Masturbation... is it wrong?

[sparklecat]

If no one is getting hurt, I don't see something as being wrong.


And while you can look at someone and appreciate their beauty, that's a far cry from attraction. I think lust is a normal and necessary part of a good relationship - not being aroused by your partner doesn't bode well for when you start sleeping together, usually.

 

[Chavez]

Yes..I do believe masturbation to be wrong..
and I know there are people who say that it's something that needs to be done for such and such...
ok...well and good...BUT
what are you thinking about??
are the thoughts whilst you're masturbating wrong??
it's not the act itself....it's the motivation behind the act that makes it all wrong..
i dunno if someone else has made that point,...
so..sorry if you have!

 

[benmaarof]

There are Jews in the world, there are Buddhists,
There are Hindus and Mormons and then,
There are those that follow Mohammed,
But I've never been one of them...

I'm a Roman Catholic, and have been since the day I was born,
And the one thing they say about Catholics,
Is they'll take you as soon as you're warm...

You don't have to be a six-footer,
You don't have to have a great brain,
You don't have to have any clothes on -
You're a Catholic the moment dad came...

because...

Every sperm is sacred, every sperm is great,
If a sperm is wasted, God gets quite irate.

Every sperm is sacred, every sperm is great,
If a sperm is wasted, God gets quite irate.

Let the heathen spill theirs, on the dusty ground,
God shall make them pay for each sperm that can't be found

Every sperm is wanted, every sperm is good,
Every sperm is needed in your neighbourhood.

Hindu, Taoist, Mormon,
Spill theirs just anywhere,
But God loves those who treat their
sperm with more care.

Every sperm is sacred, every sperm is great,
If a sperm is wasted,
God gets quite irate.

Every sperm is sacred,
Every sperm is good,
Every sperm is needed,
In your neighbourhood.

Every sperm is useful, every sperm is fine,
God needs everybody's,
Mine
And mine
And mine

Let the Pagan spill theirs,
O'er mountain, hill and plain,
God shall strike them down for
Each sperm that's spilt in vain.

Every sperm is sacred, every sperm is good,
Every sperm is needed in your neighbourhood.

Every sperm is sacred, every sperm is great,
If a sperm is wasted, God gets quite irate.

-Monty Python

 

[comana]

There are Jews in the world, there are Buddhists,
There are Hindus and Mormons and then,
There are those that follow Mohammed,
But I've never been one of them...

I'm a Roman Catholic, and have been since the day I was born,
And the one thing they say about Catholics,
Is they'll take you as soon as you're warm...

You don't have to be a six-footer,
You don't have to have a great brain,
You don't have to have any clothes on -
You're a Catholic the moment dad came...

because...

Every sperm is sacred, every sperm is great,
If a sperm is wasted, God gets quite irate.

Every sperm is sacred, every sperm is great,
If a sperm is wasted, God gets quite irate.

Let the heathen spill theirs, on the dusty ground,
God shall make them pay for each sperm that can't be found

Every sperm is wanted, every sperm is good,
Every sperm is needed in your neighbourhood.

Hindu, Taoist, Mormon,
Spill theirs just anywhere,
But God loves those who treat their
sperm with more care.

Every sperm is sacred, every sperm is great,
If a sperm is wasted,
God gets quite irate.

Every sperm is sacred,
Every sperm is good,
Every sperm is needed,
In your neighbourhood.

Every sperm is useful, every sperm is fine,
God needs everybody's,
Mine
And mine
And mine

Let the Pagan spill theirs,
O'er mountain, hill and plain,
God shall strike them down for
Each sperm that's spilt in vain.

Every sperm is sacred, every sperm is good,
Every sperm is needed in your neighbourhood.

Every sperm is sacred, every sperm is great,
If a sperm is wasted, God gets quite irate.

-Monty Python

 

[sparklecat]

Yes..I do believe masturbation to be wrong..
and I know there are people who say that it's something that needs to be done for such and such...
ok...well and good...BUT
what are you thinking about??
are the thoughts whilst you're masturbating wrong??
it's not the act itself....it's the motivation behind the act that makes it all wrong..

It's perfectly possible to [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] without thinking of anything in particular; it's also possible to do so with no physical stimulation. The issue isn't that clear cut.

 

[chuck010342]

How can masturbation be wrong?

I know what the bible says .

what does the bible say?

 

[Cheli]

If I marry it will not be for Sex. And after marriage, Having Sex with your partner is not Lust.

It's not? Isn't lust just desiring somebody sexually? Why would you not sexually desire one's spouse just because they are your spouse?

 

[Lucretius]

Yes..I do believe masturbation to be wrong..
and I know there are people who say that it's something that needs to be done for such and such...
ok...well and good...BUT
what are you thinking about??
are the thoughts whilst you're masturbating wrong??
it's not the act itself....it's the motivation behind the act that makes it all wrong..
i dunno if someone else has made that point,...
so..sorry if you have!

Who cares what one is thinking about when they touch as long as it stays in their head? Better to release whatever kind of strange fantasies people have in their own room by themselves than actually doing it on other people.

 

[Johnnz]

It is wrong to consider masturbationa as a single issue. It can arise from simple curiosity, sexual abuse, sexual activity, of deep inner pain. Each needs working through separately before a person is free from some of the underlying pressures. And. most importantly, stopping masturbatoin does not turmn off the sex drive. Any person wanting to stop masturbating must have somne clear strategies and values already in place for coping with their God given sex drive.

John
NZ

 

[Ninja Turtles]

Let the Pagan spill theirs,
O'er mountain, hill and plain,
God shall strike them down for
Each sperm that's spilt in vain.

LOL LOL LOL​

 

[Chavez]

Who cares what one is thinking about when they touch as long as it stays in their head? Better to release whatever kind of strange fantasies people have in their own room by themselves than actually doing it on other people.

What's in your mind always finds a way of coming out.
Be of a pure mind. Strive every day to live a life more like Jesus Christ.
Do you think he masturbated and had sexual fantasies?

 

[sparklecat]

What's in your mind always finds a way of coming out.
Be of a pure mind. Strive every day to live a life more like Jesus Christ.
Do you think he masturbated and had sexual fantasies?

Why not?


Out of curiosity, a question for the anti-masturbation Christians: if lustful thoughts are what you see as a problem, does it have to be lusting after a specific person, or just sexual thoughts in general?

 

[Cheli]

Be of a pure mind.

Where's the fun in that?

I agree with a previous poster who said that it isn't hurting anyone so it's not a problem. In fact, can anyone actually give an instance where masturbation has caused harm to anyone?

 

[sparklecat]

Where's the fun in that?

I agree with a previous poster who said that it isn't hurting anyone so it's not a problem. In fact, can anyone actually give an instance where masturbation has caused harm to anyone?

I could make one up

 

[Ninja Turtles]

Where's the fun in that?

I agree with a previous poster who said that it isn't hurting anyone so it's not a problem. In fact, can anyone actually give an instance where masturbation has caused harm to anyone?

Well there was that one time I slipped when I entered an apartmentmate's room...

 

[gunblayde]

Well, I honostly don't know... maybe if it keeps you from doing worse things out of lust...

 

[Ave Maria]

Yes, it is wrong and yes, it is a sin. Why? Because the Church says so and also because it requires lust.

 

[Cheli]

also because it requires lust.

So does any sexual activity. Should we let the human race just die out?

 

[Chavez]

Not because the Church says so...but because the Bible does:
"For the flesh lusts against the
Spirit, and the Spirit against the
flesh; and these are contrary to one
another, so that you do not do the
things that you wish."
Galations 5:17



also....
"For all that is in the world-the
lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes,
and the pride of life-is not of the
Father but of the world."
1John 2:16


and another quotation:
"Beloved, I beg you as sojourners
and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly
lusts which war against the soul."
1Peter 2:13

All these texts warn us against lusting and yes it is harmful to the mind to lust.


Because Scripture doesn't specifically name the act of masturbation, debate has erupted amongst Christians with endless opinions on the issue.
Masturbation isn't a filthy habit that makes people dirty. It only reveals the dirt that's already in our hearts. It's an indicator that we're feeding the wrong desires.
For most peolple the act is impossible to separate from lust in the heart.
Even if it were possible to touch without lust, I think a lifestyle of masturbation is based on a wrong understanding of God's plan for sex.
Masturbation is built on a self-centred view of sex. It is solely about you and your pleasure.
God has given us marriage not merely as a concession but a provision for our sexual desires.

 

[Ninja Turtles]

Lust = Masturbation?