Let
all things be done decently and in order.
1 Corinthians 14:40
In
the English
we see just 9 words that pack a powerful punch. These inspired words
Apostle Paul included in a letter he sent to the church in Corinth
that was having some communication /cooperation problems to say the
least. We would be out of order if we were to use the ‘decently and
in order’ regarding our website design mission however the ‘all
things’ gives us license. We’ll be sure to not skip over that
powerful little word ‘and’.
‘In
order’ easily suggests to us one of ORDER’s 5 most common
meanings;
- the ARRANGEMENT of …
- a COMMAND of a leader
- a PURCHASE AGREEMENT
- a GROUP like ‘species’
- a QUIET respect in a meeting
Consider
the other uses of ‘order’ to see if there is one you might
improve upon.
Carefully
remember the AND of the verse above.
‘Decently’
is also a fascinating word that covers more than one attribute of the
things we do, such as:
- Conforming to a standard
- Modesty
- Adequate
- Respectable
- Kindness
Ponder
for a few minutes each of the elements of ‘decently’.
List
some instances you demonstrated your abilities with each of these 5
elements.
- Make a website on a wall that goes through the above process.
- Have others add their instances they did well and then
- make a ‘webpage’ of those instances where improvement needed to be made.
- Make a final webpage list of interesting matches between the two lists of ‘decently’ and ‘order’.(end)
