ORDER

GREEK tagma= arrangement, order as in I Corinthians 15:23 “Every man in his own order; Christ the first fruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.”

               taxis= arrangement, order as in I Corinthians 14:40 “Let all things be done decently and in order.”

               kathexes= in succession, consecutively as in Luke 1:3 “It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus”

               diatasso= to arrange throughout as in I Corinthians 16:1 “Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye.”  I Corinthains 11:34 “And the rest will I set in order when I come.”

1.   Heavenly Order: Father, Son, Holy Spirit

2.   Reconciliationary Order: God, Christ, Man

3.   Spiritual Order: Christ, man, woman

4.   Family Order: Man, woman, child