The Mind and the Hand
06
A question worth carrying
Lesson 6 of 12 · About 12 minutes
The Mind and the Hand
Do my thoughts count too, and what does my church teach about masturbation?
Every tradition teaches that lust in the heart is part of the fight, so guard the imagination as well as the eyes; on masturbation the churches differ, so learn what yours teaches, settle it with your pastor or priest, and practise noticing an urge without obeying it.
In this Lesson
- The question in front of us
- Do my thoughts count too, and what does my church teach about masturbation?
- What every tradition shares
- A bishop's memory
- Masturbation: what the churches teach
- Catholic teaching
- Orthodox teaching
- Protestant teaching
- Noticing an urge without obeying it
- What if my church's answer and my conscience disagree?
- Guard the imagination
Lesson 6 of 13
The rest of this Lesson comes with the course
Twelve Lessons, a 90-day daily practice, printables and three prayers for the moment of temptation. Paid once, and the course is yours to keep.
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