Church Members Are to be Sober-Minded (TMF:905)

Friday, June 08, 2018
Peace to Live By: Church Members Are to be Sober-Minded (TMF:905) - Daniel Litton
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       So, Paul says here, as a church collectively, that we are not to “get drunk with wine.” Now, in part that statement may be literal, as he could be referring to a Love Feast gone astray (that is, when the early churches gathered together for communion, they would share a common meal, and some churches still do this today). But also, he is referring to the church members being sober-minded. That means we have control of our thoughts and our emotions, which in turn means we are in control of our speech and behavior. We have to be sober-minded if we are going to be “filled with the Spirit.” We should not be bogged down with worry, fear, anxiety, envy, strife, jealously toward one another, and things like these. On Sunday mornings, we gather together as members of Christ’s body to worship God and to hear a word from God, a message delivered by one of God’s teachers.