Yes — church services should be orderly because God is a God of order, not confusion.
Les Feldick teaches that God never works in a "mumble jumble" way and that even the resurrection occurs "every man in his own order." He also shows that Paul pressed the Corinthian church to speak the same thing and avoid divisions. Because the God of the church is the God of order, His people's corporate worship should be orderly rather than chaotic.
1 Corinthians 15:23 — This verse, which Les highlights, uses the military term "order" to show that God's work in resurrection is organized — the same God who orders the church.
1 Corinthians 1:10 — Paul calls the church at Corinth to speak the same thing and avoid divisions, showing that God expects order in the local assembly.
In the passages Les points to, Scripture presents order as part of God's design. Paul writes: "For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming" (1 Corinthians 15:22–23). He also urges the Corinthian believers: "Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment" (1 Corinthians 1:10). These verses show that God's purposes are organized and that His people are called to unity.
Les Feldick emphasizes that God is a God of order and never works in a "mumble jumble" way. He takes the phrase "every man in his own order" in 1 Corinthians 15:23 as a military term, explaining that God has organized the resurrection into companies just as an army is organized. He applies this to the local assembly: the Corinthian church had divisions, and Paul urged them to speak the same thing. Les notes that these early churches were small home meetings, so even a small assembly needed order. He clarifies that this order is not a prescribed ritual; believers are set free from ritual and are led by God individually, yet the assembly still reflects God's orderly character.
Les says the word "order" in 1 Corinthians 15:23 is a military term, like a company or battalion. Every human being who has ever lived will come out in resurrection in his own particular company. God has everything "implicitly organized," and He never does things in a "mumble jumble" way.
Les points out that Paul beseeched the Corinthians "that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions" (1 Corinthians 1:10). The Corinthian assembly had divisions, and Paul corrected them. These congregations were small and met in homes, so the instruction to be unified and orderly applied directly to the local church.
Les distinguishes order from ritual. He says a person who is in a religion has to follow the ritual, but set-free believers do not have a prescribed ritual. Instead, they are "in tune with God" and led by Him. So the order the church displays comes from God's character, not from a liturgical system.
God's Order for the Sexes
Les shows that God created the man as head of the woman at creation, an arrangement God never rescinded — demonstrating that order is built into God's design.
Understanding Cain and Abel: Faith, Sin, and Civilization Explained
There was no system of organized worship. Now they knew to approach God with animal sacrament, but there was no system of worship as we find introduced to the nation of Israel, or as we find Paul introducing to the church. But rather, every person was more or less on his own to be obedient to his God by virtue of the conscience within him. Maybe I can show that best from the book of Romans again.
God is a God of Order
Les says God is a God of order and never does anything in a "mumble jumble" way; the resurrection is separated in verse 23 so every man comes out in his own order.
Every Man in His Own Order
Les explains that "order" in 1 Corinthians 15:23 is a military term meaning an organizational group, so every believer is resurrected in his own particular company.
No Divisions in the Assembly
Les notes that Paul urged the Corinthian assembly to speak the same thing and have no divisions, showing that local churches were expected to be unified and orderly.
No Prescribed Ritual
Les distinguishes believers from those under religious ritual, explaining that though we are not under a prescribed ritual, we are in tune with God and led by Him.
The 3-Day Journey: How Exodus Foreshadows the Resurrection of Christ
Because as soon as God brings the nation of Israel out of Egypt, they are to be a separated people. And we'll see that in the next half hour. The instructions were clear cut. They were to have nothing to do with the people around them. They were to be a separated, holy nation of people. Again, the lesson comes right in for you and I today. You see, this is what's happened to Christianity.
Resurrection as Organized Companies
Les compares the resurrection order to military organization — company, battalion, regiment, division, army — so resurrection is not one great big group but organized.
1 Corinthians 15:22: For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
Paul sets up the certainty of resurrection, which the next verse shows unfolds in God's order.
1 Corinthians 15:23: But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.
This verse, which Les repeatedly cites, makes clear that resurrection is organized by God into specific orders.
1 Corinthians 1:10: Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
Paul's appeal shows that the local church is expected to be united and without divisions.
In the passages Les points to, Paul instructs the Corinthians to speak the same thing and have no divisions (1 Cor 1:10), and he teaches that every person rises in his own order (1 Cor 15:23). God is a God of order, so His church should reflect that order.
No. Les Feldick teaches that believers are not under a prescribed ritual; they are individually accountable to God and led by Him. True order is not ritualism but a reflection of God's organized character.
Les explains that "order" in 1 Corinthians 15:23 is a military term for a company or battalion. It pictures God organizing the resurrection into distinct groups, not one confused crowd.
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