The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;
sober: The Greek dictionary defines "sober" as "sound mind; self-controlled, sober-minded." A sober-minded man is one who is well-behaved in actions and reactions. His is a committed life. He does not live in a dream world of emotions and impulsive feelings. In a word, an elder who is self-controlled is Spirit-controlled. He is the kind of man we like to see in a church business meeting. He is the kind of man God uses to motivate others to a more fruitful and abundant life. Because he is self-controlled, he can calm the storms of fear, envy, and bitterness that often rage in a congregation because he experiences calmness on the inside.