Article August 3, 1998 Issue

Chastity and dynamic progress

How I decided whether or not to have premarital sex

By Julia Schechtman Pabst

If you're thinking about sex, you're not alone out there. And if you're wondering about chastity, you aren't as alone as you might think.

Choosing chastity often seems hard to do, especially if everyone else thinks you're some kind of throwback to a quaint earlier age. But did you ever suspect that you might be a pioneer instead of a throwback? When Mary Baker Eddy discovered the Principle behind Christ Jesus' teachings, she wasn't clinging to something old, she was exploring something eternal. She was a pioneer in the field of spiritual healing. And such pioneering includes bringing spirituality to bear on natural human desires.

What sometimes seems startling is that Mrs. Eddy's pioneering work on chastity is actually the spiritual direction of now, the next millennium, and beyond. Chastity is on the cutting edge of spiritual advancement. It's not a quaint notion, and it's not cold. It's active; it has everything to do with real loving and spiritual healing. Let me explain.

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