Sobriety: Every Christian’s Calling

Perhaps you have seen a billboard along the highway that reads, “Drive sober or get pulled over.” Maybe you have heard or read of some cultural icon who has been “sober” for x number of months or years. No doubt we have also read the commands in the Bible to be sober (read Titus 1–2). The word “sober” might be a familiar word in our ears, but what do we understand by it? Is sobriety simply staying below the legal limit if you plan to get behind the wheel? Must sobriety be achieved by abstaining...