well for one do you believe having sex with a blow up doll is a sin (yes or no) if yes what would the difference be of sticking your penis in a piece of plastic or your hand, your having sex with yourself, you are a lover of yourself, its a lewd behavior, its completely addicting, (otherwise people wouldn't do it) Its self abuse, its a complete lack of self control, its whole basis is lust, and self gratification........i'm not sure why sex with your hand even needs explaination from a biblical stand point. almost as if i'm talking with folks that have seared they're consciences
On the other hand, if you can't show in scripture where it is forbidden, why should you even be joining in the conversation.
As far as the blow up doll goes-- that's disgusting, gross, weird, but whether it's a sin or not depends on masturbation is a sin.
You say 'the whole basis is lust.' What is lust? Is it sexual in nature? In modern English, we use the term to refer to sexual desires. I've even heard the term used to describe legitimate sexual desire in nature. The Bible speaks of 'lusts' and in the New Testament, the term is used to refer to illegimate desires. Paul gives us a clue as to what lust is in Romans 7 where he says,
"For I had not know lust, except the law had said, thou shalt not
covet."
Jesus said, as recorded in Matthew 5, that he who looks on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her in his heart. Compare that with one of the 10 commandments which says not to
covet your neighbor's wife.
You don't covet your own car. It's yours. One might sin by treating his car as a god, and treasuring it more than loving God, but they don't covet their own property. Men don't covet their own wives, because their wives are their own. Women don't covet their own husbands.
Who does your hand belong to? The Bible uses the phrase
thy hand. What if one's wife's hand is involved. Is this sinful in your opinion?
Masturbation is lustful, I suppose, if it is done while coveting. Lots of men do that. I suppose it is possible to touch without doing that. I've read about people who started masturbating when they were very small children. I don't suppose all of them were coveting specific individuals.
I know this is an emotional issue and one that a lot of people are very invested in. I am very happy to be married, myself. I wouldn't tell someone who doesn't believe masturbating is allowed to do so. It can easily be a sin against conscience and therefore against God. But I don't see a solid basis for condemning others either. Calling it 'lewd' doesn't prove it is sinful. You could also call someone who has an emission at night sinful, and accuse them of having wicked dreams.
If, as John puts it, sin is lawlessness, and you consider masturbation to be a sin, shouldn't you be able to show from scripture that this is the case before making the assertion?
