YOU CAN REMAIN CHASTE IN AN IMMORAL WORLD

Need for Self-Control

Sexual desires can be controlled.  (its possible, I have been celibate since 1999; I made a vow to God and have not and will not break it) They must be by those desiring Jehovah's approval.  "This is what God wills, the sanctifying of you, that  you abstain from fornication; that each one of you should know how to get possession of his own vessel [his own body] in  sanctification and honor," admonished the apostle Paul. - 1Thessalonians 4:3, 4.

Young people,  then, should not rush into marriage when they first experience an awakening of sexual impulses.  Marriage requires a commitment, and living up to such a responsibility calls for maturity.  (Genesis 2:24) Better it is to wait until one is 'past the bloom of youth" -the period when sexual feelings run strong and can distort one's judgment.  (1 Corinthians 7:36)  And how unwise and sinful it is  for an adult desiring to marry to get involved in immoral relations simply because a prospective marriage partner is not available!

Next time: "His Own Errors Will Catch the Wicked"

Watchtower, 20