How to stop sinning

The word of God.. Christ can not lie. Greater is He thats in you than he thats in the world. All things are possible to that believes. On and on. See no one controls you..no one. There is nothing you can't do with Christ in you. This area.. take a jog.,.. take a cold shower. Get off the computer if thats the problem..

Its up to you. No one controls you.

Get a wife if you can't control your sin. Probably the most practical solution.

Good luck.

We are to lay up all our struggles with Christ Jesus. To break the cycle of any sin we must put our full trust in Christ to deliver us.

Kian-vg said:

Hi I realy want to stop sinning the only sin where I'm struggling whit is mastrubation... I want to stop sinning to come closer to God.
But if I try to stop whit mastrubation I stop for 2 days or sometimes 1 and then I fail over and over... Everytime I say to my self this time I realy gonna stop but I fail again.. Someone have tips to stop sinning?

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Masturbation seems to be a favorite topic on every Christian forum on which I've ever participated (and that is a lot of forums over a period of 25 years). I don't want to minimize your concerns, but if masturbation is the biggest impediment to your relationship with God you're in pretty good shape unless it's just a complete obsession that is occupying large swaths of your time.

Is it coupled with an obsession with inappropriate contentography? Does it focus on deviant or dangerous practices? If so, then I would say get some help. There are lots and lots of resources, including books and online communities, for people who struggle with the same thing.

If you're just a single 21-year-old guy who is using occasional masturbation as an alternative to fornication, I think I'd say "Relax. This should not concern you to the extent it seems to be doing, and it really does not need to be an impediment to your relationship with God." Express your concern to God and pray for the Spirit's help in managing your urges, but don't be dismayed if a miracle of deliverance doesn't occur until you're married.

Is occasional masturbation by a single 21-year-old guy even a sin? I'm not convinced. Is a wet dream a sin?

Do you know how many pastors struggle with inappropriate contentography addiction and deviant urges and practices? Research indicate it's a lot. Unless your problem is much more significant than your post suggests, I would say "I think your attitude is what is making this an impediment to your relationship with God. Relax, communicate with God about it, and get on with your Christian walk."

Kian-vg said:

Someone have tips to stop sinning?

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stop breathing.

God bless and Persevere

Kian-vg said:

Hi I realy want to stop sinning the only sin where I'm struggling whit is mastrubation... I want to stop sinning to come closer to God.
But if I try to stop whit mastrubation I stop for 2 days or sometimes 1 and then I fail over and over... Everytime I say to my self this time I realy gonna stop but I fail again.. Someone have tips to stop sinning?

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Instead of focusing on stopping one kind of sin, quit all sin...permanently
That is called "repentance from sin".
Having become a non-sinner, God will be listening to your prayers for the gift of the Holy Ghost, the Comforter.
As "God heareth not sinners", (John 9:31), it is imperative you cease from all sin if you want help from God.
You are in my prayers.

If you feel that this practice is causing a barrier between you and God, then take notice and ignore those who say it is okay. Even if it is not a sin, God requires different things from different people - what is a sin to one will not be to another. It depends on what you worship. God will not have any competition. It might be okay for one person to eat a certain food, but not another.

What often happens, when a person desires to be closer to God and know Him at a deeper level, is that something will be pinpointed by God as a test of our obedience. In doing this, He shows us that our fanciful ideas of having victory over sin, are just ideas. We need a deeper work done to us and that can only happen if we are desperate for change.

In our despair if we cry out, God will show us the path to holiness, which is by faith and not through works of the flesh, even good works.

We are delivered once we trust what God says, that Jesus came to save us from sin and can do so only if we believe this.

You'll never completely stop sinning but the more you grow in The Lord the less you'll sin and the time between sin and repentance becomes less

Don't deal with it alone.
Speak to christian friends you look up to and who you can trust and take it to The Lord. He will help you through and give you as many chances as you need when you repent to get it right and obtain victory

Don't give up , keep striving to get it right and more important don't leave it

Daniel C said:

Get a wife to put it in if you can't control your sin. Probably the most practical solution.

Good luck.

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"Get a wife to put it in". Women are not objects and that is not a Godly way to put it.

-Luca said:

"Get a wife to put it in". Women are not objects and that is not a Godly way to put it.

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Well I generally don't engage in sex talk as rule but the problem is people come up with unrealistic solutions to the type of problem the OP is challenged with. For a person to be off by themselves masturbating is indeed turning the opposite sex into an object rather than a flesh and blood person to bond with,so better to think in those terms I would think. You can attack the way I phrased my view but I don't think it was degenerate. There are some people on this forum who think being a queer is normal, I would say that is unnatural and ungodly talk,so depends how a person feels I guess.

Daniel C said:

Well I generally don't engage in sex talk as rule but the problem is people come up with unrealistic solutions to the type of problem the OP is challenged with. For a person to be off by themselves masturbating is indeed turning the opposite sex into an object rather than a flesh and blood person to bond with,so better to think in those terms I would think. You can attack the way I phrased my view but I don't think it was degenerate. There are some people on this forum who think being a queer is normal, I would say that is unnatural and ungodly talk,so depends how a person feels I guess.

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What if someone was to touch but not to the opposite sex? I never seen that yet...would be interesting as to whether anyone believes that queerness is acceptable.

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What if someone was to touch but not to the opposite sex? I never seen that yet...would be interesting as to whether anyone believes that queerness is acceptable.

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Don't know. That's why the simplest but not necessarily the easiest answer is to get a wife.

That's my input.

Kian-vg said:

...Everytime I say to my self this time I realy gonna stop but I fail again.. Someone have tips to stop sinning?

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Before one can stop sinning, I think it would be good to understand well what sin really means. I have understood sin means that person rejects God, or lives apart from God. I believe so because of these:

He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed, that he might destroy the works of the devil. Whoever is born of God doesn't commit sin, because his seed remains in him; and he can't sin, because he is born of God. In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever doesn't do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who doesn't love his brother.
1 John 3:7-10

Now that no man is justified by the law before God is evident, for, "The righteous will live by faith.
Galatians 3:11

But the righteous will live by faith. If he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.
Hebrews 10:38

Sin is the opposite of righteous. And righteous lives, because he is faithful/loyal to God. that is why I believe sin is unfaithfulness to God, or that person rejects God. And this means, no matter what happens, don’t reject God and you don’t have sin. If you reject God because of masturbation for example, then it has become sin for you. But obviously, this doesn’t tell is it good or bad. Good or bad can depend on many matters. I don’t think Bible says it is wrong, but I think this basic rule is good for many unclear matters:

”All things are lawful for me," but not all things are expedient. "All things are lawful for me," but I will not be brought under the power of anything.
1 Corinthians 6:12

"All things are lawful for me," but not all things are profitable. "All things are lawful for me," but not all things build up."
1 Corinthians 10:23

I think it is not good if for example the desire rules you and becomes greater than God for you.

And in any case, I think it can be forgiven. And one way to show that you remain faithful to God is that you ask forgiveness, if you have done something wrongly. I believe being righteous doesn’t mean that person is perfect, it means person is loyal to God and when loyal person has done wrongly, he asks forgiveness like in this example:

"Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed to himself like this: 'God, I thank you, that I am not like the rest of men, extortioners, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week. I give tithes of all that I get.' But the tax collector, standing far away, wouldn't even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!' I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted."
Luke 18:10-14

But then, how to stop sinning, how to not reject God? I believe that happens when you learn to know God and love Him. When you love Him, you don’t want to reject Him.

Kian-vg said:

I already try to stop sinning whit all sins but the only sin where I'm struggling whit is mastrubation

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I have a question for you, and I want you to seriously consider the answer before you reply...
Does your mind control your body or does your body control your mind?

As Christians have the mind of Christ, (1 Cor 2:16), use that mind to not only reject this sin but all other sins too.
It is written..."Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." (James 4:7)

xBladesx said:

You'll never completely stop sinning but the more you grow in The Lord the less you'll sin and the time between sin and repentance becomes less

Don't deal with it alone.
Speak to christian friends you look up to and who you can trust and take it to The Lord. He will help you through and give you as many chances as you need when you repent to get it right and obtain victory

Don't give up , keep striving to get it right and more important don't leave it

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"Christian friends" don't tell folks they can never give up sinning.
God gave us the gift of repentance so we can stop sinning. (2 Cor 7:10)
He gave us the means to crucify the flesh, (Rom 6:3-7), with the affections and lusts. (Gal 5:24)
And He gives His Spirit to those who will stop committing sin. (Acts 2:38)

Phil W said:

"Christian friends" don't tell folks they can never give up sinning.
God gave us the gift of repentance so we can stop sinning. (2 Cor 7:10)
He gave us the means to crucify the flesh, (Rom 6:3-7), with the affections and lusts. (Gal 5:24)
And He gives His Spirit to those who will stop committing sin. (Acts 2:38)

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Thats not how I meant it
I said strive to get it right and don't leave it ie. Give it up

Paul himself wrote
1 Timothy 1:15, ESV: "The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost."

Even as a christian you're still a human who can make mistakes.
1 John 1 vs 5 to 10 speaks of this and walking right or In the light which includes repentance

Is it an excuse to willingly sin because you can just say sorry? No

Romans 6
What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound?2By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it?

As Christians we are to strive for perfection and The Holy Spirit will help us like you said.
But if we do mess up we need make it right with God

You might read what Dr. Dobson said on the subject:

http://www.overcoming-lust.com/httpwww-overcoming-lust-comdr-james-dobsons-open-letter-masturbation/