Why was there no confusion in the Jewish synagogue service?
There was no confusion in the Jewish synagogue service because it was an established ritual. The Jews knew exactly when to sit, stand, and respond. It was a religious service governed by fixed tradition, so participants followed familiar, predictable patterns without uncertainty.
Les explains that the Jewish synagogue service had no confusion because it was an established ritual. The Jews knew exactly when to sit, when to stand, and when to respond. It was a religious service with a fixed order. He contrasts this with a non-Catholic visitor at a Roman Mass, who becomes totally confused because the postures change unexpectedly. Les then connects this to Romans 12, where the same service word (latria) appears, but the believer's service is logike—intelligent, logical, practical. Instead of a demanding ritual, believers present their bodies as a living sacrifice, set free from a commanding type of ritual.