Is masturbation sinful?

afton · Post by **afton** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 8:27 am

Many people have debated about this, but I have not found any conclusive
answer yet. Is masturbation sinful?

seen da light · Post by **seen da light** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:58 am

Also dealing with life is boring on the issue of

"Well, put it this way. If God didn't want us to masturabate, then he wouldn't have created humans with that (thought?) in mind."

God gave us choice. If you follow God and are saved from eternal damnation, then you choose not to.but if you choose to, then you are in for some problems with sin.
Remember, that at the fall of man,we sinned and have continued to do so until Jesus paid for our lives with his blood.Our sins can be forgiven if you go to Jesus. We have sexual desires and that is good, we were "wired" that way. But the devil has convinced us to do wrong(yet again) and disguised it as best as possible like all the rubbish he does.
thus, we channel our natural sexual desires into the wrong ungodly ways and result in sin...
That thought is a twisted good thing that God created. He didn't create that thought. Satan has taken sexual desires, twisted them and now they are one of his most powerful tools.

hope that cleared some thing up.
will pray for you
god bless

Wyvern · Post by **Wyvern** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 2:07 pm

God gave us choice. If you follow God and are saved from eternal damnation, then you choose not to.but if you choose to, then you are in for some problems with sin.

A really bad argument, do what we say or you will be punished forever. It says a lot when you give the same punishment for masturbaters as you do for murderers. I guess god never heard the idea of letting the punishment fit the crime.

Remember, that at the fall of man,we sinned and have continued to do so until Jesus paid for our lives with his blood.Our sins can be forgiven if you go to Jesus. We have sexual desires and that is good, we were "wired" that way. But the devil has convinced us to do wrong(yet again) and disguised it as best as possible like all the rubbish he does.
thus, we channel our natural sexual desires into the wrong ungodly ways and result in sin...
That thought is a twisted good thing that God created. He didn't create that thought. Satan has taken sexual desires, twisted them and now they are one of his most powerful tools.

Always blaming satan for things it could not have done. If you assume god made us you have to take the good with the bad. I don't recall anything saying satan having anything to do with our creation. Satan also was a creation of god supposedly. Remember god created everything.

Vianne · Post by **Vianne** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 11:33 am

seen da light wrote: But the devil has convinced us to do wrong(yet again) and disguised it as best as possible like all the rubbish he does.
thus, we channel our natural sexual desires into the wrong ungodly ways and result in sin...That thought is a twisted good thing that God created.

What, exactly, is so wrong, ungodly, and twisted about it? How is it different from sex with another person -- with one's spouse, even?

Desires are just that -- desires, and designed to ensure our survival as a species. We are sexual beings, masturbation is just another expression of that, and there's nothing wrong with any of it.

tiberius · Post by **tiberius** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 3:33 pm

afton wrote:Many people have debated about this, but I have not found any conclusive
answer yet. Is masturbation sinful?

No it isn't - otherwise there would be eleven commandments.

Marishiten · Post by **Marishiten** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 2:30 am

Let's see. Masturbation causes no harm, is healthy, and pleasurable, hurts no one.

Why do Christians believe it to be a sin? In my opinion, all these beliefs and ideals that the Bible imposes are (lo and behold) beliefs and ideals of the time period in which the book was produced. Of course sex out of marriage, masurbation, homosexuality was taboo then, so it will be in the Bible too - because, i don't care what people say, the Bible was constructed by PEOPLE.

....so, what if the Bible was constructed, say, during the Greek and Roman empire?? Bigamy was everywhere and not taboo, homosexuality was just a part of life. Yes, I believe that the Bible would mirror this in those circumstances.

So, in short, I believe that the Bible imposes on us the ideals of a very old time period.

mishi · Post by **mishi** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:29 am

Marishiten wrote:Let's see. Masturbation causes no harm, is healthy, and pleasurable, hurts no one.

Why do Christians believe it to be a sin? In my opinion, all these beliefs and ideals that the Bible imposes are (lo and behold) beliefs and ideals of the time period in which the book was produced. Of course sex out of marriage, masurbation, homosexuality was taboo then, so it will be in the Bible too - because, i don't care what people say, the Bible was constructed by PEOPLE.

....so, what if the Bible was constructed, say, during the Greek and Roman empire?? Bigamy was everywhere and not taboo, homosexuality was just a part of life. Yes, I believe that the Bible would mirror this in those circumstances.

So, in short, I believe that the Bible imposes on us the ideals of a very old time period.

I agree completely - the Bible (whether it be the word of God or not) has certain ideals and themes that will always resonate within society - such as do not murder/steal, treat others how you would like to be treated, etc.. At the same time, it contains certain ideals and themes that many people have found to be old-fashioned and hence inappropriate to apply in modern life, such as the issues surrounding pre-marital sex, homosexuality, masturbation, and (I'm not kidding here) wearing clothes made of different materials (it actually says in the Bible that this is wrong...). It seems that people have realised that the latter things are not harmful or unhealthy, and are therefore seen as acceptable by many.

melikio · Post by **melikio** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:16 am

No, it's not a bad thing; unless it is employed to somehow harm or affect another person.

Other than that, it seems certain enough to me, that many Christians are taught to basically "fear" human sexuality; something different from "controlling" themselves.

That is, fear is a powerful motivator period; but it isn't always right or healthy.

To make such massive and negative issues of things-sexual, has distorted and warpped many human beings.

-Mel-

StephTrex1 · Post by **StephTrex1** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:52 pm

hmmm well I am a christian and I do not feel it is wrong in any way, not a sin... it is natural.. The ones who think of it as bad, sinful, wrong. are those who act on it with a filthy mind, Sure anyone can take an natural act and turn it bad, perversion is what makes it a sin. not the act.

jesse · Post by **jesse** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 7:18 am

afton wrote:Many people have debated about this, but I have not found any conclusive
answer yet. Is masturbation sinful?

i do not know whether masturbation is wrong in accord to the bible's teachings,but masturabtion to me is terribly wrong.
Deriving pleasure from something self-inflicted is extreamly pathetic and unjust to your self-pride.Only someone that feels sexual pleasure is insatiable and can't be contented with his life partner would do such a morally degrading act.

Marishiten · Post by **Marishiten** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 10:06 pm

do you watch TV? do you have any hobbies? these are only a few example of self-inflicted pleasure. How does pleasuring one-self have anything to do with pride? Where did you come from, a time-warp from the 1800s? Has it occured to you that some people don't HAVE partners?

It's your own body, and only if you have a negative view of sex will you find this wrong.

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