What does the Bible say about organized?
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The Bible commends orderly, purposeful stewardship as a reflection of God’s own character, while warning us not to trust in human plans rather than in Him. God is not the author of confusion but of peace, and believers are called to do all things decently and in order (1 Corinthians 14:33, 40). Wise planning counts the cost before beginning, as Jesus teaches in Luke 14:28-30, and faithful oversight carefully tends what God has entrusted (Proverbs 27:23; Acts 20:28). Yet our steps are ultimately established by the Lord (Psalms 37:23). Scripture therefore calls Christians to diligent preparation, clear instruction, and orderly worship, all under God’s sovereign guidance and for His glory.
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- 1 Corinthians 14:40
Let all things be done decently and in order.
- Matthew 5:48
Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
- Habakkuk 2:2
Yahweh answered me, "Write the vision, and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it.
- Revelation 1:1
This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,
- 1 Corinthians 14:33
for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the assemblies of the saints,
- Acts 20:28
Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.
- Proverbs 27:23
Know well the state of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds:
- Psalms 37:23
A man's goings are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way.
- 1 Chronicles 6:32
They ministered with song before the tent of the tent of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem: and they waited on their office according to their order.
- Luke 14:28-30
[28] For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn't first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it? [29] Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him, [30] saying, 'This man began to build, and wasn't able to finish.'
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