{"id":5820,"date":"2024-06-30T10:34:39","date_gmt":"2024-06-30T10:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=5820"},"modified":"2026-10-26T18:56:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T18:56:49","slug":"is-masturbation-a-sin-biblical-perspectives-on-self-pleasure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/is-masturbation-a-sin-biblical-perspectives-on-self-pleasure\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0647\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u062f\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0631\u064a\u0629 \u062e\u0637\u064a\u0626\u0629\u061f \u0627\u0644\u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0642\u062f\u0633 \u0635\u0627\u0645\u062a\u060c \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0643\u0646\u0627\u0626\u0633 \u062a\u062e\u062a\u0644\u0641"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The Bible never mentions masturbation, and Christians answer the question differently. The Catholic Church teaches that it is gravely wrong, the Orthodox Church in America calls it sinful, and evangelical teachers are divided over whether it can ever honour God. On lust and pornography there is no such disagreement. If you are asking because of a habit you have tried to break, perhaps many times, you are not the first. Paul knew that kind of struggle from the inside. &quot;For\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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Lust is sin to all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104265,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[78],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-5820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-biblical-debates"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9064,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/single-christian-sexuality\/","url_meta":{"origin":5820,"position":0},"title":"What Does the Bible Say About Sexuality for Single Christians?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u0623\u063a\u0633\u0637\u0633 28, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Desire is not a sin; God made it good. 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