Paul gives Christians encouragement and direction in Romans
12:3:
For I say, through the grace given to me, to
everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to
think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.
When we understand how great our need, and the lengths to
which Jesus went to save us, there is nothing left for the believer but to be
humble. Arrogance is simply ridiculous
in the life of any follower of Jesus Christ. In contrast to this, believers are exhorted to think
soberly. Sober thinking in English has come to be associated with not
abusing alcohol, but the word Paul used here means more than that.
The Greek word sōphroneō combines the word for wisdom and the word for thinking, or
mindset. The idea is not to be foolish,
but rather wise minded in all things. This
wise-mindedness is only available by living in light of our grace given position
in Jesus Christ. While pride will
cause us to dare to be stupid, the grace of God gives us humility and wisdom.
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