Is it sinful for a married man to touch while thinking about his wife ?

Mark45 · Jul 27, 2019

Is it sinful for a married man to touch while thinking and having fantasies about his wife ?
Is it forbidden in The Holy Scriptures? Is it wrong to ask such a question ?

LoveGodsWord · Jul 27, 2019

Just the fact that your questioning this I would suggest it means that God's Spirit is convicting you not to do this. Even though it is your wife it is a lust of the flesh apart from your wife without her consent. If God has convicted you put it away from you and ask God to be your strength in temptation.

God bless

salt-n-light · Jul 27, 2019

Mark45 said:
Is it sinful for a married man to touch while thinking and having fantasies about his wife ?
Is it forbidden in The Holy Scriptures? Is it wrong to ask such a question ?

Is it wise for a starving man to ruin his appetite with a snack if he's getting a full course meal in 1-2 hours?

Its not about if its sinful, its more about if its wise.

Souai · Jul 27, 2019

it is said in the following verses :
1 corinthians 7:2 “Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.”
1 corinthians 7:4 “The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.”
1 corinthians 7:9 “But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.”

I guess you shouldn't

thecolorsblend · Jul 27, 2019

Mark45 said:
Is it sinful for a married man to touch while thinking and having fantasies about his wife ?

Yes.

timothyu · Jul 27, 2019

Depends on the wife

Dave-W · Jul 27, 2019

Mark45 said:
Is it sinful for a married man to touch while thinking and having fantasies about his wife ?
Is it forbidden in The Holy Scriptures? Is it wrong to ask such a question ?

No.

Dave-W · Jul 27, 2019

LoveGodsWord said:
Just the fact that your questioning this I would suggest it means that God's Spirit is convicting you not to do this.

Or - ungodly legalism is condemning him.

jacks · Jul 27, 2019

Not if she is with you.

LoveGodsWord · Jul 27, 2019

Dave-W said:
Or - ungodly legalism is condemning him.

It is not lagalism to have repentance to turn away from sin and believe and follow God's Word. Those who are born again to love God follow him because they hear His Vioce (the Word) *JOHN 14:15

1 CORINTHIANS 6:18 [18], Flee fornication. Every sin that a man does is without the body; but he that commits fornication sins against his own body.

SummerMadness · Jul 27, 2019

Sounds fine to me, you love your wife and have her in your thoughts.

Mountainmanbob · Jul 27, 2019

Dave-W said:
Or - ungodly legalism is condemning him.

Some think they can do most anything and still be covered.

My cousin was one.
He's in jail now.
Plus --
lost whatever contact he had with God.
M-Bob

bekkilyn · Jul 27, 2019

Mountainmanbob said:
Some think they can do most anything and still be covered.

My cousin was one.
He's in jail now.
Plus --
lost whatever contact he had with God.
M-Bob

Your cousin went to jail over scriptural legalism? Did he accidentally work on the sabbath?

(° ͡ ͜ ͡ʖ ͡ °) (ᵔᴥᵔʋ) · Jul 27, 2019

Mark45 said:
Is it sinful for a married man to touch while thinking and having fantasies about his wife ?
Is it forbidden in The Holy Scriptures? Is it wrong to ask such a question ?

I think the issue is whether or not your are thinking about your wife, or thinking about an unrealistic fantasy about your wife.

Sabertooth · Jul 28, 2019

If she is present, she gets "dibs."

If she is unavailable, such as due to sickness or traveling, not a problem.

Mountainmanbob · Jul 28, 2019

I would let my wife take care of it
then I'm not sinning.

M-Bob

Mark45 · Jul 28, 2019

(° ͡ ͜ ͡ʖ ͡ °) (ᵔᴥᵔʋ) said:
I think the issue is whether or not your are thinking about your wife, or thinking about an unrealistic fantasy about your wife.

Is that legalism ? The Scriptures don’t actually mention masturbation as a sin. Many young teenage boys and young men touch due to a surge in testosterone levels etc . It seems almost legalistic to condemn such practices. In the nineteenth and early twentieth century in both USA & UK society favoured male circumcision removing the inner and all of the outer foreskin including the frenulum on the penis to stop male masturbation! This was extremely cruel and carried out on baby boys and young men in the Army. In Islam this idea of preventing women from masturbating and overly enjoying sex has been used for centuries in female circumcision removal of the [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse] & hood of the [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse] also the outer labia and sometimes the inner labia also. This FGM (female genital mutilation) is now illegal in the UK & hopefully the USA yet MGM (Male genital mutilation) is still practiced in both USA & UK. The reasons vary from religious & hygiene ! imagine insisting a new born baby girl should be routinely circumcised, that the [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse] hood (female foreskin) is removed
for hygiene reasons or to prevent overly sexual arousal and masturbation.

Mark45 · Jul 28, 2019

Mountainmanbob said:
I would let my wife take care of it
then I'm not sinning.

M-Bob

Sounds very legalistic and proscribed!

Mountainmanbob · Jul 28, 2019

Mark45 said:
Sounds very legalistic and proscribed!

No -- just following the Bible.
MB

Mountainmanbob · Jul 28, 2019

Mark45 said:
Sounds very legalistic and proscribed!

Amazing but sad after all of this time you have not a clue what I or our church believes.

M-Bob

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