Is masturbation a sin yes or no?

Question

Is masturbation a sin yes or no?

Answer 1

The most difficult aspect of this issue is that the Bible nowhere even mentions masturbation, and, thus, does not specifically state whether or not it is a sin. This leads some to conclude that masturbation is not a sin. However, the absence of a clear statement in the Bible does not necessarily indicate an act is not sinful. At the same time, the lack of a clear "masturbation is a sin" statement also makes it impossible to give an explicitly biblical argument that masturbation is a sinful act.



The most commonly used scriptural passage to point to masturbation is Genesis 38:9-10. Interesting, in several languages, the word for masturbation is a variation of the name "Onan," the individual spoken of in Genesis 38:9-10. However, the passage is not speaking about masturbation at all. Rather, the passage is speaking of a brother refusing to fulfill his duty to produce an heir for the line of his deceased brother. Matthew 5:27-30 is another passage sometimes used to prove that masturbation is a sin. While the parallels between having lustful thoughts, sinning with your right hand, and masturbation, are clear, it is reading too much into the passage to make Jesus' words directed towards the issue of masturbation.



When the Bible does not specifically deal with an issue, biblical principles must be applied. With the question of whether or not masturbation is a sin, several principles definitely relate. (1) We are to avoid lustful/immoral thoughts (Matthew 5:27). (2) There is not to be even a hint of sexual impurity in our lives (Ephesians 5:3). (3) We should not do anything that we cannot do for the glory of God (1 Corinthians 10:31). (4) We should not do anything that we are not fully convinced is good and right (Romans 14:23). (5) Our bodies belong to God, not to us (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). If an action is not in agreement with the above principles, it should not be done.



What is most interesting about the "is masturbation a sin" question is the fact that more attention is given to the act itself (which the Bible does not explicitly say is a sin), rather than the things that almost always lead to masturbation (which the Bible does declare to be sinful). The sins of lust, immoral thoughts, and pornography are what almost always cause the temptation/urge to masturbate. Rather than focusing on the final act, so to speak, more attention should be paid to overcoming the sins that lead to masturbation. Whether or not masturbation itself is a sin, and whether or not other sinful acts were involved, masturbation is not an unforgivable sin, nor should it lead to debilitating guilt and shame. Rather, just like all other sins, it should be confessed to God (1 John 1:9) and wholeheartedly turned from.



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Answer 2

Many religions would consider it one, but I think you're asking the wrong question. What's important is whether it's immoral.



Sin is a concept that churches use to make people feel guilty. They claim that everyone is born sinful ("original sin"), and that only their god can forgive sins. It's viewed as a sort of spiritual stain that needs to be cleaned. The god typically requires complete devotion plus a sacrifice for this to happen (substitutionary atonement). People used to sacrifice animals for this purpose, but in Christian theology Jesus acts as a perfect sacrifice.



All of these ideas are nonsense. It is not reasonable to hold people accountable for the alleged misdeeds of their ancestors. If you harm someone, you need to atone to that person, not to some third party. A sacrifice would not accomplish anything, unless it's the perpetrator giving something to the victim to compensate for the harm they've done.



Churches often forbid any form of sexuality that does not lead to procreation within a church-approved marriage. As a result, many people are sexually frustrated. They feel guilty about their sexual feelings, so they become more dependent on the church to forgive them.



A better way to determine whether an action is immoral is to look at what harm it does and what benefits it brings. Masturbation causes no harm, and is a healthy way to relieve sexual tension. It may also have physiological benefits.



Is it a sin? Probably. Is it immoral? No.

Answer 3

Masturbation is a form of self indulgents, but not anymore a sin than obesity...

You can go there, but if you stay there too long you have entered into the 7 deadly sins.

Is sex other than for procreating a sin?..

Is eating a sin?

Is making money a sin?

If you don't make it into an addiction, you will be fine....

Is having a vacation a sin?

Answer 4

This question was a simple straight question that nowhere was the bible or any other religious document asked to be quoted. A lot of answers quote the ''bible'' in total and utter ignorance as usual!

The answer to the question first is ''we are not reliably told either way'' so, is eating pasta for dinner a sin....the question is the same as is the answer, ''we are not reliably told either way''

The bible is the least understood book of all. All these nutters who focus on 2 or 3 sentences to justify their own fanatisism are not just wrong, but wrong to try and shove their brand of religion down anyones neck.

Keep your religious beliefs to yourself, has god ordained you to be the new Paul? Hardly!

Furthrmore, the bible as indeed all other religous ''documents'' were written LONG after events by people who seen nothing. These ''books'' have been translated over and over, rewritten by politicans to suit their agenda hundreds of years ago, the original meanings lost as modern languages emerge, the meanings of the original words softened and changed.

You hell bound religous folk with your fanatic opinions are very welcome to believe whatever, just stop broadcasting your holy and incorrect scum. You cannot prove a word you say, and if you truly believe in the ''book'' you will remember the line that says something about adding to the words in the bible, that the curses of the end of the world would be added to you also................

Answer 5

The Bible never explicitly mentions masturbation or states whether or not masturbation is a sin... So I don't think it is. Also, it is a sin to have intercourse with someone before marriage but I don't think that doing it alone is at all a sin. Personally, I know how healthy it is to masturbate bc it's actually good for your body in many ways. We are encouraged to masturbate by medical professionals... So I think we all should! And I don't think God will frown upon us trying to take care of ourselves. :)

Answer 6

Masturbation is mentioned nowhere in the Bible. Its not mentioned once. It was invented by an apostate religion to make people feel guilty. Guilty people give much more money to the church. It has made that apostate religion extremely wealthy.



Pauls letters such as Collosians quoted above were also introduced into the Bible by the same apostate religion to bring innocent people into guilt and subjection to the apostate Church.



Most Bible scholars question whether Pauls letters should even be in the Bible. They certainly have no place in a scholarly Bible therefor for me and many others they do not exist.



They disagree substancially with Jesus teachings and that is why Paul and his teachings were rejected by the early Church, 2 Timothy 2, and by Jesus , Revelation 2:2. They are accepted today primarily by the unlearned and the habitually dishonest.

Answer 7

I'm not religious because it's just silly. However I have read and studied the bible. The bible does not use the word masterbation. It dies say paraphraseing that your seed should not touch the floor meening it's to be used to make babies.



Back in the day people married at the time they biologically where adults (vs socially). At the same time it was considered a sin for a woman to refuse her husband sex. (Good ol days).



The concept is really about making more followers of a religion vs sin. You may feel guilty after but it is biologically nornal and the 'sin' is man made.

Answer 8

Absolutely not it is the most natural thing in the world and it feels good too! If God created humans he did so giving us that feeling so it is only to be expected that people will masturbate.



The only people against masturbation are evil and ignorant god bothering bible bashers who think everything they do not personally agree with is a sin against god. The reality is the vast majority of these people do not masturbate because using the massive amount of money ignorant Americans give them pays for prostitutes to do it for them.

Answer 9

One of the most humiliating problems that the constant male masturbator suffers from when he attempts to have sexual relations is premature ejaculation or the failure to maintain an erection. When a person is masturbating, he tends to reach his orgasm as quickly as possible but in sexual intercourse, he normally has to attempt to control his excitement which can impose a great strain on those who indulge in self abuse over a lengthy period.



Those who achieve insufficient satisfaction from sexual intercourse and return to masturbation or never give it up suffer a great torment. Sex life is empty for them, which leads to many more problems, marital disputes, divorce, etc.



Therefore, people who continuously masturbate lose out all round. The physical pleasure becomes reduced to a natural act like urinating or excreting and at the back of their minds there is an awareness that they are missing out on the real pleasures of life. No adult can honestly claim to masturbate without a guilty feeling of complete uselessness. Masturbation is merely an exhaustive rather than constructive undertaking resulting in nothing but total loss. Once orgasm has been achieved, there is nothing left except a feeling of complete emptiness.















so my answer will be.....willbe.....willbe.....yes!!!!!!!:D

Answer 10

Scientifically speaking it's actually healthy to masturbate and it's a better alternative that uncontrollably having sex and ending up as a teen parent. If you don't trust using condoms then you don't have to masturbate alone. You can always Skype a girl you can trust and Skype naked (better than jacking off to still images from Google or Facebook). It's a good way of releasing that tension

Answer 11

What is the Bible’s view of masturbation?

The Bible does not specifically mention masturbation—the deliberate self-stimulation that produces sexual arousal and orgasm. However, God’s Word commands Christians: “Deaden, therefore, your body members that are upon the earth as respects fornication, uncleanness, [and improper] sexual appetite.”—Colossians 3:5.

Masturbation fosters a distorted and self-centered view of sex. The Bible assures us that God can impart “power beyond what is normal” to those who make a sincere effort to break this habit.—2 Corinthians 4:7; Philippians 4:13.

Answer 12

no it isn't. how can it be a sin? I mean we cant have sex before marriage, so what do we do during the time that we aren't married? we bust nuts all over ourselves.

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Whoever says masturbation is a sin is automatically sinning, because 1) its never mentioned in the Bible. (Uncleanliness is not showering, not picking up etc. it's not busting nuts) and 2) how can a human truly assess that masturbation is a sin, when in fact they are sinners by nature, therefore they aren't God and can't dictate what's a sin and what's not.



IMHO, Masturbation is beautiful. It's a time of pleasure and you arent hurting anyone and it also has been proven healthy by scientists and doctors (I wonder if they were Creationist or Evolutionist, don't matter tho).



Masturbate all you want. Anyways God forgives so how are you "hurting" anyone or "sinning" if you bust nuts on yourself? You aren't masturbating on a girls private or on God(which is impossible because God is on another dimension),so it isn't a sin.

Answer 13

Yes and no!



Simply said:



When you masturbate you loose the energy which you could use to transcend to higher dimensions, since wiring used for Astral Projection is the same one used for Procreation... Don't ask me why :D



Why do you think monks are deterred from masturbating? Because they spend much of their time transcending into higher dimensions!



You can easily find about it if you research a bit on youtube...

Answer 14

Colossians 3:5.. Masturbation is a spiritually unhealthy habit, masturbation instills attitudes that foster self-contentedness and corrupts the mind. A masturbator may also grow to view others as mere sex objects- tool for sexual satisfaction. Sex becomes separated from love and is relegated to a reflex that gives momentary pleasure and relieves sexual tension. But that relief is only temporary. In reality, instead of deadening the body's members "as respects sexual immorality, uncleanness, and uncontrolled sexual passion," masturbation arouses them.

Answer 15

Yes it is. Long story short, years ago shortly after I came to know the Lord I was always praying asking Him to tell me if it was a sin. Would think about getting married to someone while I was masturbating and then fall asleep at night. One night after I did that I had a nightmare. Was in a court being tried for raping the mother of my best friend. Rape is the absolute worst crime in my eyes, so in my nightmare I was yelling, "What?! No, no, no! That NEVER happened!" Right at that moment I woke up screaming at the top of my lungs kicking and waving my arms back and forth.

Got out of bed crying and asked the Lord to forgive me.

Answer 16

hat is the Bible’s view of masturbation?

▪ Answer: The Bible does not specifically mention masturbation—the deliberate self-stimulation that produces sexual arousal and orgasm. However, God’s Word commands Christians: “Deaden, therefore, your body members that are upon the earth as respects fornication, uncleanness, [and improper] sexual appetite.”—Colossians 3:5.

Masturbation fosters a distorted and self-centered view of sex. The Bible assures us that God can impart “power beyond what is normal” to those who make a sincere effort to break this habit.—2 Corinthians 4:7; Philippians 4:13.

Answer 17

In Europe and the World Health Organization, masturbation is promoted in schools as a healthy habit and safe alternative to teen sex. This is because they actually want to support sexual health, as opposed to dragging their citizens down with 2000-year-old superstitions. They also recognize that humans evolved over millions of years and that industrial activity is destroying the world by heating it up to intolerable levels. The US is governed by wh*res on the payroll of the energy companies, who would rather keep their people ignorant of any scientific advancement in the last 100 years so they can make another buck. Sad but true.

Answer 18

Consider , If the Lord had wanted You to spend Your day's playing with Your weenie Then why did He create Women? Makes totally no sense. Imagine laying in bed beside a really hot looking Woman whose dressed only in a thong and there You are jerking Yourself while She just lay's there doing nothing. Doesn't seem right does it? So although it may not be a sin it is pretty retarded . So take My advice and find Yourself a Woman and leave Your weenie to Her to play with.

Answer 19

If god exsisted and he saw little children starving and being tortured and molested, you think he would blink an eye at you pleasuring yourself? It stems from when the catholic church made money off of people "sinning" and decided, "Hey, what, besides eating (since we can't have people just not eat), is so ingrained into nature yet not essential to survival that we can call a sin and make money off of?" It's genius really, only extremely damaging. Sexual frustration and suppression are very dangerous and can have extremely negative consequences. Masturbating hurts NO ONE.

Answer 20

It should be treated as all other bodily functions if you do no harm in thought or action have no negative thought it is not sin , many use it as a release from anxiety an OCD , this can be overcome or greatly reduced through interaction with soul the evolutional energy most call God this reduces fear the underlying cause of most sin.



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Answer 21

It is already implied from "Is masturbation as sin?" that you are requesting a yes/no answer. You do not need to add "yes or no".



No. Masturbation is not a sin. There is no such thing as sin.

Answer 22

I am Catholic and I do not consider it sinful. All the verses declaring it sinfull where either one: calling something else sinfull and had masturbation in it. Or two: simply do not show that masturbating is sinfull. There are also some religious documents flat out calling maaturbation sinfull but they are not bibical and where writen by non spiritually connected people.

Answer 23

Masturbation is not mentioned in the Bible. At all. One way, or, the other.



Some denominations use other ideas to suggest it is a sin, but others do not.



So, it is a sin for some, but, not for others.

Answer 24

Yes. it is. Read Leviticus 15. It will take 7 days to be clean. Read Genesis 1:28. God tells us to be fruitful and multiply, that means our man seed is to make children into this world. We are supposed to share it with marriage. Read Romans 1:18-30. That means God is giving you up to it. That means you are not going to get married and procreate the right way. You may marry someone that is not the same race as you. That is confusion to God. You want to marry the same race as be with them forever in Heaven. And Hebrews 10:26. Once you know the truth, that means Jesus sacrifices can't work. Read Matthew 12:43-45. You will be fighting unclean spirits all your life, if you don't obey God.

Answer 25

Masturbation is a sin, just a mere sin.

Answer 26

People who are trying to stay celibate are deterred or discouraged from masturbation because it leads to sexual thoughts. If you are unmarried and thinking about another man or a woman, it is like you're having sex with them when you're not married, and that is sin. It may also lead you to fantasying about other perversion, and that fantasy may lead you to actually acting it out. Basically if you want to stay dry and unaroused while walking around in a world of perversion you don't want to make yourself easily tempted.

That's my understanding of it anyways.

Edit, 4/3/2015; Of course there are people who suffer from Persistent genital arousal disorder (PGAD) and that one disease that some women have where they get persistent orgasms all the time, and in both of these cases masturbation is used to stop the pain. As long as it works I see no problem with that I guess.

Answer 27

It is a biological function, created by nature, to test man physically and religiously. Every religion speaks of regeneration and succession. That can be achieved only by the biological union of man and woman. Birth of Jesus Christ, Pandavas etc, leaving their mothers virginity intact are stories intended to captivate followers. Masturbation is only the first step of humans coming to grip with the concept of sex, paternity/maternity. NO religion has propounded sexual excess, except breakaway groups. Medical science says that there are sexual superman and superwoman. Possibly due to their different DNA. But, excessive sex in any form, masturbation or coupling or otherwise, is likely to be injurious to persons of average health.

Answer 28

Masturbation is an abomination in the eyes of God but can impregnate a minor girl to save you from your sin of masturbating!

Answer 29

The Bible says if God tells you to impregnate your brother's wife and you spill your seed on the ground, that is a sin. It doesn't say masturbation is a sin.

Answer 30

These people are idiots who probably don't even know their holy scripture as well as I do, and I'm a pagan. No, masturbation is not a sin. Nowhere in the Bible is masturbation condemned. Please, choke your chicken all day long, spank your monkey till the cows come home.

Answer 31

There are two types of men (and, sometimes, women) those who masturbate and those claim that they don't. (Also known as liars). I don't recognise masturbation as a "sin", although I no longer bother with it - well I am 72 next month -. I'd advise you to keep yourself clean and don't let anyone know. In the (British) army it was accepted as normal behaviour. You'll be fine.

Answer 32

If Masturbation is natural that is fine. But constantly masturbating on purpose is considered a sin.



In religion you must keep yourself away from sexual lust and desire, because it is the cause of sinning, ultimately leads to masturbation, the basic impuration of the body. You'll see in many religions why they clean themselves before prayers, like wudu in Islam, so it cleanses the body and your sins.



Masturbation is a sin, but with correct repentance God does forgive any one, whether it be Jesus or Allah.

Answer 33

In the bible it says that our body is the temple of God (1 Corinthians 6:19). It means that you do not own your body because Christ already bought you with a price and paid you sins with His blood from the cross (1 Corinthians 6:20). The Holy Spirit which is third person in Godhead lives in our body. So if we love God and do not want to commit sin do not do this sexual immorality against the temple of God which is our Body.

1 Corinthians 6:18 (ESV) - Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body.

Answer 34

There is no mention in Scripture.

If you use masturbation rather than reality, that may well be sin

Answer 35

No sin. That's a purely social thing from bygone ages when any pleasure was considered an offence against imaginary gods. There are no gods to sin against. only current social norms.

Answer 36

Masturbation is a form of lust, lust is sin. Masturbation is selfish, selfishness is a sin. Masturbation is indulging into desires of the flesh, which the Bible warns against many times.

Answer 37

Yes.

Answer 38

I asked about this as well. God gave us physical desires, and He knows that we can only handle sexual abstinence for so long. I've tried. It's impossible, especially for a healthy young person. But there's a line between sexual release and sexual indulgence.



The answer I've come to is don't let it take you over. Sexual release is normal. But how you do it, to what extent you do it, is what makes the difference. When it becomes a pleasure to the point it becomes perverse and obsessive, then a person needs to examine what's really going on with them, for they're approaching sexual immorality.



The Bible says we are to mortify the deeds of the body. Fantasizing during masturbation and doing it often for prolonged periods of time is not healthy and carnal (sinful). God will endow you with the strength and ability to overcome it's control. But does He condemn sexual release? No. He does not.

Answer 39

It depends on the religion.

I personally don't think so because it doesn't harm you or the people around you. To me, it's perfectly natural. Better to masturbate at 15 than get pregnant and ruin your life. But that's just my feeling about it.

Answer 40

No because is an biological need. Even animals masturbate. Masturbation is an healthy behavior that helps our reproductive organs to be active and helps us in our sex life.

Answer 41

Yes it's a sin, because sin is a christian term. However, a sin is a stupid term in the real world. There's no such thing as 'sin' outside the fantasy of christianity (and other religions).

Answer 42

This is a sin and whoever tells you other wise is lying to you. You are alone then get married and fix the issue, try doing something to keep your mind away from it everyone is human but what you already did will hopefully be forgiven by God just try not to do it again find something to keep your mind busy. And I'm pretty sure it is mentioned in the bible and any pope will tell you that it is a sin.

Answer 43

Yes, because it causes perversion of what the Lord Almighty intended. But I want to make it clear that the Lord sees the action as an bad, not you. I would suggest turning from this behavior before it becomes a habit. It is VERY hard to break an addiction.

Answer 44

An addiction to it could be bad, other than that it's okay, it's strange as hell, but okay.



One has to question the porn industry, thats mass addiction right there, they're basically drug dealers and they are robbing all of you. When you are throwing millions at people for your masturbation you may have a problem, just sayin.

Answer 45

Jesus Christ said Flee from sexual immortality! God had struck down a son of Judah for spilling his seed to the ground. The seed is for procreation by gods law. Not for our gratification. So Yes , no matter how you may try to justify it your just fooling yourself if you do not understand that IT IS A SIN! By the way, The 7 deadly sins were not declared by God! They were classified by the Catholic Church! Not God or Jesus Christ! A sin is a sin!

Answer 46

Of course it is a sin!

1 Peter 2:11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;



If it causes doubt in the conscience it is most often times sin.



Just ask yourself would Jesus commit such vile acts? Absolutely not, He was/is sinlessly perfect and he comands us to be perfect as he is perfect.





But in order to do so you must be set free from sin, you must be born again, born of the Spirit of God!



I was in bondage to this sin for many years, until He saved me from it. Praise His Holy Name!

Answer 47

No it is not. For two reasons... number one..I mean the bible warns you of sin and what they are...ect. but that is like eating a lot of your favorite food. But don't over indulge. You could link it with the same sin as gluttony. Just don't do it on a regular basis i guess...or more than normal and your fine.

Answer 48

Pro tip:













Your preacher masturbates.

Answer 49

Yes and No. It depends on what degree of self control you have and how far you choose to take it too. It's no more a sin than it is to steal from someone.

Answer 50

Yes if you are married or have a boyfriend or girlfriend because you are thinking about a spiritual husband/wife or other person. However I'm not too sure the consequences for it if you aren't married.

Answer 51

The act of masturbation is not a sin, but the fantasies that often surround it can be.

Answer 52

when I was young and foolish I married a guy who would masturbate occasionally and I felt it was like cheating, it turned me off, things got worse when he wanted things other than missionary, so we're divorced.



so yes it's a sin, it's a sin against your vows, and it's also a sin and inappropriate for a single individual to use this as an outlet.

Answer 53

You seem to justify it on a "medical" basis, but nevertheless are still not comfortable that it is really "okay" to do.

That lack of peace about it comes from the Holy Spirit, who will bug us about things we need to bring to the Lord.

The problem is that Paul said that "whatever is not of faith is sin" (romans 14:23); in other words, if you don't have a peace or confidence that something is not sinful, then it is sin TO YOU.

The only way out of this problem is to bring this issue to Jesus, pour out your heart to Him and ask Him to deliver you from this sin (since it is to you). Then, just put your trust in Him to lay the axe to the root of the whole thing for you, since he knows what's really at the heart of it all.

Answer 54

Tell ya what, heres a quote from 'Deuteronomy 22:28 -29' -If a man finds a girl who is a virgin, who is not engaged, and seizes her and lies with her and they are discovered,then the man who lay with her shall give to the girl's father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall become his wife because he has violated her; he cannot divorce her all his days.



In other words, if you rape a girl and you pay up its ok... so what does your god care if you jerk off? bang out your fluffer nuts all you want. If you are stupid enough to think that there is a god... oh and it gets better, lets say by chance it does exist and he created billions of trillions of planets and stars and you still think he/she/it still cares if you wack off then you are a braindead retard who should probably get his balls removed so you doesnt infect the rest of the planet with your offspring.

Answer 55

Depends what you're doing it to/over/on/into?



Pictures of your mates nan? Bit wrong, maybe?

Your partner? Surely that's allowed!

A jar of marmalade? Whatever turns you on I guess!



John 1:9, If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.



If you don't want to admit to it, don't do it!

Answer 56

there are no sins. There is only good and bad, right and wrong. I don't see masturbation as bad or wrong. Do you?

Answer 57

A sin? Who cares. Slavery is not a sin, and picking up sticks on the wrong day is. You should be asking if it's immoral, and the answer to that is "no!"

Answer 58

Hell no! How 6o you expect Catholic priests to survive? They are human too... just like the rest of us males... They jack it like no other, I'm sure. Celibacy 6oes not mean no masturbation. We are animals... an6 all male species are wire6 to sprea6 their see6 as much as possible. They are not exclu6e6.

Answer 59

Whats considered a thinking error (or sin as it's label) by others is irreverent.

Answer 60

If you'r thinking about another person in a sexual way then yes. But if you do it to a rock kuz rocks just really turn you on like that then no.

Answer 61

Masturbation is fine is your masturbating about a woman and don't listen to christians telling you it's a sin , it's human nature , you just gotta get yourself off and just don't get caught masturbating people would would shame you for it but they do it too its just they didnt get caught doing it . go ahead and masterbate just masturbate about a woman and do it right .

Answer 62

In Islam: Yes, because it is a waste of your seed

In Christianity: Yes, because it is self indulgence without meaning

Judaism: No, but it is better not too

Hinduism: NO answer

Answer 63

Yes.

Answer 64

No, More sickness is going to come you if you do not do it. Like prostate cancer, hungriness and most of all, mental disorders. But it is like eating. If you eat a lot and no control you are in trouble. There are so many things humanity do not understand and that is the beauty of life. I guess.

Answer 65

Yes.

Answer 66

Yes, it is a sin of sexual immorality and is classed with incontinence (the inability to control one's base desires.

Answer 67

Thinking about masturbation is just as "sinful".

Answer 68

It's not specifically listed as a sin, so no.

Answer 69

well abortion is and how many potential human lives are destroyed by that process? Usually just one. How many potential lives are destroyed by the manual manipulation of genetalia untill the point of issue? Millions. So theres your answer. Of course thats just for men. Girls dont have to worry at all.

Answer 70

If you're Catholic, I guess yes. If you're Protestant, I guess no. If you're a follower of a religion besides Christianity: you'd know better than I would.

Answer 71

Yes.

Answer 72

It's a sin that every man does and doesn't care that it's a sin. It's sort of a victimless sin isn't it?

Answer 73

Of course not.. Masturbation is great

Answer 74

It's like you are asking me that breathing is a sin or no?Come on dude! 21 century and you should know by now.

Answer 75

No it is not. So go ahead. Pleasure yourself to your hearts content. No where in the bible does it mention masturbation.

Answer 76

"The principles of God can be learned from nature." - Jesus Christ



Animals masturbate all the time. It is not a sin, but if it causes you to sin, seek out help.



"We are no longer under the law," and, "All things are permissible, but not all things are beneficial," are two things that Paul wrote in the New Testament.



What does all this mean? It means that you should masturbate if you cannot control yourself from having sex outside of wedlock. It is a natural biological function, and nowhere, in the Book that lists every kind of sexual sin in detail, do you find a single mention of masturbation.



Common sources of false doctrines, doctrines taught by demons, are verses such as where a Bible character was told to give seed to a woman and then disobeyed God by spilling his seed on the ground (pulling out). This is not about masturbation, which is different than sleeping with a woman under orders from God to give birth to a child.



Sin is when you are not obeying Christ's commandments, which are simple:



"Love one another, and do unto others what you would have them do unto you." - Jesus Christ





1 John ( https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+1&version=NIV ):





"The Incarnation of the Word of Life



1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. 2 The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. 3 We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. 4 We write this to make our[a] joy complete.

Light and Darkness, Sin and Forgiveness



5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all[b] sin.



8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us."

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So:



I cannot go on sinning, but I also cannot claim to be witout sin. True repentance will bring about true change, both within and without. But if I become like one who is without sin under the law, then I am dead, because I have not known the purpose of the savior.

Answer 77

Yes, masturbation is an expression of LUST which is indeed a sin.



Romans 1:27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.



Romans 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.



Mark 9:43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:



47 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:



1 Thessalonians 4:3 For this is God's will, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality,

4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;

5 Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God



1 John 2:15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.



James 4:4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

Answer 78

i could say yes it is. but there are times when you can't help but do it. if you feel really bad about it ask someone you really trust to help you understand about masturbation.

Answer 79

Burnt bread is a sin nowadays. Relax, buddy.

Answer 80

People say it is, but you will notice that everything is considered a sin. So knock yourself out. God apparently forgives

Answer 81

Man and woman were made for each other. One of the fruitage of the spirit is self-control (Gal. 5:22,23) masturbation is uncleanness and allows a person to focus on their own gratification without regard for the needs of anyone else, so it is a practice to be avoided.

Answer 82

Masturbation is a form of uncleanness. It can make you a ‘slave to various desires and pleasures,’ and it fosters unhealthy attitudes. (Titus 3:3) At the same time, masturbation is not a form of gross sexual immorality, such as fornication. (Jude 7) If you have a problem with masturbation, you need not conclude that you have committed the unforgivable sin. The key is to resist the urge and never to give up your fight!



It is easy to become downhearted after a relapse. When that occurs, take to heart the words of Proverbs 24:16: “The righteous one may fall even seven times, and he will certainly get up; but the wicked ones will be made to stumble by calamity.” A temporary setback does not make you a wicked person. So do not give up. Instead, analyze what led to the relapse, and try to avoid repeating the same pattern.

Answer 83

Masturbation isn't mentioned in the Bible but you can't masturbate without lusting, which is a sin.

Answer 84

When it becomes a habit or and addiction it is a grave sin and the person needs help.

Answer 85

It is a sin: don't waste God's seed like Onan...but honour it as God is holy.

Answer 86

yeh masterbating to a image in your mind or picture/video form is a sin if you masterbating without thinking is the best way because it you dont masterbate you will just have wet dreams and there will be sexual imagery in your dreams (buddhist freethinker) personally i don't follow this lol

Answer 87

I don't see why it would be a sin. If You wanna pleasure yourself, go right ahead and do it.

Answer 88

Hard to say, I don't think every case is the same. You know what you do, if you look into it, reflect on it and you can sleep at night, than that's what matters.

Answer 89

I dont belive theres such thing as "Sins". humans were created with imperfections, are with more and some with less, all had different surroundings and experiences which resulted in their actions

Answer 90

YES , the same answer to the same question that gets asked and answered about a Billion times a week here on Y!A .....

Answer 91

depends on the religion,

pagans do it all the time for love spells, christians think anything is a sin, heaven is doomsday and been gay is hell bound while muslims prefer it over marriage and jews dont agree

Answer 92

it depends on your religion and in Christianity if you are not of age it might be considered adultery but other than that it is not technically a sin but it is probably frowned upon

Answer 93

yes

Answer 94

No, I do it every single day and I'm perfectly fine. It's so comfortable too, so I never need to have sex.

Answer 95

no. BUT it can BECOME sin. if you are doing it to just "relieve" yourself, you know, get rid of the urge, no. BUT if you watch/read/fanizise... or whatever pornography with a lustful heart, THEN it is a sin

Answer 96

it is a commandment to follow after the Holy spirit of God and be morally clean. I personally feel that it is a waste of time and makes me feel spiritually gross. We need not give up on repenting though. :)

Answer 97

Who cares? As long as it's nor illegal or purposely harmful to yourself or others then it's not a "sin".

Answer 98

yes

Answer 99

It is absurd to think that a magical infinite being would be concerned with such a trivial occurrence.

Answer 100

It's lack of faith and self righteousness,..only the faithful believing in Gods word and Jesus righteousness is getting into the gates of heaven.

Answer 101

If it is; then it is sin against God not another person and not anyone elses business

Answer 102

No. Its a natural thing we all do. There are 2 kinds of liars in this world. Those that say they dont and those that say they quit.

Answer 103

No.

Provided that you do it to relieve yourself it can be done if you cannot control such a passion.

Controlling your passion and trying not to do it makes you a better person.

Answer 104

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Answer 105

No - masturbation is actually healthy

Answer 106

No I love masturbating as it's so, so, good and so self satisfying.

Answer 107

Technically yes.. But.... It's so freakin good..

Answer 108

No, master nation is a perfactly normal human thing that all people experience

Answer 109

While it may be pleasurable and a need that some people need to relieve themselves of stress. I think that if people think that its a replacement for real sex...and they subconciounessly or KNOWINGLY desire to have sex with someone....then it is a problem. They need a wingman, prostitute, or PUA artist/teacher to guide them in interacting with women to get laid. Or get laid to get married. Or get get married to get laid...and have kids or WHATEVER!

Answer 110

yes

Answer 111

No. Only religion can make a crime from a perfectly harmless and healthy activity.

Answer 112

Masturbation is good for your health.



So no...

Answer 113

If "masturbation" were a sin, then it should be mentioned in the "bible" which isn't.

Answer 114

No. but it's universal and that makes it something to blackmail the parishioners about.

Answer 115

Yep. It's one or the other.



Depending on your opinion.



Do you value pleasure, or do you value blind obedience to laws that make zero sense? You pick.

Answer 116

funny because it feels good and hurts at the same time some people get addicted to do it and may be a problem

Answer 117

if you masturbate it will turn you into a serial killer. Genesis 46:19

Answer 118

No it's skmething I do all day everyday

Answer 119

In your bathroom alone when you have nothing better to do? No. In the toys'r us parking lot at 330 in the afternoon? Oh hell yeah.

Answer 120

I personally think it's not

Answer 121

Personally I don't think it is. I think it depends on what god you believe in, what your religion is and what rules you go by.

Answer 122

It will cause a spirit to return again to reach love learned ahead. same as sin recieves death as payment is coming back here where death is all around. this is heLL because there with god is held. [de hell here]

Answer 123

No obviously not! It's up to you what you want to do and what you enjoy. Everyone to their own.

Answer 124

If you look at it from R & S point of view it is of course a sin unpardonable.

Answer 125

Probably, if it's during a church service.

Answer 126

If you think jesus doesnt release a load every once in a while, youre insane.

Answer 127

No -- Only to some -- the church law says not to cast ones seed upon the floor

Answer 128

It's the sign of being a lonely virgin

Answer 129

Yes! it is self-abuse and is an unclean practice of the flesh.

Answer 130

Even animals masturbate. So no.

Answer 131

it is unhealthy habit and amoral. u may as well regard it as a sin but then u will start feeling bad so leave it.

Answer 132

Without it every one would be insane! Its what allows life to be created

Answer 133

It is not a sin as well as it is not something unclean.

Answer 134

Good Lord No!

Answer 135

it is a sin to spill your seed upon the earth. if you catch it is a paper towel and throw it in the trash it is OK

Answer 136

There's a special place in hell for monkey spankers.

Answer 137

That's why God gave us hands right?

Answer 138

Yes, it is a demonic sexual act. Even if you can't see them, they can see you.

Answer 139

It must be as it's enjoyable.

Answer 140

Yes, god will be coming after you. Watch out...

Answer 141

No its just a natural part of life my friend

Answer 142

Depends on religion..

Answer 143

Only if you do it in public

Answer 144

Not at all!! It is healthy, it can take away stress. It's not like your murduring someone or worshiping the devil.

Answer 145

what a load of nonsense, of course it isn't, it's natural!

Answer 146

No. God gave you a penis and hands. They obviously serve a purpose!

Answer 147

Lust is a sin

Answer 148

Yes, because you are committing adultery.

Answer 149

Well, if you answer in the vernacular of today's scholars on-the-street,



YEAH-NO, ummmmm .....

Answer 150

Young creepy hoe, Ask your heart!

Answer 151

Who can resist doing that

Answer 152

It's perfectly natural. All the other monkey species do it.

Answer 153

Yup. You always have confession tho.

Answer 154

If dome properly it can be quite sinfull

Answer 155

Not according to the bible ( ie, the word of god) however there are many who think that they know better than god who say it is.

Answer 156

Those sinners know who they are--since it is a personal sexual action--God alone sees.

Answer 157

No. No god exists so there is no sin.

Answer 158

I think so, but I think it would cut down on promiscuity if it were encouraged.

Answer 159

It's a taboo. That's not quite the same.

Answer 160

No, it's not.

The Christian Church has done everything in its power to suppress and control sexuality. Sexual energy is the creative life force that liberates the kundalini, and is a direct threat to their agenda for enslaving humanity.



There is nothing spiritual about Christianity. Christianity is a tool to remove all spiritual knowledge and spirituality. This has been effectively accomplished by attacking the second chakra, which is the sexual chakra, thus keeping the kundalini serpent bound in the base. In order for the kundalini energy to ascend, and ascend safely, all of the chakras must be free and open. Psychological hang-ups manifest themselves in the chakras, which are the key components of the soul, and create blocks that prevent the ascension and circulation of spiritual energy, both in the 7 main chakras and in the 144,000 nadis.



Christianity, Islam, and other related programs to destroy spirituality vehemently attack sexuality in any way they can, whether it is heterosexuality, homosexuality, etc. They work to instill sexual inhibitions, guilt, shame, and turn something beautiful and spiritually empowering into something ugly. Few if any Christians or Muslims are even aware of what spirituality really is. All of these nefarious programs have replaced spiritual concepts with imposter Jewish characters, Jewish places, and other fictitious Jewish archetypes, such as Jesus, the Nazarene. Jesus has been used as a diversion and distraction, keeping followers from accessing true spirituality and working on their souls. Truth be known, we save our own souls. "Jesus" is a fictitious Jewish character that is nothing more than an imposter to a CONCEPT.



Kundalini liberates the soul and also opens up the psyche. The Christian Church has also done everything in its power to keep us from communicating with beings such as Satan and his Demons, and deliberately cut us all off from any knowledge and power. This keeps us all in the dark, and has cut us off from our True Creator God.



"WE SHALL DESTROY GOD" - Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion



The sexual suppression creates an imbalance in the base and second chakras which bleeds over into the emotional level (chakra) this extends to the next chakra and from here, we have a further imbalance, creating fear and guilt, and other emotional and psychological disorders. Because of the cut-off, there is no outlet and humanity degenerates spiritually from generation to generation. Each generation has been indoctrinated and conditioned to view sexuality in the Judeo/Christian/Muslim way. Those of us who are completely free from this influence are few. Sexuality= Life, liberation, and spiritual advancement. The Church knows this and has denied the general population this knowledge for centuries.



Now, when I mention "the Church" I am referring to those on top, not the average pedophile priest or minister. The Catholic priesthood is a prime example of the level of indoctrination, ignorance, and stupidity all the way down the line with blind obedience. The child raping and molestations are chief illustrations of what occurs when one consciously suppresses the powerful sex drive, which is the life force, itself.



Because of the suppression of this knowledge, humanity is operating at 1/5th-1/10th of the total potential. The energy centers remain closed and dormant, cutting the world off from other dimensions, blocking spiritual, mental, emotional and physical potential, in order to keep power in the hands of a "chosen" few.



All of this is the use of black magick at the top levels that has been handed down through the centuries. The new age movement teaches helplessness, and strongly discourages any forms of black magick to ensure this power only remains in the hands of a few. Justice and righteousness are strongly discouraged and attacked. People are being indoctrinated to be victims and slaves. Fear is used incessantly, no different from Jewish communism, which is where Christianity eventually leads.



The New Agers who dabble in magick are also imbalanced. The Ancient Egyptians knew that to be adept, one must be versed in both the white and black aspects of magick. Black magick is suppressed and controlled by the few in power at the top who make liberal use of it. The average person is not only ignorant to this fact, but helpless against it.



The denigration and exclusion of women in RHP religions is also for a specific purpose. As Thoth stated, everything comes in two's for balance and harmony. Two is the creative force. The female energy within us all is the subconscious and the psyche. The female aspect connects us to the higher dimensions of the mind in balance to the male logical side of the brain. The two ideally, should work together in harmony. The kundalini energy is of the female part of the soul. By attacking and denigrating women, this further suppresses this energy subliminally.



Destroying this female energy is fundamental to the enemy agenda. Once this feminine energy is completely subdued, the intuition and higher consciousness are switched off and become dominated by the lower consciousness. The chakras below the heart, which is the switch off point and connector of the seven chakras, remain disconnected and a serious imbalance results. The Church and its controlling cohorts are well aware of the imbalance that occurs when this female energy is cut off. The chakras all work together.



What then occurs is a total loss of a much needed sense, also known as "the sixth sense." Humanity is spiritually blind and through this, have become total victims. This is the goal of the Christian Church, to prepare Gentiles to be ignorant and unquestioning slaves who are unable to fight back at the hands of Jewish masters [the communist state]. For example, when an adept Jew throws a curse, the Gentile victim who has been indoctrinated with the lies of Christianity is helpless and succumbs to it. He/She can't even see it coming, and doesn't even know. This way, the Jews become "God."



Quote from the Jewish Talmud:

Simeon Haddarsen, fol. 56-D: "When the Messiah comes every Jew will have 2800 slaves."

Answer 161

no it s like a over head outfloing if there s garden neraby t the plants will benifited anyhow t s like morning discharge t s a 3rd toiletrey f t s controlled many imroal will happen wat one will do f he does nt have female

Answer 162

i dont think it is but if you mastibate over something such as porn then yes because that is desire

Answer 163

there is no such thing as sin, only good and evil.

Answer 164

simply: yes

Answer 165

Hi! I am praying about this, but no answer yet!

Answer 166

I don't really know to be honest, but this video, as long and tedious as it may be, should tell you.

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ <

Answer 167

NO don't be silly

Answer 168

No. Just don't do it often.

Answer 169

Sin is a beliefe.so no........................monkey's **** all the time, what makes man think he's any better

Answer 170

YES

Answer 171

It's a form of prayer..."Yes! Oh God Oh God...."

Answer 172

I have "Wet dreams is that wrong as well

Answer 173

Yea

It is meant to rape yourself.

Answer 174

YES

Answer 175

Probably not

Answer 176

Lol

Answer 177

Kid, it's tot normal!!

Answer 178

I hope so, I want to feel bad when I do it ;-}

Answer 179

nfbaijbfi I say No

Answer 180

Only if you believe it is.

Answer 181

No...my answer according to my knowledge..:)

Answer 182

No, of course not.

Answer 183

YES.

Answer 184

no, it is not a sin!

Answer 185

Read the book of (hand) Job.

Answer 186

It is

Answer 187

No, dame if it was, hell will be packed

Answer 188

HELL NO! What's the matter with you.....

Answer 189

{No} If you choose to serve the Beast to God, and not be served to God by the BEAST/S...0330/2015

Answer 190

The bible is a lie

Answer 191

yep. But people do that anyway.

Answer 192

No

Answer 193

No

Answer 194

No

Answer 195

No

Answer 196

Only if you dont!

Answer 197

What do you call a 95 year old fisherman ? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ a master baiter :-) ~~*.*~~ .. oh

Answer 198

NO, definitely not

Answer 199

no!

i do with my body what i want.

i am my own boss.

Answer 200

No. It is not.

Answer 201

No my child, it is not.

Answer 202

not sure

Answer 203

no

Answer 204

no

Answer 205

no

Answer 206

no

Answer 207

no

Answer 208

yiss.

Answer 209

only if its to gay porn

Answer 210

maybe

Answer 211

NOPE.

Answer 212

No.

Answer 213

No.

Answer 214

No.

Answer 215

No.

Answer 216

No.

Answer 217

No.

Answer 218

Dear Friend,



Masturbation is sin in the eyes of a Holy, Righteous and Just God who is 'without' sin.



In the eyes of a Holy God... sin = sin. God's principles are universal and non-optional. Everyone is subject to them whether they believe it or not. If a person 'obeys' God's principles...rewards/blessings. If a person 'disobeys' God's principles... consequences/punishment. God cannot commune/fellowship with those who commit (practice) "willful" sin in their lives.



The word Christian means, "Christ-like." Therefore, anyone who professes to be a Christian, demonstrates who they are in Christ by their, "lifestyle...like Christ.



The Holy Spirit is the only One...who can give those who belong to Christ the power to "overcome" willful sin.



Galatians 5:1 says, "Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage." Notice the word, "bondage." Things that "control" us, we are in bondage to. (Please read all of Galatians 5:16-26. Do a word study on what the works of the flesh are. Get a Strong's Concordance and look up the words from verses 19-21; and what the Fruit of the Spirit is (the character of God/Christ) in verses 22, 23.



Our eyes are like cameras. We take pictures with our eyes and then those images are stored in our database in our brain. We are to control our flesh through the power of the Holy Spirit. We are not to allow our flesh to control us. We are to decrease, so that Christ in us will increase.



And let me just add, masturbation is "selfish." God created man and woman to become as "one" (in marriage). Masturbation has been proven to ruin sexual relationships. Why? Because...

1. There is fantasy involved which can and will interfere with a normal relationship.

2. The person is satisfying their 'own' desires.

3. The mental images are a constant reminder of self gratification.

4. They are not able to have a "healthy" sexual relationship because their partner is not able to satisfy them the way they do with their self.



Remember, God's Word is His "Spiritual" Instruction Manual for man to live a safe, abundant life in Him. God gives through His Word, His principles in which we are to live by and obey.



To illustrate, let's personalize God's Word using Philippians 4:8-9. "Whatever things are true, honest, just, pure, lovely and of good report. THINK on these things...and DO...and the God of peace will be with you."



So then, "think" about these questions and you'll have your answer:



Whatever things are...



True....Is it the Godly norm?

Honest...Is it worthy of respect?

Just...Does it conform to holiness?

Pure....Could it corrupt spirituality?

Lovely....Would Jesus embrace it?

Good Report...Would it attract others to Christ?



We as Christians have a big responsibility. We are to be the "light" of the world and allow our... lifestyle to attract others to Christ. If we act 'like' the world, then no one can see Christ in us, and our light is snuffed out. We either look "like" and act "like" Christ,...or we look "like" and act "like"...the world. Think about that.



Only the awesome Power of the Holy Spirit can "keep" us, "protect" us from ...willful sin. When we go to God and "repent" of the things we are doing that violates God's principles for our lives...stop doing them, then we are "delivered" from those things. Ask the Lord to "fill" you with His Spirit on daily basis. God examines our heart; our motive and intent and He knows whose sincere and who is not.



ONLY by the Power of the Holy Spirit can anyone "overcome" the power of temptation. Just remember dear one, when Jesus went into the wilderness and was tempted by Satan for 40 days, He used the Word of God to defend Himself AND the Holy Spirit. It must have made an impact on Satan, because HE LEFT. Not only that... but when Jesus came out of the wilderness He had POWER. That "dunamis" (dynamite) Power of the Holy Spirit that "kept" Him, "protected" Him from SIN! Jesus is our role model. He overcame the temptations of this world to demonstrate that WE CAN TOO!



1 John 3:9 tells us that "no one who is born of God will continue to sin" so anyone who is born again will not have a sinful lifestyle.



"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."



2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a NEW creature: OLD things are passed away; behold, all things are become ...NEW."



Read God's Word daily. Ask Him what it is He wants you to learn from what you read, and how to apply what you have learned in your daily life. Apply God's Word in your life...God gives us the ability to practice 'self-discipline/self-control'... When we learn that the burner on the stove top is HOT, we "STOP" putting our hand on it. When we learn what displeases a Holy God through His Word and being led by the Holy Spirit, we learn to "STOP" doing those things. Think about that.



Tender blessings,

Answer 219

NO

Answer 220

NO

Answer 221

Masturbation: A Sin for Christians?





An answer to the oft-asked question of if masturbation is a sin for believers in Christ Jesus, and what the scriptures teach concerning it.







1Cor 4:6 (Wey) .. in order to teach you by our example what those words mean, which say, "Nothing beyond what is written!"...



The Scripture is strangely silent about this universal issue, while not shy about all sorts of other sexual situations and perversions... in great detail concerning sex with animals, etc. Yet the Bible says nothing about masturbation. This is odd, don't you think?



Some, mistakenly, cite Onan in Gen 38:9 as suggesting that masturbation is a sin. In fact, "onanism" has become a synonym for masturbation. But this is obviously an error, and a rather daft one at that. We know what Onan did, for it is spelled out for us in lurid detail; and we know why it was a sin: he was maliciously using and cheating Tamar in way that was wrong. In any case, what Onan was doing was certainly not masturbating, and you have to be pretty dimwitted to miss this.



In fact, there is no place in scripture where masturbation is even mentioned, much less forbidden. This is a very odd situation since it is so common a human experience, and given that scripture speaks of other sexual sins (some fairly perverse and rare) without any shyness at all.



Since scripture does not forbid masturbation directly, neither should Christians in general. "Nothing beyond what is written" in terms of how we should help lead others to the Lord is the rule. But since you asked, or clicked, as the case may be, we will give you the best answer we can using what we do know from scripture as our guide. We should stick to emphasizing the things God has told us are important, and not be teaching things that the Lord has never expressed His opinion on.



To be sure, it is clear from Scripture that illicit sexual fantasies are forbidden, and this is a significant issue with masturbation.







Matt 5:28-29 (NIV) [Jesus:] "But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell."



But what if no illicit fantasies are included in masturbation? Is the act then sinful? By scripture, there is nothing to indicate that it is. Specifically, if the act is done merely as a hedge against temptation and as the body requires then there is no need for the above sinful "crutches". This is hardly exciting, and a rote act of keeping the body in submission. It cannot be done often, as the body is not that demanding if left alone by a perverted imagination. On the other hand, if we attempt a pent-up self-sex life, then we find that the body needs help from the soul through illicit fantasies, and then sin is clearly being committed.



I hope this is clear. Were it not for our perverted imaginations and lustful sense of expectation, our bodies would not cause us much trouble. It is our minds and hearts that need "treatment". It is like rev-ing an engine near red-line at every traffic signal, and all the time it is running, and then complaining about the eventual engine failure. Sure the thing can rev, but not all the time. It was not made for that.



From Scripture, the line not to be crossed is the line of illicit imagination. And what a line! Minus the sinful fantasies, which are the fuel for most masturbation, all the fun and zest would be taken out of it. Thus, it would no longer be a topic of interest to you or anybody, any more than the act of going to the bathroom. It would be just "doing what was needed" to keep the body from exploding from within.



Sex was not created for this, you can be sure. That God allows masturbation to even work is a mystery (ever try tickling yourself?) and so it is reasonable to assume that it is a "gift" to keep ourselves from temptation.







Eph 5:3 (NIV) But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people.



Much like a person who is an Alcoholic must avoid any kind of drinking like the plague, where others can drink with moderation and without sin, the same principle applies here. So people might come to different conclusions concerning masturbation, and that is anticipated within our faith. Each man must live in holiness before the Lord in his/her own body, and this might mean different disciplines and personal leading in each case. What works for me or you... we should not impose on anybody else as a stumbling block.







Rom 14:12-13 (NIV) So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God. Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling-block or obstacle in your brother's way.



The important thing is that we live holy before Him, and this is a matter that we should take very seriously. I assume this is why you are interested in this question, because you want to please God by avoiding any kind of sin. And when it comes to sexual sin in the thought-life, in our culture this is an easy temptation to fall into. So care and caution are appropriate as we consider these things and make choices before the Lord.







1Th 4:2-8 (NIV) For you know what instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus. It is God's will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know God... For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. Therefore, he who rejects this instruction does not reject man but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.



Can you, in all honesty, masturbate without sinning against the clear commands of Christ? If yes, then we are never told that the act itself is impure or forbidden. But let us be honest and admit that it is not so easy to do if we are committed to avoid mental sexual sin.



In our society, where lust is in the air, how is it is possible to "learn to control our bodies in a way that is holy and honorable"? Well, the answer is that we can die. Really, spiritually. This is The Gospel as we have received it.







John 8:32 (NIV) "Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."



Here is the specific Scripture that set me free, when it finally dawned on me what it meant:







1 Peter 4:1-2 (NIV) Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because he who has suffered in his body is done with sin. As a result, he does not live the rest of his earthly life for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God.



Think about the radical nature of the spiritual dynamic of what is being explained here. If you are really the recipient of the HOLY Spirit, then this means PAIN in a physical body that lives in this carnal world. If you get this right in your attitude, God says you will be "done with sin". Awesome, eh?



The problem is that we want relief, and sin is the way. But if we agree in advance that the way of the faith must inevitably involve suffering, then we are truly living the gospel and have transferred out of the power of evil and into God's will.



And masturbation, never forbidden by God, can be used as one of the ways that we can "learn to control our bodies"; not by inflaming the body with pornography or fantasies so that it can be done too often, but in using it to keep ourselves from dangerous, physical temptation when it can (rarely) be done without sinning in any way.



Commit yourself to a certain amount of pain, and commit yourself not to sin in thought, and I think you will find that masturbation cannot be done that often, but when it is needed it is a true blessing as a way to keep your body under control. We should not indulge our bodies, but we should "honor" them and learn to live in them properly in this sinful world. For singles, God has given the ability to masturbate, and has not forbidden it. For married couples who are apart and who are thinking of each other, the same applies. But God has most definitely forbidden sinful thoughts that so often accompany masturbation, and for this we all need to die to self and commit ourselves to the fact that living holy in this world will involve pain.



Along these lines, see the Bible Studies on Death to Self, The Cross, and Conviction. Also, you might want to read through the Bible Study on Temptation as well.



I pray that through what we do know, and with the help of the Holy Spirit, that you will be able to conduct yourself in purity and wisdom concerning this matter.

Answer 222

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WHEW!



I certainly HOPE not!

Answer 223

No, stupid;(

Answer 224

No !!!

Answer 225

HELL NO !

Answer 226

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Answer 227

no wtf

Answer 228

IDK