Is touching yourself a sin? (2)

[Breetai]

It is impossible for a man to achieve anything sexual without a thought.

Really? Do you know that from first hand experience? Have you always been a woman?

You have some men telling you that you are wrong. Perhaps you should take them at their word before assuming things about all men!!!

I'm sure it's true that most men think about sexual desires when they're having a [wash my mouth][wash my mouth][wash my mouth][wash my mouth], are you so sure that it's true in every case?

If it is not true in every case, are they committing sin? On what grounds would they be?

 

[KeepTheFaith]

The act itself is something that achieves nothing and afterwards my desicion is always followed with regret. I try not to do it anymore and havent done it for quite some time.

 

[Zecryphon]

"
That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."
Romans 10:9

"This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins."
Matthew 26:28

"Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered."
Romans 4:7

"And where these have been forgiven, there is no longer any sacrifice for sin."
Hebrews 10:18

"I write to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name."
1 John 2:12

-Baldwin

"That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."
Romans 10:9"

That says nothing about asking Jesus into your heart. That deals more with caling upon His name to be saved. Two entirely different things.

""This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins."
Matthew 26:28"

Nowhere does it say anything about asking Him into your heart here.

""Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered."
Romans 4:7"

Not here either. I'm startin' to see a pattern, aren't you?

""And where these have been forgiven, there is no longer any sacrifice for sin."
Hebrews 10:18"

Nope, nothing here saying 'Ask Jesus into your heart.'

""I write to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name."
1 John 2:12"

Nope nothing there either. It's called a non-Biblical teaching for a reason. That phrase is used by evangelicals and only has been in the last 30 years. It usually preceeds a "sinner's prayer" of some sort.

 

[Zecryphon]

Absolutely true. That is why gay sex, for example, is a sin, but we are not bound to enforce the death penalty for it. That is why raping a virgin is still a sin, but we are not legally bound to marry her anymore.[/COLOR][/COLOR]

The answer has been posted... but strangly none of the verses posted are that verse. Hard to find something that doesn't exist. Ironically, the verse saying that touching yourself is sinful doesn't exist either.

"The answer has been posted... but strangly none of the verses posted are that verse."

Do you know which verse it supposedly is?

"Hard to find something that doesn't exist. Ironically, the verse saying that touching yourself is sinful doesn't exist either."

1 Corinthians 6:13-20 do nicely for me in this area.

 

[davidbaldwin]

"What is XXXchurch's stand on masturbation?
We have had literally thousands of emails about this particular issue. We have heard all the scenarios. "Well if I think about fruit while I'm masturbating, then that is not sin." Well isn't that clever. Or..."If I'm giving glory to the Lord while I'm doing it, then that can't be wrong." Hmmm. Why don't we just make that part of our Sunday morning services then? We have heard all the Pro-Masturbation Christian arguments and I wonder if these people are really dealing in reality. It's all very intellectual and quite scholarly, but we still don't get it. Sorry.

Here's what two normal thinkers think. You want to live a life that is honoring to God then start pleasing him and stop pleasing yourself. Stop making excuses and get some control over your life. Yes, it is tough. Yes, we know hormones are raging. However, God is calling us to holiness. Live an extraordinary life. Masturbation will leave you hanging every time!"
http://xxxchurch.com/07/pornpatrol/kitties.php

Stop killing Kittens!
-Baldwin

 

[davidbaldwin]

"The answer has been posted... but strangly none of the verses posted are that verse."

Do you know which verse it supposedly is?

"Hard to find something that doesn't exist. Ironically, the verse saying that touching yourself is sinful doesn't exist either."

1 Corinthians 6:13-20 do nicely for me in this area.

"(13) "Food for the stomach and the stomach for food"—but God will destroy them both. The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. (14) By his power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also. (15) Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never! (16) Do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, "The two will become one flesh." (17) But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with him in spirit.

(18) Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. (19) Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; (20) you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body."
1 Corinthians 6:13-20

-Baldwin

 

[Zecryphon]

"What is XXXchurch's stand on masturbation?
We have had literally thousands of emails about this particular issue. We have heard all the scenarios. "Well if I think about fruit while I'm masturbating, then that is not sin." Well isn't that clever. Or..."If I'm giving glory to the Lord while I'm doing it, then that can't be wrong." Hmmm. Why don't we just make that part of our Sunday morning services then? We have heard all the Pro-Masturbation Christian arguments and I wonder if these people are really dealing in reality. It's all very intellectual and quite scholarly, but we still don't get it. Sorry.

Here's what two normal thinkers think. You want to live a life that is honoring to God then start pleasing him and stop pleasing yourself. Stop making excuses and get some control over your life. Yes, it is tough. Yes, we know hormones are raging. However, God is calling us to holiness. Live an extraordinary life. Masturbation will leave you hanging every time!"
http://xxxchurch.com/07/pornpatrol/kitties.php

Stop killing Kittens!
-Baldwin

I love that site. I used to listen to their podcast too, but not so much anymore. You can go to www.itunes.com and do a search for xxxchurch.com if you want to hear it.

 

[Shiversblood]

xxxchurch.com is the worst site to try and find awnsers about masturbation. It is the same exact website provided to me by that guy at camp who preached it was a sin.

 

[Zecryphon]

xxxchurch.com is the worst site to try and find awnsers about masturbation. It is the same exact website provided to me by that guy at camp who preached it was a sin.

Well xxxchurch.com would be a bad site to go to if you're looking for justification of masturbation. LOL

 

[Floatingaxe]

I can....

Nice to meet you, robo.

 

[Floatingaxe]

xxxchurch.com is the worst site to try and find awnsers about masturbation. It is the same exact website provided to me by that guy at camp who preached it was a sin.

xxxchurch.com is the EXACT site you should log onto in order to know the truth about masturbation and pornography. Looks to me like you had the best leaders who were doing God's work in teaching you turth. It also looks like you refused the truth they offered and preferred the sin instead. That is rebellion, and we all know what God thinks of rebellion.

 

[UncleClint]

This is a lie, and you should stop spreading it. You know full well that this isn't true.

I realize that YOU have horrendous problems with lust and masturbation, and that you can't even imagine masturbation apart from vile and perverted lustful thoughts - much like a raving alcoholic, though he has stopped drinking, is unable to separate alcohol itself from his addiction and problems.

But please, let YOU problem be YOUR problem and stop imposing it on everybody else. The fact that you are unable to have a natural relation to yourself and to your own sexuality doesn't mean everybody else are. In other words, speak for yourself. Don't speak for me, and more importantly, don't speak for God.

This attitude you're showing, where you claim to speak for the Lord in all your vile sarcasm and poisonous accusations, is actually more fleshly and perverted than any masturbation is. It's unnatural, it's theft, it's blatant ABUSE of the bible, of the name of the Lord, and of people.

Finding a man touched by the Love of God is rare, finding one willing to lay down his life for it is so very much more rare.

I love you my brother, and am somewhat embarassed that I am coming up behind your charge, rather than leading it myself.

God told Elijah He had reserved thousands. I am here to amen that.

Be blessed.

 

[Shiversblood]

No, you don't HAVE TO stop masterbating.
I didn't either.
But, I WANTED TO because I love him, and I want to show HIS GLORY!

I love you,
-Baldwin

If you didn't stop masturbaiting, then who are you to tell me its a sin?

Surely a Pastor does not tell a sermon about Drunkenness being a sin while he himself is drunk.

 

[UncleClint]

If you didn't stop masturbaiting, then who are you to tell me its a sin?

Surely a Pastor does not tell a sermon about Drunkenness being a sin while he himself is drunk.

Who are you to say that masturbation is a sin?

Just who do you think you are?

I'm telling you right now that blinking is a sin. SINNER!!!! SINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Shiversblood]

Who are you to say that masturbation is a sin?

Just who do you think you are?

I'm telling you right now that blinking is a sin. SINNER!!!! SINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

See?

Saying masturbation is a sin is almost as silly as saying blinking is a sin.

Its not right to be telling people this kind of stuff.

 

[davidbaldwin]

If you didn't stop masturbaiting, then who are you to tell me its a sin?

Surely a Pastor does not tell a sermon about Drunkenness being a sin while he himself is drunk.

Saying masturbation is a sin is almost as silly as saying blinking is a sin.

Its not right to be telling people this kind of stuff.[/QUOTE]

"for ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,"
Romans 3:23

"As it is written: "There is NO ONE righteous, not even one;"
Romans 3:10

So, the bible tells me that Yes my paster is a sinner, just like I am. You are a sinner, I am a sinner, Mother Terreasa is a Sinner, Billy Gram is a Sinner, your Mother and Father are sinners.

The ONLY ONE who never sinned that walked this planet was the SON OF GOD!

I love you,
-Baldwin

 

[davidbaldwin]

See?

Saying masturbation is a sin is almost as silly as saying blinking is a sin.

Its not right to be telling people this kind of stuff.

"Jesus said, "If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains."
John 9:41


I love you,
-Baldwin

 

[Breetai]

If you didn't stop masturbaiting, then who are you to tell me its a sin?

Surely a Pastor does not tell a sermon about Drunkenness being a sin while he himself is drunk.

The job of the pastor or Christian is not to tell you what they think is right or wrong, it is to convey God's Word (putting whether they are correct or not aside for a moment). All are sinners, but they are still commanded to tell God's truth.

Definitely I can tell you if something is sinful, even if I've committed that sin myself.

 

[Floatingaxe]

Finding a man touched by the Love of God is rare, finding one willing to lay down his life for it is so very much more rare.

I love you my brother, and am somewhat embarassed that I am coming up behind your charge, rather than leading it myself.

God told Elijah He had reserved thousands. I am here to amen that.

Be blessed.

Whoa!

Isaiah 5:20
Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;
Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness;
Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

 

[holo]

So, the bible tells me that Yes my paster is a sinner, just like I am. You are a sinner, I am a sinner, Mother Terreasa is a Sinner, Billy Gram is a Sinner, your Mother and Father are sinners.

Actually, the bible says that you are righteous. You are a saint, because you faith is credited as righteousness. You were a sinner, yes, but that sinner was crucified and is dead and you, dear sir, are a New Man(tm).