What does the Bible say about sobriety?

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The Bible calls believers to sober-minded self-control, living awake to God’s holiness, Christ’s return, and the spiritual dangers around them. 1 Peter 1:13 urges Christians to prepare their minds for action and set their hope fully on grace, while 1 Peter 5:8 warns that vigilance is necessary because the devil seeks to devour. This sobriety is more than avoiding drunkenness; it is a disciplined, clear-minded life shaped by grace and rejecting ungodliness, as Titus 2:12 teaches. 1 Thessalonians 5:6 and 1 Peter 4:7 connect it with watchfulness and prayer. Church leaders especially are to model this character, being temperate, self-controlled, and not enslaved to wine or quarrelsome passions (1 Timothy 3:2-3; Titus 1:8).