Is masturbating a sin?

[friend of]

It's something I can't seem to get victory over in my own life.

 

[Akita Suggagaki]

It's something I can't seem to get victory over in my own life.

For most guys the struggle is a right of passage.

 

[HIM]

For most guys the struggle is a right of passage.

Very worldly thing to say. Not of God and His spirit.

 

[HIM]

It's something I can't seem to get victory over in my own life.

You will, have faith. With God all things are possible.

 

[Blade]

I was wondering if masturbation is a sin? Like No inappropriate content, no thoughts or nothing. Just the sexual desire to want to have sex but in the act you’re not thinking about anyone sexual.. if anything what I am saying makes sense, lol

No..its not a sin. I can't tell you how many times over 62 years you hear mom or day telling their very young child to stop doing that lol. Its natural its nature. He know.. He GOD gave it to us. You already know. You knew thinking of anyone else would be sin. But.. to make it simple to please the flesh can lead to us thinking going more out side the lines so to speak. Pray, worship the lord.. sing to Him after some time the flesh is something you don't even want to think about. Haha its not evil not sin.. just can be for most hard to stay in the lines

 

[HIM]

No..its not a sin. I can't tell you how many times over 62 years you hear mom or day telling their very young child to stop doing that lol. Its natural its nature. He know.. He GOD gave it to us. You already know. You knew thinking of anyone else would be sin. But.. to make it simple to please the flesh can lead to us thinking going more out side the lines so to speak. Pray, worship the lord.. sing to Him after some time the flesh is something you don't even want to think about. Haha its not evil not sin.. just can be for most hard to stay in the lines

No it is not natural it is of satan and his minions

 

[Dave G.]

Leviticus 15:16-18 ESV​

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“If a man has an emission of sperm, he shall bathe his whole body in water and be unclean until the evening. And every garment and every skin on which the sperm comes shall be washed with water and be unclean until the evening. If a man lies with a woman and has an emission of sperm, both of them shall bathe themselves in water and be unclean until the evening.

1 Corinthians 7:1-40 ESV​

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Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. ...

Matthew 5:27-28 ESV​

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“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

 

[Akita Suggagaki]

Very worldly thing to say. Not of God and His spirit.

So you have never struggled with it as a young single man?

 

[Fantine]

Then why is the influence of hormones so strong in teenagers who are not ready for marriage?
They pretty much have no choice.

Poor teens. Today's teens reach puberty earlier and economically and educationally postpone marriage to an average age of 28 or so.
And the albatross of student loans make the wait even longer. Thanks, conservative justices (sarcasm.)

 

[rockytopva]

16 “‘When a man has an emission of sperm, he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean till evening. 17 Any clothing or leather that has sperm on it must be washed with water, and it will be unclean till evening. - Leviticus 15

Masturbation makes things unclean. If this ever happens it is scriptural to wash up and experience the unclean feeling that goes along with it. As this is uncleanness rather than sin a clean feeling is not that far off.

 

[angelsaroundme]

1 Corinthians talking about not depriving one another aligns very well with Jewish texts around the beginning of Christianity. Maimonides, who was born in 1138, still taught as old Jewish law did that a sexless marriage is grounds for a divorce. Yet that is quite different from now. Some studies estimate as many as one fifth or one fourth of marriages are sexless. Some go higher.

I've seen Christians defend sexless marriages and tell the person it would be worldly thinking to divorce because of it. But even if everyone in a sexless marriage divorced tomorrow, it'd be a boost in the divorce statistic, and would further discourage people from getting married at all. There's not a simple solution. So even if we ignore the fact that many who want to get married won't be able to, there is still the chance that if they did get married, they'd be in a sexless marriage before long.

This may seem harsh but it's to make the point that people have sex drives and in modern times marriage is not a guaranteed fix. On that account calling masturbation a sin doesn't make sense to me. Transport me 2,000 years back and I'll agree with you.

 

[Sabri]

Do it in church then

Lol

 

[Sabri]

It's something I can't seem to get victory over in my own life.

Pray and ask God to break the bondage. Some people don’t know this but masturbation opens the door for lust lasciviousness fornication and inordinate affection. Demonic spirits. The Bible says such people will not inherit the kingdom of God

 

[HIM]

1 Corinthians talking about not depriving one another aligns very well with Jewish texts around the beginning of Christianity. Maimonides, who was born in 1138, still taught as old Jewish law did that a sexless marriage is grounds for a divorce. Yet that is quite different from now. Some studies estimate as many as one fifth or one fourth of marriages are sexless. Some go higher.

I've seen Christians defend sexless marriages and tell the person it would be worldly thinking to divorce because of it. But even if everyone in a sexless marriage divorced tomorrow, it'd be a boost in the divorce statistic, and would further discourage people from getting married at all. There's not a simple solution. So even if we ignore the fact that many who want to get married won't be able to, there is still the chance that if they did get married, they'd be in a sexless marriage before long.

This may seem harsh but it's to make the point that people have sex drives and in modern times marriage is not a guaranteed fix. On that account calling masturbation a sin doesn't make sense to me. Transport me 2,000 years back and I'll agree with you.

It don’t matter what makes sense to us. We are the body of Christ the temple of God. It is He that works in us both to will and do His good pleasure. We now set in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. He in us. Us in Him that the word might believe. Lust has no place for we have been given victory over it in Christ.

 

[HIM]

Pray and ask God to break the bondage. Some people don’t know this but masturbation opens the door for lust lasciviousness fornication and inordinate affection. Demonic spirits. The Bible says such people will not inherit the kingdom of God

Amen

 

[HIM]

Lol

Was Just making a point. Not that we think you have to be told. Most hold the building in such high regard. Shame really consider we are the Temple of God, the body of Christ, His building built up for a holy habitation of God through His Spirit.

 

[.Mikha'el.]

I was wondering if masturbation is a sin? Like No inappropriate content, no thoughts or nothing. Just the sexual desire to want to have sex but in the act you’re not thinking about anyone sexual.. if anything what I am saying makes sense, lol

I've long believed it is okay to do as long as one really needs sexual release and isn't making excuses to do it or abusing it otherwise, and that latter category includes porn use.

 

[Sabri]

Was Just making a point. Not that we think you have to be told. Most hold the building in such high regard. Shame really consider we are the Temple of God, the body of Christ, His building built up for a holy habitation of God through His Spirit.

True

 

[Sabri]

I've long believed it is okay to do as long as one really needs sexual release and isn't making excuses to do it or abusing it otherwise, and that latter category includes inappropriate content use.

It’s not okay. Sin is sin to the person who knows to do right and don’t do it.

 

[.Mikha'el.]

It’s not okay. Sin is sin to the person who knows to do right and don’t do it.

So your argument is basically "it's sin because I say it is".