Masturbation

[Dondi]

so what if you touch when you think about your girlfriend.Is that still sinfull

You mean you've read all these posts and you still haven't figured that out? You are using you girlfriend for your own gratification. How do you look at her now?

How about:

"Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things." - Philippians 4:8

 

[gennfamily]

Not to take a position for or against this subject, I just saw a sticky from a mod one or two days ago shutting down a thread exactly like this one and asking that this topic be dropped as it spawns extremely vulgar and anti-Christian commentary from some of the non-Christian community. The post that was with the sticky as the example was gross.

 

[YouRaiseMeUp]

I think you are all wrong...there is nothing wrong with masturbation. Why is it a sin to feel good?

 

[SteelDisciple]

I think you are all wrong...there is nothing wrong with masturbation. Why is it a sin to feel good?

Are you sure you're not an athiest? I can't imagine any Christian saying that.

You are living for yourself. Not for God. You seem to care more about how YOU feel, rather than what God feels. (which you can know by simply reading his words on the subject of lust)

Come on people. Use your MINDS. THINK a little. If something like this is debatable than the spiritual maturity of Christians nowadays is doomed when even the most SIMPLEST of matters is brought up in debate.

 

[bod44]

Why is the topic so ignored in the Christian community? I’m 16 months celibate and I plan to stay pure until marriage. Kind of failed at first but I was never thought the importance of your temple and keeping your self pure sexually.

Masturbation, Is it a sin? I heard of some Christians who think it’s a sin because they that person is lusting. What if they are not lusting after a man/woman? What if they just do it to relieve tension/stress?

As Christians we know our flesh has a mind of its own. Since having a sexual nature is something God has blessed us with is it wrong to experience it on your own without impure thoughts? If you think it’s wrong, give me scripture please, and tell me why?

Masturbation is a sin. Bottom line. Look at all of my posts on the other masturbation post. you are doing well to be celibate!! Praise God! Stay strong!!
Why do we have another masturbation post started? Anyone know why? lol

 

[Believer55]

I was always told it was a sin of the flesh (?). I guess that since sex is to be shared between husband and wife masturbating is kinda -cheating-? I'm not sure if I'm explaining it right. Anyhow, I hope this might shed some light. Congrats on your celibacy!!!!

 

[bod44]

I was always told it was a sin of the flesh (?). I guess that since sex is to be shared between husband and wife masturbating is kinda -cheating-? I'm not sure if I'm explaining it right. Anyhow, I hope this might shed some light. Congrats on your celibacy!!!!

thats a good summary of what I have said. In case you're curious, you said exactly what I've been trying to explain in the other masturbation thread and you could look at it. I'm just not that good at summarizing! lol It is a sin of the flesh. Allowing ourselves to be controlled by our fleshly desires, and putting our personal pleasure above all else. Thats sin, not to mention that its fornication(sex with anything other than your husband or wife) which also is a sin.

Gal 5:16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
Gal 5:17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
Gal 5:18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
Gal 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Gal 5:20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
Gal 5:21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Gal 5:23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Gal 5:24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
Gal 5:25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
Gal 5:26 Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
1Jo 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
Rom 6:1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
Rom 6:2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
Rom 6:3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
Rom 6:4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Rom 6:5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
Rom 6:6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
Rom 6:7 For he that is dead is freed from sin.
Rom 6:8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
Rom 6:9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
Rom 6:10 For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
Rom 6:11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Rom 6:12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
Rom 6:13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
Rom 6:14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

 

[YouRaiseMeUp]

I am a Christian...but I'm an open minded Christian and I don't think there is anything wrong with masturbation. I think if God didn't want us to do it then we wouldn't have the urges to in the first place. It's not a sin...

 

[SteelDisciple]

I am a Christian...but I'm an open minded Christian and I don't think there is anything wrong with masturbation. I think if God didn't want us to do it then we wouldn't have the urges to in the first place. It's not a sin...

We are all born INTO sin...so by following your URGES...you are following your own selfish desires and not that of God...

How is a person like that remotely christian?

You can't have two masters.

 

[YouRaiseMeUp]

Well the whole thing about sin is it can be forgiven so if you do touch you just have to ask for forgiveness and BAM you're good again.

 

[jengoesup]

We are all born INTO sin...so by following your URGES...you are following your own selfish desires and not that of God...

How is a person like that remotely christian?

You can't have two masters.

Just curious, but what about married couples who follow their urges and have sex? Aren't they fulfilling their 'fleshly desires'?

 

[YouRaiseMeUp]

So according to people on this board then you can only have sex in order to produce babies and you can't enjoy it? Seems a little odd to me...

 

[Crispie]

Sorry if Im just jumping in, but its quite obvious what sexual pleasure is intended for(as stated in the bible), and abusing it in an unnatural way(not intended by God) to bypass the process of marriage is some food for thought on if this is a sin or not.