Is self pleasure a sin

I am divorced and we are all human and it's natural to get those happy feelings but is it a sin to self pleasure ?

What is someone supposed to do when these feelings come to the surface . Do you just struggle and distract yourself ?

I am not always innocent but try my best to honor God and not to sin . I am sure others fight this battle but how ?

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FreddieUK · 70-79, M

It's such an important sin that it is never mentioned in the Bible and Jesus or indeed that bastion of commentary on sex, Paul, certainly never refer to it. There are many things to be concerned about and if you feel guilty it's probably because of other people not because the Bible has anything to say to you.

The sin of Onan is something else again and the legalists would like to condemn you with that. We must guard our minds, for sure, but let's not add extra rules to the Law, like the Pharisees did, and remember the Law is now interpreted through very expensively bought Grace.