O que a Bíblia diz sobre se tocar?
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Sabemos que este é um tema polêmico, mas o objetivo aqui é esclarecer uma questão amplamente procurada e ainda não abordada em nossos artigos.
Sem mais rodeios... a masturbação, ou "se tocar", não é mencionada diretamente na Bíblia. No entanto, existem princípios bíblicos que podem nos ajudar a entender a perspectiva cristã sobre o assunto.
Em 1 Coríntios 6:19,20, Paulo nos lembra:
There’s more to sex than mere skin on skin. Sex is as much spiritual mystery as physical fact. As written in Scripture, "The two become one." Since we want to become spiritually one with the Master, we must not pursue the kind of sex that avoids commitment and intimacy, leaving us more lonely than ever—the kind of sex that can never "become one." There is a sense in which sexual sins are different from all others. In sexual sin we violate the sacredness of our own bodies, these bodies that were made for God-given and God-modeled love, for "becoming one" with another. Or didn’t you realize that your body is a sacred place, the place of the Holy Spirit? Don’t you see that you can’t live however you please, squandering what God paid such a high price for? The physical part of you is not some piece of property belonging to the spiritual part of you. God owns the whole works. So let people see God in and through your body.
Este versículo reforça a importância de honrar a Deus com nossos corpos.
Pureza
A Bíblia nos chama a viver em pureza e santidade. Em 1 Tessalonicenses 4:3-5, Paulo nos exorta:
One final word, friends. We ask you—urge is more like it—that you keep on doing what we told you to do to please God, not in a dogged religious plod, but in a living, spirited dance. You know the guidelines we laid out for you from the Master Jesus. God wants you to live a pure life.
Keep yourselves from sexual promiscuity.
Learn to appreciate and give dignity to your body, not abusing it, as is so common among those who know nothing of God.
A busca pela pureza envolve evitar comportamentos que desonram a Deus e ao nosso corpo.
Controle dos Pensamentos
Controlar nossos pensamentos é fundamental para viver em santidade. Em Filipenses 4:8, somos instruídos:
Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies.
Manter a mente focada em pensamentos puros e dignos é essencial para agradar a Deus em todas as áreas da vida.
Esses são alguns princípios que a Bíblia nos oferece sobre este tema. Aproveite para compartilhar este artigo e permitir que mais dúvidas como essa sejam abordadas futuramente.