The Camp Of Israel. "Let all things be done decently and in order." 1 Cor. 14:40.
1. Of what is God the author?
“For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.” 1 Cor. 14:33. See 1 Cor. 11:16.
2. Why did Paul give instruction to Timothy concerning the duties and qualifications of bishops and deacons?
“These things write I unto thee, ... that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground [margin, stay] of the truth.” 1 Tim. 3:14, 15.
3. How should everything pertaining to God's work be done?
“Let all things be done decently and in order.” 1 Cor. 14:40.
Note.—“Order is heaven's first law.”—Milton. In the Scriptures Christians are likened to soldiers, and their work to that of a warrior, or to a conqueror going forth to conquer. 2 Tim. 2:3, 4; 1 Tim. 1:18; Rev. 6:2. As order, organization, direction, and discipline are necessary in an army, so are they also in the church. The weapons used and the object sought are different in each case (Rom. 13:4; 2 Cor. 10:3, 4); but the necessity for order and organization are the same in both.
4. What is one prime essential of soldiers in an army?