fyrst skapaði Gud jørðina og menniskjuna reina og uttan synd. Men tað vardi ikki leingi, fyrr enn menn-iskjan gjørdist órein og syndug. |
First man sinned against God, when Adam and Eve ate from the tree of knowledge. Then man sinned against one another. We see this immediately, when Adam blames Eve when God asks him what he has done. Another consequence of this we see very clearly just one generation later, when Cain kills Abel. | BLARK_translated | Fyrst syndaði menn-iskjan ímóti Gudi, við tað at Ádam og Eva ótu av kunn-leikans træi. Síðani synd-aði menniskjan ímóti hvørj-um øðrum. Hetta síggja vit beinanvegin, við at Ádam skyldar uppá Evu, tá ið Gud spyr hann, hvat hann hevur gjørt. Enn eina avleiðing av hesum, síggja vit so heilt greitt, bara eitt ættarlið sein... |
This has been the case ever since and this is the work of man (or of the flesh): “sexual immorality, impurity, debauchery, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like.” (Gal. 5:19–21) The works of sin make all people,... | BLARK_translated | Soleiðis hevur tað verið síðani og er hetta menn-iskjans ella (holdsins) verk: "ólevnað, órein-skap-ur, ólíkligskapur, skurð-gudadýrkan, gandur, fíggind-skapur, klandur, meinhugi, vreiði, illfýsni, tvídráttur, ósemja, øvund, drykkjuskapur, fyllskapur og annað tílíkt." (Gal. 5,19-21) Syndarinnar verk gera øll menniskju ... |
“Yes, but I cannot be considered to belong to that group, because, for instance, I have never been drunk,” perhaps one of us says. Or: “I have no visible sins, only those that are in my thoughts, and there is nothing I can do about that.” | BLARK_translated | Ja, men, eg kann ikki vera mettur at vera í tí bólki, tí at eg havi t.d. ongantíð verið drukkin", sigur kanska onkur av okk-um. Ella: "Eg havi onga sjónliga synd, men bara tær, sum eru í tonkunum, og tað kann eg ikki gera nakað við". |
There is something strange about us humans. We are always trying to wriggle out of things so that we are better than others. “At least we are not worse,” we think. But what does the Bible say? “There is none righteous, no, not one.” (Rom. 3:10) “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (Rom. 3:23) “You ... | BLARK_translated | Tað er merkiligt við okkum menniskjum. Vit royna alla tíðina at snúgva okkum undan, soleiðis at vit eru betur enn hini. "Vit eru í øllum førum ikki verri", hugsa vit. Men hvat sigur Bíblian?: "Tann er eingin, sum rættvísur er, ikki ein." (Róm. 3,10) "Tí at øll hava syndað, og teimum vantar Guðs heiður." (Róm. 3,23) "Ti... |
Thus we can simply say that we all break the law every day. No sin is worse than another before God, because all sins are after all a breach of the same law — even a sinful thought. | BLARK_translated | Sostatt kunnu vit einfalt siga, at vit øll bróta lógina hvønn dag. Eingin synd er verri enn ein onnur fyri Gudi, tí at allar syndir eru jú eitt brot á somu lógina eisini ein syndigur tanki. |
It is, however, important to know that when it is a question of the consequences of sin, it is different in the relations between man and man, and between man and God. What is mentioned above are matters between a person and God. And here all people are guilty. | BLARK_translated | Her er tað tó týdningar-mikið at vita, at tá ið talan er um avleiðingarnar av synd, er tað ymiskt í viður-skiftum ímillum mann og mann, og ímillum mann og Gud. Tað, sum er nevnt omanfyri, eru viðurskifti millum eitt menniskja og Gud. Og her eru øll menn-iskju sek. |
How can a young person keep their way pure? By keeping it according to your word. (Ps. 119:9) | BLARK_translated | Við hvørjum skal ungur halda leið sína reina? Við at halda seg eftir orði tínum." (Sl. 119,9) |
What about me? This is a question that almost everyone asks themselves from time to time. As children we begin to size ourselves up and find our position. As teenagers we try with all our might to figure out who we are. The same applies in adolescence and later, as we grow older. | BLARK_translated | Hvussu við mær? Hetta er ein spurningur, sum flest øll seta sær sjálvum av og á. Sum børn byrja vit at skimast um okkum og finna støðu okkara. Sum tannáringar royna vit av øllum alvi at finna útav, hvørji vit eru. Sama er galdandi í unglingaárum og eldri, vit gerast. |
But if I want to know how I have come through all this worldly chaos, it is not what has been mentioned that matters. If I want to know how I have fared when it comes to spiritual matters, there is only one place I can get the right answer. One place that can tell me what my standing is, and that is in the Bible, in Go... | BLARK_translated | Men um eg skal vita, hvussu er vorðið við mær í øllum hesum verðsliga ruðuleikanum, heldur tað ikki, ið nevnt er. Um eg skal vita, hvussu er vorðið við mær, tá ið talan er um andlig viðurskifti, er tað bara eitt stað, eg kann fáa rætta svarið. Eitt stað, sum kann siga mær, hvør støða mín er, og er tað í Bíbliuni, í Gud... |
But why is it so difficult to read the Bible? | BLARK_translated | Men hví er tað so torført at lesa í Bíbliuni? |
Here I find out who I am. A born sinner, saved by God's grace, because of the blood of Jesus on the cross of Golgotha if I believe it. | BLARK_translated | Har finni eg útav, hvør eg eri. Ein føddur syndari, frelstur av Guds náði, vegna blóð Jesu á Golgata krossi um eg trúgvi tí. |
There I find out who I am. The Spirit convicts me of sin, among other things by pointing me to the law, which tells me how I ought to live and to fear God. Then the Spirit shows me that this is an impossible task for me to accomplish. Then the Spirit points me to the work of the cross. | BLARK_translated | Har finni eg útav, hvør eg eri. Andin sannførir meg um synd við m.a. at vísa mær á lógina, sum sigur mær, hvussu eg eigi at liva, og at toknast Gudi. Síðani vísir Andin mær á, at hetta er mær ein ógjørlig uppgáva at loysa. Síðani vísir Andin mær á krossarverkið. |
Testimony appears in different ways among us humans and does not need to be only in words. | BLARK_translated | Vitnisburðurin kemur fram á ymiskan hátt hjá okkum menniskjum og nýtist ikki bara at vera við orðum. |
A woman once said that she intended to testify about the Lord Jesus everywhere she went, and if it was necessary somewhere, she could also use words. | BLARK_translated | Ein kona segði einaferð, at hon ætlaði at vitna um Harran Jesus allastaðni, hon fór, og um tað var neyðugt onkunstaðni, kundi hon eisini nýta orð. |
But before we begin to witness to people, whether in words or in deeds, there is one thing that is important in this regard: 'The great commandment in the law.' | BLARK_translated | Men, áðrenn vit fara í gongd við at vitna fyri menniskjum tað veri seg í orðum ella í verki so er eitt, sum er týdningarmikið hesum viðvíkjandi. 'Stóra boðið í lógini.' |
We humans have 4 basic needs if we are to live. These are: food, drink, sleep and love. | BLARK_translated | Vit menniskju hava 4 grundleggjandi tørvir, um vit skulu liva. Hesir eru: Matur, drekka, svøvnur og kærleiki. |
It is easy to understand that food, drink and sleep are absolutely necessary if we are to live. But love? Is love necessary? Yes, of course. For example, it has been proven that a child who does not receive love dies. A child who does not receive care dies. A child who never gets a hug dies. | BLARK_translated | Tað er lætt at skilja, at matur, drekka og svøvnur er alneyðugt, um vit skulu kunna liva. Men kærleiki? Er kærleikin neyðugur? Jú, sjálvandi. Tað hevur t.d. verið prógvað, at eitt barn, sum ikki fær kærleika, doyr. Eitt barn, sum ikki fær umsorgan, doyr. Eitt barn, sum ongantíð fær eitt klemm, doyr. |
So we can again ask ourselves whether we now get the furthest just by proclaiming the Word. Yes, the word is absolutely necessary, but it seems to me that in many cases we achieve much more by first showing love and care. It also seems to me that there is far too little love between people in the Faroe Islands; everyth... | BLARK_translated | So kunnu vit aftur seta okkum spurningin, um vit nú náa longst við bara at boða Orðið. Jú, orðið er alneyðugt, men mær tykir, at í nógvum førum náa vit nógv longur við fyrst at vísa kærleika og umsorgan. Mær tykir eisini, at alt ov lítil kærleiki er manna millum í Føroyum, alt tykist í so grunt. |
We can also imagine how a person behaves when they suddenly have their need for love satisfied by someone else. Does the person not ask themselves where that other person comes from, and why he can give him love? It does not take long before it is discovered that this comes from Jesus Christ. The Spirit will undoubtedl... | BLARK_translated | Vit kunnu eisini hugsa okkum, hvussu ein persónur ber seg at, tá ið hesin brádliga fær kærleikstørvin nøktaðan av einum øðrum. Man hesin ikki spyrja seg sjálvan, hvar hin kemur frá, og hví hann kann geva honum kærleika? Tað varar ikki leingi, áðrenn funnið verður útav, at hetta kemur frá Jesusi Kristi. Andin skal uttan... |
If you need to find out how you know it, there is one thing to do. Go into your secret chamber! | BLARK_translated | Skalt tú finna útav, hvussu tær veit við, so er eitt at gera. Far innar í loynikamar títt! |
Today it is simply the case that there are many who call themselves Christian, but who nevertheless are not so in reality. How we, who are Christians, should know whether they are Christians or not, we must see by the fruits of their lives. This is what the Bible says. | BLARK_translated | Í dag er tað nú einaferð soleiðis, at tað eru mong, sum kalla seg kristnan, men sum hóast alt ikki eru tað í veruleikanum. Hvussu vit, sum eru kristin, skulu kenna, um tey eru kristin ella ikki, skulu vit síggja á fruktunum av lívi teirra. Hetta sigur Bíblian. |
Yes, this is something that all Christians need to think about again and again. This is something that has to do with self-examination, and we read in the Bible that we ought to examine ourselves and check whether we are on the right path. | BLARK_translated | Jú, hetta er nakað, sum øll kristin hava fyri neyðini at hugsa um umaftur og umaftur. Hetta er nakað, sum hevur við sjálvsrannsakan at gera, og vit lesa tað í Bíbliuni, at vit eiga at rannsaka okkum sjálv, og kanna, um vit eru á røttum vegi. |
Kristin often ask themselves: "If I were to die now, would I then be saved?" This is a good question to ask oneself, and it is healthy and good that this thought comes to mind from time to time, because if it did not, I will allow myself to say that one would be on the wrong path quite quickly. Assurance of salvation d... | BLARK_translated | Kristin spyrja mangan seg sjálvan: "Um eg nú hevði doyð, hevði eg so verðið frelstur?" Hetta er ein góður spurningur at seta sær, og tað er sunt og gott at hesin tankin kemur fram av og á, tí at um hann nú ikki gjørdi tað, so vil eg loyva mær at siga, at ein hevði verið á skeivari leið rættiliga skjótt. Trúarvissan lig... |
There are many false teachers in the world today. Many claim to be Christian, but they preach a message that is opposed to God’s word. Therefore it is important for a leader to be alert so that this false teaching does not arise in his own congregation. It is important for a leader to have an open ear and to dare to sp... | BLARK_translated | Tað eru mangir ranglærarar í heiminum í dag. Fleiri, sum siga seg vera kristnan, men sum boða ein boðskap, sum er ímóti Guds orði. Tí er tað týdningarmikið, at ein leiðari er vakin fyri, at henda ranglæra ikki kemur fram í hansara egnu samkomu. Tað er týdningarmikið fyri ein leiðara at hava eitt opið oyra og tora at ta... |
If you don’t have a good secret life every single day, it’s better that you don’t become leaders of an entire congregation. The congregation will, after all, follow your example. | BLARK_translated | Um tit tí ikki hava eitt gott loynikamar hvønn tann einasta dag, er tað betur, um tit ikki gerast leiðarar fyri eina heila samkomu. Samkoman fylgir jú tykkara fyrimynd. |
It turns out that we Christians are influenced by the fashion of the times and want something “real” to happen. We must notice something. We must truly feel Jesus and the work of the Spirit. If we don’t, then there is nothing to shout about. | BLARK_translated | Tað vísir seg, at vit kristnu eru ávirkað av tíðarrákinum og vilja, at okkurt "veruligt" skal henda. Vit skulu merkja okkurt. Vit skulu veruliga føla Jesus og Andans virkan. Um vit ikki gera tað, so er tað einki at reypa av. |
More spiritual events are being held around the world. Undoubtedly there are many of these that are good events for many, where people come to faith in Jesus, and some have their faith renewed. That is good. But on the other hand, several other events have made me think about something. Events where it is more or less ... | BLARK_translated | Fleiri andalig tiltøk verða hildin um í heiminum. Óivað eru tað fleiri av hesum, sum eru góð tiltøk fyri mong, har fólk taka við trúgv á Jesus, og onkur fær trúnna endurnýggjaða. Hetta er gott. Men hinvegin hava fleiri onnur tiltøk fingið meg at hugsa um nakað. Tiltøk, har ið meira ella minni sagt verður: "Her er Jesus... |
It is proclaimed solemnly that the Holy Spirit in a certain place, where certain people are gathered, works in a different way than we have seen so far, and differently than we see it in everyday life. It sounds just like a description for a product. Christians also leave the country to seek out this special feeling. I... | BLARK_translated | Tað verður lýst hátíðarliga, at Heilagi Andin á einum ávísum staði, har ávís menniskju eru savnað, virkar á ein annan hátt, enn vit hava sæð tað higartil, og annaðleiðis enn vit síggja tað í gerandisdegnum. Tað ljóðar júst sum ein lýsing fyri eini vøru. Eisini fara kristin fólk av landinum at leita eftir hesari serligu... |
I don't judge anyone by this, but I see a danger in this attitude. | BLARK_translated | Eg dømi ongan við hesum, men eg síggi ein vanda í hesum hóvastákinum. |
No, it turns out that we Christians are influenced by the zeitgeist and want something "real" to happen. We need to notice something. We must truly feel Jesus and the work of the Spirit. If we don’t, there is nothing to boast about. | BLARK_translated | Nei, tað vísir seg soleiðis, at vit kristnu eru ávirkað av tíðarrákinum og vilja, at okkurt "veruligt" skal henda. Vit skulu merkja okkurt. Vit skulu veruliga føla Jesus og Andans virkan. Um vit ikki gera tað, so er tað einki at reypa av. |
The danger with this is that our Christian foundation becomes our own feelings. The danger is that our Christian faith is built on our own feelings and not on the rock, which is Jesus himself. Because we do not seek Jesus, but the feelings. | BLARK_translated | Vandin við hesum er, at okkara kristna grundarlag verða kenslurnar hjá okkum sjálvum. Vandin er, at okkara kristna trúgv er bygd á okkara egnu kenslur og ikki á klettin, sum er Jesus sjálvur. Tí at vit søkja ikki Jesus, men kenslurnar. |
Feelings are deceptive. If our Christian faith were built on feelings, then that faith would be unstable and not built on any rock that stands firm. | BLARK_translated | Kenslurnar eru svikaligar. Um okkara kristna trúgv varð bygd á kenslur, so hevði trúgvin verið óstøðug og ikki verið bygd á nakran klett, sum stendur fastur. |
Who ever said that life as a Christian should only be fun, exciting and interesting? No, on the contrary, the Christian life is also a daily struggle. If it isn’t, I would allow myself to ask whether one is really a Christian. In this struggle there is also the fact that we don’t bother to read God’s word and don’t bot... | BLARK_translated | Hvør segði nakrantíð, at lívið sum ein kristin bara skuldi vera stuttligt, spennandi og áhugavert? Nei, tvørturímóti, er kristna lívið eisini eitt dagligt stríð. Er tað ikki tað, vil eg loyva mær at spyrja, um ein veruliga er kristin. Í hesum stríðnum er eisini tað, at vit ikki tíma at lesa í Guds orði og ikki tíma at ... |
Jesus knew well that his listeners were different and therefore would receive his message differently. He knew that some heard the word but did not want to understand it. The devil wanted to come and take away the message that was in the hearts of those people. He knew there were those who heard the word and were about... | BLARK_translated | Jesus visti væl, at áhoyrararnir hjá honum vóru ymiskir og tí vildu taka ímóti hansara boðskapi ymiskt. Hann visti, at tað vóru tey, sum hoyrdu orðið, men ikki vildu fata tað. Djevulin vildi so koma og taka burtur tann boðskap, sum var í hjartanum hjá hesum persónum. Hann visti, at tað vóru tey, sum hoyrdu orðið og fór... |
So these are the ones who have a private room and a personal relationship with Jesus, but who would gladly avoid having any task in the congregation. They would rather be spectators of the others and enjoy the benefit of their work. Many would say this is a danger. For laziness is one of the devil’s best weapons agains... | BLARK_translated | So eru tað tey, sum hava eitt loynikamar og eitt persónligt samband við Jesus, men sum fegin vilja sleppa undan at hava nakra uppgávu í samkomuni. Tey vilja heldur vera áskoðarar hjá hinum og nýta gagnin av verkinum hjá teimum. Hetta vildu nógv sagt at vera ein vandi. Tí at leti er eitt av djevulsins bestu vápnum ímóti... |
No, let's think a little about this and try to be part of the "inner congregation". | BLARK_translated | Nei, latum okkum hugsa eitt sindur um hetta og royna at vera við í "innaru samkomuni". |
There has been a lot of talk about what is appropriate in the music world, and what is not appropriate. This is a good question to ask oneself. The reasoning for what is appropriate and what is not, on the other hand, is often not particularly good. | BLARK_translated | Nógv hevur verið tosað um, hvat hóskar seg í tónleikaheiminum, og hvat ikki hóskar seg. Hetta er ein góður spurningur at seta sær. Grundgevingin fyri, hvat er hóskandi, og hvat ikki er, er hinvegin mangan ikki serliga góð. |
When we read these commandments from the Bible that Jesus gave to his disciples, we think that Jesus means different peoples with different languages and skin colors. This is now also fairly common to imagine. When one mentions the word 'people' (ethnic group), one undoubtedly thinks that, for example, Chinese are one ... | BLARK_translated | Tá ið vit lesa hesi boðini úr Bíbliuni, sum Jesus gav lærusveinum sínum, hugsa vit, at Jesus meinar við ymisk fólkasløg við ymisk-um máli og húðarliti. Hetta er nú eisini rættiliga vanligt at hugsa sær. Tá ið ein nevnir orðið 'fólka-slag' verður óivað hugsað, at t.d. kinesarar eru eitt fólkaslag og at afrikanarar eru e... |
First, song and music should be divided into two main parts: praise songs and evangelical (missionary) songs. | BLARK_translated | Í fyrsta lagi skal sangur og tónleikur flokkast í tveir høvuðspartar: Lovsongur og trúboðanarsangur. |
Many Christian people can sing or play some musical instrument. Not all of them may be equally good. Many of them may ask themselves and God: "Can I be used?" | BLARK_translated | Fleiri kristin fólk duga at syngja ella spæla okkurt ljóðføri. Øll hesi duga kanska ikki líka væl. Fleiri av hesum spyrja kanska seg sjálvan og Gud: "Kann eg brúkast?" |
Many people sit on gifts and talents that God has given them, but that are not used. Some perhaps do not see that they have a particular gift. Some perhaps do not dare to use it because they think they are too unskilled. Some believe that this particular gift cannot be used in a spiritual context at all. | BLARK_translated | Nógv fólk sita við gávum og náðigávum, sum Gud hevur givið teimum, men sum ikki verða brúktar. Summi kanska síggja ikki, at tey hava eina ávísa gávu. Summi tora kanska ikki at brúka hana, tí at tey halda seg duga ov illa. Summi halda, at henda ávísa gávan als ikki kann brúkast í andaligum samanhangi. |
Many Christian people know how to sing or play some musical instrument. Not all of them may be equally skilled. Many of them may ask themselves and God: “Can I be used?” Perhaps this question arises because they feel they do not have any task in the congregation. Perhaps the question arises because they believe they ar... | BLARK_translated | Fleiri kristin fólk duga at syngja ella spæla uppá okkurt ljóðføri. Øll hesi duga kanska ikki líka væl. Fleiri av hesum spyrja kanska seg sjálvan og Gud: "Kann eg brúkast?" Kanska kemur hesin spurningurin vegna tað, at hesin følir seg ikki at hava nakra uppgávu í samkomuni. Kanska kemur spurningurin vegna tað, at hesin... |
If one has come to the point of wanting to let oneself be used, the next question arises: "What do I want with music?" This question should be asked repeatedly. An examination of what one is engaged in. | BLARK_translated | Um ein er komin hartil, at hann vil lata seg brúka, kemur næsti spurningurin: "Hvat vil eg við tónleikinum?" Hesin spurningurin skal spyrjast av og á. Ein rannsakan av, hvat ein er í holt við. |
What young people think about the religious situation in the Faroe Islands today. | BLARK_translated | Hvat ungdómur hugsar um kirkjuligu støðuna í Føroyum í dag. |
The Church must strive to be built on God's Word and the evangelical Lutheran doctrine, but today one sees that there are several matters in our church that do not directly correspond to either the Bible or the evangelical Lutheran doctrine. For example, it can be mentioned: blessing same-sex couples. | BLARK_translated | Kirkjan skal eitast at byggja á Guds orð og evangelisku luthersku læruna, men í dag sær ein, at tað eru fleiri viðurskifti í okkara kirkju, sum beinleiðis ikki samsvara við hvørki Bíbliuna ella við evangelisku luthersku læruna. T.d. kann nevnast: at signa samkynd. |
The Bible is God's word. Do we find God's word in the Bible? | BLARK_translated | Bíblian er Guds orð Guds orð finna vit í Bíbliuni? |
It is of great importance how we understand the Bible. What does this mean, someone asks. Well, the fact is that today our pastors and others read the Bible differently. The difference lies in this: The Bible is God’s word — God’s word is to be found in the Bible. This is a big difference, because of course there will ... | BLARK_translated | Tað er av alstórum týdningi, hvussu vit fata Bíbliuna. Hvat merkir hetta, spyr onkur. Jú, tað er soleiðis í dag, at okkara prestar og onnur við lesa Bíbliuna ymiskt. Munurin liggur í hesum: Bíblian er Guds orð Guds orð er at finna í Bíbliuni. Hetta er ein stórur munur, tí at tað koma sjálvandi at vera munir á, hvat ein... |
God’s Word is inspired by God’s Spirit, even when we have difficulty accepting it. This is something we must restore in our church today, because anything else would be false teaching according to the Bible and the evangelical Lutheran doctrine. | BLARK_translated | Guds orð er innblást av Guds Anda eisini har vit hava torført við at góðtaka tað. Hetta er nakað, sum vit eiga at fáa fram aftur í kirkju okkara í dag, tí at alt annað vildi vera ranglæra sambært Bíbliuni og evangelisku luthersku læruni. |
It is as if our church and Christians in general want to conform to the spirit of the age that exists today. We need not search long in the Bible before we find out that this is not fitting. So why does the church do this? There is something here that is not quite right. | BLARK_translated | Tað er, sum um okkara kirkja og kristin menniskju sum heild hava hug at hátta sær eftir tíðarandanum, sum er frammi í dag. Vit skulu ikki leita leingi í Bíbliuni, áðrenn vit finna útav, at hetta ikki er heppið. Hví er tað so, at kirkjan ger tað? Her er okkurt, sum ikki ruggar rætt. |
But why do you think it is that the church, which is supposed to be our spiritual guide, goes astray in such matters? | BLARK_translated | Men hví man tað vera, at kirkjan, sum skal vera okkara andaligi vegleiðari, fer skeiv í slíkum viðurskiftum? |
One of the main reasons may be that church and state are linked. The danger in this is that the state will interfere with the doctrine itself, which it has no business doing — the Bible, Luther and the pastors are supposed to take care of that. But we see, unfortunately, that events have been and are occurring that sho... | BLARK_translated | Ein hin størsta orsøkin man vera, at statur og kirkja hanga saman. Vandin í hesum er, at staturin fer at blanda seg uppí sjálva læruna, sum hann jú einki hevur við at gera tað eiga Bíblian, Luther og prestarnir at taka sær av. Men vit síggja tíverri, at hendingar hava verið og eru, sum vísa, at staturin blandar seg og ... |
One can see that there are tensions today in the Faroese national church between priests, church officers and churchpeople. Today we have two camps, namely these: those who see the Bible as God’s word, and those who see that God’s word is to be found in the Bible. One could call them the conservatives in doctrine and t... | BLARK_translated | Ein sær, at tað í føroysku fólkakirkjuni í dag eru spenningar ímillum prestar, kirkjutænarar og kirkjufólk. Vit hava í dag tveir vígvallir, nevniliga hesar: tey, sum síggja Bíbliuna sum Guds orð, og tey, sum síggja, at Guds orð er at finna í Bíbliuni. Ein kann siga tey konservativu í læruni og tey liberalu í læruni. |
On the other hand, it is difficult for the church and the state to separate. If we are to preserve the church as a people's church, we can free the state from doctrine, so that only the church decides doctrinal questions. This could be done with a synod, which is a governing body where priests, laypeople and the bishop... | BLARK_translated | Tað er hinvegin torført, at kirkjan og staturin slíta. Um vit skulu verðveita kirkjuna sum eina fólkakirkju, kunnu vit loysa statin frá læruni, soleiðis at tað er bara kirkjan, sum avgerð læruspurningar. Hetta kundi verið gjørt við eini synodu, sum er eitt stýri, har prestar, leikfólk og bispur sita í. Um eitt nú ein p... |
Another danger is what the church will become if state and church separate. The risk may be that the church becomes something entirely different from Evangelical Lutheran. | BLARK_translated | Ein annar vandi er, hvør kirkjan kemur at vera, um statur og kirkja slíta. Vandin kann vera, at kirkjan verður ein heilt onnur enn evangelisk luthersk. |
Many young people talk a lot about these issues and believe that the church people to a large extent have been too silent over time and have brushed off various matters. It is also the case that we have not examined the doctrine and the teachers. This is something that to some extent is coming to light today and young ... | BLARK_translated | Fleiri ungdómar tosa nógv um hesi viðurskifti og halda, at kirkjufólkið í ein stóran mun hevur verið ov tigandi ígjøgnum tíðina og hevur latið sum luft við ymiskum viðurskiftum. Eisini er tað soleiðis, at vit ikki hava rannsakað læruna og lærararnar. Hetta er nakað, sum í ein mun er við at koma fram í dag og halda ung,... |
May God bless us all and lead us in His way. | BLARK_translated | Má Gud signa okkum øll og leiða okkum hansara veg. |
But what is it like now in Denmark? For we in the Faroe Islands cannot be far removed from Denmark when it comes to the church situation. Aren't more and more non-believing priests being appointed to the national church? Trúboðin asked Michael Lerch Nygaard, national secretary of MF, a few questions. | BLARK_translated | Men hvussu er tað nú vorðið í Danmark. Tí vit í Føroyum munnu ikki verða langt burtur frá Danmark, tá ið talan er um kirkjuligu støðuna. Verða fleiri og fleiri ikki-trúgvandi prestar settir í fólkakirkjuni? Trúboðin setti Michael Lerch Nygaard, landsskrivara hjá MF, nakrar spurningar. |
Now that the lack of faithful priests has become a problem, is the reason that there are too few faithful people who want to become priests? | BLARK_translated | Tá ið hetta við manglandi trúgvandi prestum er vorðið ein trupulleiki, er orsøkin tá, at tað eru ov fá trúgvandi, sum vilja gerast prestar? |
Yes, I think so. Not everyone should become teachers and priests, but I believe that all believing young men with the appropriate abilities should consider this in prayer, whether God wants them to become priests. This is the most important thing for a Christian — what God wants and does not want, not what the salary i... | BLARK_translated | Ja, tað haldi eg. Tað skulu ikki øll verða lærarar og prestar, men eg haldi at allir trúgvandi ungir menn við fakligum evnum skulu hugsa um hetta í bøn, um Gud vil hava teir at gerast prestar. Hetta er tað týdningarmesta fyri ein kristnan hvat Gud vil og ikki, hvussu lønin er. |
What would have happened if one day we had stood in front of a folk church without believing priests? | BLARK_translated | Hvat hevði hent, um vit ein dag høvdu staðið fyri einari fólkakirkju uttan trúgvandi prestum? |
The national church had outlived itself. It had become an administrative network of service providers and customers. The priests had said everything that churchgoers wanted to hear, while it had been vital for the faithful to attend church, says Michael. | BLARK_translated | Fólkakirkjan hevði yvirlivað seg sjálva. Hon hevði verið eitt fyrisitingarligt net av tænastumonnum og kundum. Prestarnir høvdu sagt alt tað, sum kirkjugangarar vildu hoyrt, meðan tað hevði verið lívshættisligt fyri tey trúgvandi at gingið í kirkju, sigur Michael. |
Something that was in the letter from MF was that only one third of the students in theology graduate. Why has it become that way? | BLARK_translated | Nakað, sum stóð í brævinum frá MF, var, at tað er bara ein triðingur av teimum lesandi í gudfrøði, sum verða lidnir. Hví er tað soleiðis vorðið? |
Michael says finally that there are several faithful people who pray and strive to get faithful priests. And maybe it will get better in coming years, especially because the need for priests in general is increasing. In the coming years approximately 80 theologians will be trained, while there is a need for 100. | BLARK_translated | Michael sigur at enda, at tað eru fleiri trúgvandi menniskju, sum biðja og stríða fyri at fáa trúgvandi prestar. Og kanska fer tað at verða betri komandi árini, serliga vegna tað, at prestaneyðin yvirhøvur er vaksandi. Komandi árini verða uml. 80 gudfrøðingar útlærdir, meðan brúk er fyri 100. |
Jacob Højgaard grew up in Toftir and also still lives there today. He is 82 years old and lives in a beautiful house with a garden below. Jacob is usually called Jakku. This man has many exciting stories to tell about his life with Jesus. | BLARK_translated | Jacob Højgaard er uppvaksin á Toftum og er eisini búsitandi har í dag. Hann er 82 ára gamal og býr í einum vøkrum húsum við urtagarði niðanfyri. Jacob verður vanliga kallaður Jakku. Hesin maður hevur nógvar spennandi søgur at siga frá um sítt lív saman við Jesusi. |
People were seeking, and there were several young people who had converted, so Jacob had no trouble finding friends who had also converted, says Jacob. It was also the case that most households knew God's word and attended church and meetings. | BLARK_translated | Fólk vóru søkjandi, og vóru tað fleiri ung, sum vóru umvend, so at Jacob ikki hevði nakrar trupulleikar at finna sær vinir, sum eisini vóru umvendir, sigur Jacob. Eisini var tað soleiðis, at flestu heimini kendu Guds orð og gingu í kirkju og á møti. |
After his conversion he became active in the work of God's kingdom immediately. A mission house was built at Toftir. He was then about 14 years old. Previously the meetings had been held in the school. So Jacob began to work in the mission house at Toftir. | BLARK_translated | Eftir umvendingina gerst hann virkin í Guds ríkis arbeiði beinanvegin. Missiónshús varð bygt á Toftum. Hann var tá uml. 14 ára gamal. Frammanundan vóru møtini hildin í skúlanum. So Jacob byrjaði at virka í missiónshúsinum á Toftum. |
Something that has had a great impact on my life is God’s guidance. For example, how God directed that evening when I was converted. It was like this: the person speaking at that meeting lived in Vestmanna and had no plans to go to the mission week in Rituvík. But Nicolina at the Children’s Home was in Vestmanna and so... | BLARK_translated | Nakað, sum hevur havt stóra ávirkan á mítt lív, er Guds leiðsla. T.d. hvussu Gud stýrdi hitt kvøldið, tá ið eg varð umvendur. Tað var soleiðis, at tann, sum talaði á tí møtinum var búsitandi í Vestmanna og hevði ongar ætlanir at fara á missiónsviku í Rituvík. Men Nicolina á Barnaheiminum var í Vestmanna og líkasum noyd... |
Jacob says that it is important that the young and the old stick together. The danger is that these groups drift too far apart from each other. The older people have the experience that the young can learn from, and the young also have much to give the older people. | BLARK_translated | Jacob sigur, at tað er týdningarmikið, at tey ungu og tey eldru halda saman. Vandin er, at hesir partar fara ov langt hvør frá øðrum. Tey eldru hava royndirnar, sum tey ungu kunnu læra av, og tey ungu hava eisini mangt at geva teimum eldru. |
Pól Johannessen was appointed on September 1st to a position with the Church Home Mission. He will work half time as a secretary at YMCA & YWCA in Klaksvík and half time as a missionary. His area of work is mainly the Northern Islands. | BLARK_translated | Pól Johannessen var 1. september settur í starv hjá Kirkjuligu Heimamissiónini. Hann skal arbeiða hálva tíð sum skrivari í KFUM&K í Klaksvík og hálva tíð sum trúboðari. Arbeiðsøki hansara er í høvuðsheitum Norðoyggjar. |
At a weekend meeting of the YMCA in Klaksvík, Pól came to understand what this peace was. He saw that he himself had to make a personal decision. | BLARK_translated | Á einum vikuskiftismøti í KFUM&K í Klaksvík kom so Pól at kenna, hvat hesin friður var. Hann sá, at hann mátti sjálvur taka eina persónliga avgerð. |
Although my parents are believers, that did not help me into Heaven, because I had to take the step myself. | BLARK_translated | Hóast míni foreldur eru trúgvandi, so hjálpti tað ikki mær inn í Himmalin, tí at eg sjálvur mátti taka stigið. |
Pól worked in a smithy for a while before going to mechanical school, but that plan changed because he and his wife went to Bible school in Børkop in Denmark. This was in the autumn of 1996. | BLARK_translated | Pól arbeiddi í smiðju eina tíð fyri síðani at fara á maskinskúla, men varð henda ætlanin broytt, tí at hann og konan fóru á bíbliuskúla í Børkop í Danmark. Hetta var um heystið 1996. |
In 1997 Pól then started at the technical school in Tórshavn, and he finished this education at the end of 1997. | BLARK_translated | Í 1997 byrjaði Pól so á maskinskúlanum í Havn, og hann varð liðugur við hesa útbúgving síðst í 1997. |
When Pól finished his training as a machinist, he worked in a workshop in Klaksvík. He was offered two good opportunities to go with ships from Royal Greenland, most recently in late June to Sisimiut, but he chose to say no because he had been offered a job starting on September 1 at KFUM&K. | BLARK_translated | Tá ið Pól varð liðugur við útbúgving sína sum maskinistur, arbeiddi hann í smiðju í Klaksvík. Hann hevur fingið tveir góðar møguleikar at fara við skipum hjá Royal Greenland og seinast í juni við Sisimiut, men valdi at siga nei, vegna tað at hann hevði fingið boðið starv frá 1. septembur í KFUM&K. |
I was asked in January about this position, but said that I needed to think about it. I have thought a lot about it and have found peace that it was right to accept. I was asked to start in March–April, but chose myself to start on September 1. | BLARK_translated | Eg varð spurdur í januar um hetta starvið, men segði at eg skuldi hugsa um tað. Eg havi biðið nógv yvir hesum og havi fingið frið, at tað var rætt at taka av. Eg var so biðin um at byrja í mars-apríl, men valdi sjálvur at byrja 1. septemur. |
I felt called by God to go into ministry and also wanted to be able to be with my family. | BLARK_translated | Eg kendi meg kallaðan av Gudi at fara í tænastu og ynskti eisini at kunna vera saman við familjuni. |
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