Is touching yourself a sin

[metallica1]

It is better for your seed to land in the belly of a harlot than on the ground-heard it somewhere. Does that mean anything? Is touching yourself a sin?

 

[CrazyforYeshua]

One of the fruits of the Spirit is self control. You wouldn't be practicing that if you masturbated-you would be giving into the flesh.

 

[moreJesus]

im not sure I understand that first sentence.. but I can tell you touching yourself is most def a sin. First question you should ask if anything is a sin is WWJD? if you feel he wouldnt have any prob with the thing then do it, then after you've done it, ask yourself again, Would Jesus Have Done That? Do you feel peace? or do you feel conviction and depression? I think it's pretty obvious but to more elaborate look at this

Jesus said (i'm paraphrasing)"I tell you, if you even look upon another in lust you have commited adultery with them in your heart" Okay so, if your a guy, and you touch, I bet there's gonna be some girl poping in your mind, ergo Adultery. Ergo sin.

Is that enough proof? If you don't feel conviction from doing that then.. I'll pray for you!

 

[rocklife]

It is better for your seed to land in the belly of a harlot than on the ground-heard it somewhere. Does that mean anything?

that sounds like a bad paraphrase of Onan in Genesis 38:9, who spilt his seed on the ground rather than impregnate and fulfill his duty to his dead brother, which God put him to death for.

This quote doesn't represent the whole doctrine of masturbation though, and shouldn't be used like that.

 

[rocklife]

Is touching yourself a sin?

anything outside of faith in God is sin. If our conscience is telling us to stop masturbating so you will have more time to help orphans and widows or other good works, than you need to follow your conscience. Masturbation also seems to be a selfish pleasure for the most part. Christians should seek to serve others and abound in good works. The harvest is plentiful, the laborers are few, Jesus came to seek and save the lost, we should help.

 

[TryinHarder]

I dont think the answer is a simple yes or no. I think its circumstantial although it sounds like more often it is in fact sinful maybe not always.
I also believe whats best for one person is not neccessarily whats best for another - by best I mean what God desires.
Heres a great article on it I recommend reading it and coming to your own conclusions on the topic, hope you can find your answers:
acts17-11.com/dialogs_masturbation.html

 

[united4Peace]

I dont believe touching yourself is a sin,
however like everything else in our lives
one can take it to the extremes.

There's a time and a place, (not in public).
Your body is a gift from God (my belief, maybe Im wrong, again my belief and my belief only), yours to touch, and enjoy, nothing wrong with it at all.

 

[holo]

The WWJD concept is sin itself. It enslaves people and makes them miserable. It's only fit for the few who are able to fool themselves well enough to believe that they actually live up to it.

It is directly contrary to the Gospel, which is about what Jesus has already done, not about us striving to copy his actions.

Just had to get that out, sorry.

If masturbation doesn't give you any particular trouble, I see no reason why you shouldn't do it.

 

[JDIBe]

It is better for your seed to land in the belly of a harlot than on the ground-heard it somewhere. Does that mean anything? Is touching yourself a sin?

Yes. Quit it. You'll go blind...

 

[cavell]

Paul writing to the church at Corinth said that it is better to marry than to burn. He was recognising that not every man could be celibate as he was. He was suggestion that marriage was the answer to the sexual desire, if such desire could not be controlled.

It would be better for society as a whole, if young men were to marry, rather than the alternative which is so prevalent these days.

 

[pdfiddler]

touching yourself would be listed under Lust of the Flesh (and that would be a no-no).

 

[moreJesus]

The WWJD concept is sin itself. It enslaves people and makes them miserable. It's only fit for the few who are able to fool themselves well enough to believe that they actually live up to it.

It is directly contrary to the Gospel, which is about what Jesus has already done, not about us striving to copy his actions.

Just had to get that out, sorry.

If masturbation doesn't give you any particular trouble, I see no reason why you shouldn't do it.

The idea is to be "Christ Like" I could look up a few verses but that's pretty much the message of the NT! To carry our cross! To serve Jesus.. you could say WJWWMTD but that would be longer ... (What Jesus Would Want Me To Do).. but really mean the same thing.. it's not about following yourself but following him..and your exactly right about it enslaving people AMEN! I am now a slave of Christ! oooo theres this one verse I need to memorize.. says something like Jesus led the captivity captive err no.. i'll have to look it up. anyway you get the point tho.

 

[holo]

The idea is to be "Christ Like" I could look up a few verses but that's pretty much the message of the NT! To carry our cross! To serve Jesus.. you could say WJWWMTD but that would be longer ... (What Jesus Would Want Me To Do).. but really mean the same thing.. it's not about following yourself but following him..and your exactly right about it enslaving people AMEN! I am now a slave of Christ! oooo theres this one verse I need to memorize.. says something like Jesus led the captivity captive err no.. i'll have to look it up. anyway you get the point tho.

I get the point, and it sounds all good, but it's counterproductive. I know more than one person who had to simply throw away their WWJD bracelet because of the immense guilt and constant condemnation they felt. It's such a tiny bracelet, but it has the power of a ten-pound chain.

"WWJD" takes people's eyes OFF Jesus and makes them look at themselves instead, that's why it's so detrimental. Just like Peter defied even the law of gravity by looking at Christ, we are to do the same. Peter didn't ask "WWJD" but rather What IS Jesus DOING!

You don't become Christlike by trying to force your flesh to do something you imagine Jesus would've done. You're not Jesus, and the only way to become more like him is to look at him.

Him him him him him him him him him him him!

 

[holo]

touching yourself would be listed under Lust of the Flesh (and that would be a no-no).

Where would chocolate munching be listed?

 

[mont974x4]

It is never mentioned in the Bible.

Ask why not so much as what...

Why do people touch?
Lust and self-control are personal and are when the sin enters the picture. If You are lusting after someone other than your spouse then it is adultery and sin. If it "owns you" then it is sin. Of course, we are all owned by something, Soap operas, shopping, coffee, chocolate, ice cream before bed, and on and on I could go.



Is it ever ok? Hmmm During foreplay in a marital bed? I would say yes. How about if the husband has low sperm count and they use it to collect enough to increase the odds of pregnancy? I would say that is ok as well.


Using the wasted seed issue also fails....I don't see God condemning us for something out of our control...nocturnal emmissions (wasted seed).


Of course, this is all just my opinion.

 

[Madewhole]

From what I have been taught it is a sin...Juanita Bynam has a book called "no more sheets" that has a whole chapter dedicated to Masturbation. In that chapter she mentioned that your mind elevates spiritually into some negative places. In other words when you act out in Masturbation you entertain unclean spirits, that us single people have to be mindful of and continue to ask God to be "Madewhole".

Don't be dismade, it takes one day at a time to become pure and holy.

 

[mont974x4]

From what I have been taught it is a sin...Juanita Bynam has a book called "no more sheets" that has a whole chapter dedicated to Masturbation. In that chapter she mentioned that your mind elevates spiritually into some negative places. In other words when you act out in Masturbation you entertain unclean spirits, that us single people have to be mindful of and continue to ask God to be "Madewhole".

Don't be dismade, it takes one day at a time to become pure and holy.

That's perhaps the funniest thing I've read all day.


EDIT FOR CLARIFICATION:
It is certainly true God will make us whole. Even as married people we need to focus on Christ for our fullfilment and not our spouse. I have found that when this happens my marriage becomes a much better thing. What I find funny is the comment by Bynam. I laugh because otherwise I would cry. That beleif not only has no biblical basis but it also strikes me as rather, well, new age-ish.

 

[Madewhole]

Ok, Thank you for pointing that out. This I have to grow. This what happens when you have to start from scratch. I hope I misquoted her, but thats what I remember from reading about her personal experience when she was being delivered.

 

[mont974x4]

Thats ok, my sister. We're here to learn and grow together.

I hope I didn't come across too harshly, it wasn't my intent.


I do a lot of reading of books written by all kinds of authors. However, the key is to bring what they say to light under the Bible. It is our standard.

Sometimes, I do forget to do that, but I am getting better as He continues to work on/in me.

God Bless and welcome to to the forums.

Jay

 

[pdfiddler]

holo- Depends on why your munching.