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[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell.

Matthew 5:27-30

If not masturbation itself, certainly porn and fantasizing would be condemned by Jesus.

[–] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 days ago

Seems extreme. Maybe we should just throw the entire bible out.

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

I have yet to see an english translation that isn’t terrible, but only the worst and most unreliable use the word “hell.” The actual word is Gehenna, a real place that was considered cursed, desecrated, and very undesirable. It does not mean “hell” in the way any modern reader would picture it, as that concept does not exist anywhere in Jewish or Christian scripture. It is a pagan addition.

The word “lust” here also does not mean “horny” it means “covet.” It means an overwhelming desire to possess something. The word “woman” also properly means “married woman” and not just “any woman.” Jesus is not talking about fantasizing, but about a desire with intent to take something that belongs to someone else, inflicting harm.

[–] Credibly_Human@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Some serious nofap cult logic.