1 Corinthians 14:26-40 - Homilies By E. Hurndall

Decency and order in the Church.

I. REFLECT UPON WHAT THE CHURCH IS .

1. It is the "Church of the living God" ( 1 Timothy 3:15 ). In its worship it worships the Eternal. It is the depository of his truth. It is the "temple of God" ( 1 Corinthians 3:16 ).

2. It is the Church of Christ. "My Church" ( Matthew 16:18 ). It

3. The abiding place of the Holy Ghost. ( 1 Corinthians 3:16 .)

4. The great instrumentality for the conversion of the ungodly.

II. THE IMPORTANCE OF EVERYTHING CONNECTED WITH THE CHURCH BEING AS FREE FROM FAULT AS POSSIBLE . Impropriety and disorder in the Church

III. WHAT VAST RESPONSIBILITY RESTS UPON THOSE WHO VIOLATE THE APOSTOLIC COMMAND . ( 1 Corinthians 14:40 .) God is a God of peace, but in this way he is made to appear a God of confusion and disorder ( 1 Corinthians 14:33 ).—H.