your words are the same as mine. i would ask Jesus to remove desires from me that are sinful. then we have the huge verse in dealing with temptation: 1st Corinthians 10:13: "there hath NO TEMPTATION taken you but such as is common to man......"I agree with this. In my own life, when I realized I wasn't going to get married ever, God took that desire right out of me. The Holy Spirit really is powerful to help us say no or resist any temptation!
Is masturbation really a sin?
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That is right, and God will provide a way to escape, but one must take it.
Yes it is sin.. It includes lusting as part of it..
Thank the LORD Jesus for His atonement and resist it as much as you can..
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Masturbation is incredibly easy to perform, which only adds insult to injury. Paul said that while there are countless things one can do with his/her body, not all of them are God-pleasing. By reading the Holy Bible, you can find out what is pleasing to God and what is not pleasing to God.
And a serious kicker here is that when one sins, one opens herself up to demonic influence. That is where I once was, thoroughly bound by that selfsame spirit of masturbation. And then it got even worse, as one gets more "creative" with that sin. Eventually, I had a devil try to sodomize me while I was sleeping. I was startled awake and my backside was sore!
This was prior to my entrance into a deliverance ministry. And it wasn't until 20+ years had passed after that sin, which included a marriage and three daughters, that I finally sought and received deliverance from that foul spirit of masturbation.
Godspeed, sister!
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Basically, putting or placing any object into or upon an orifice for which God did not intend it to be put or placed, is a sin. Such falls under the "unnatural use" category mentioned in the Holy Bible. Thus it is a perversion of God's order.
Masturbation is incredibly easy to perform, which only adds insult to injury. Paul said that while there are countless things one can do with his/her body, not all of them are God-pleasing. By reading the Holy Bible, you can find out what is pleasing to God and what is not pleasing to God.
And a serious kicker here is that when one sins, one opens herself up to demonic influence. That is where I once was, thoroughly bound by that selfsame spirit of masturbation. And then it got even worse, as one gets more "creative" with that sin. Eventually, I had a devil try to sodomize me while I was sleeping. I was startled awake and my backside was sore!
This was prior to my entrance into a deliverance ministry. And it wasn't until 20+ years had passed after that sin, which included a marriage and three daughters, that I finally sought and received deliverance from that foul spirit of masturbation.
When you regularly read the Holy Bible, something powerful takes place. You will begin to take on the mind of Christ. Then you will more easily see the temptations for what they are, and will know how to take the spiritual steps necessary to deny Satan access to your holy temple.
Godspeed, sister!
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Personally , I don't believe that it is a sin . Anyone who has read the Bible thoroughly and regularly for any length of time , can tell u , that God is very clear about what He considers to b sin and masturbation isn't on the list . It is very easy for those of us who r married and r able to make live with our spouses to tell others how they should not give in to their natural desires . How dare we ? ! Without sexual desire there would b no humans . When I was single I had a lot of self control but others r different , we r not all exactly the same . When natural sexual desire us repressed it can cause all kinds of abhorrent sexual deviancies , just look at the catholic church !
Mat 18:8 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
Mat 18:9 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
You know what to do.
You do want to stop don't you.
Just in case Jesus did not mean that you cut off a body part but the importance of abstaining from sin.
God's nature would tell you otherwise.
But I am being on the safe side in case someone wants to try it.
Like those ads for cars, stunts, and the like, do not try this at home.
Carnal mindedness is not godly, nor is it able to discern the things of GOD. Again, Masturbation is not the cause; it is the effect of an underlying issue, which was caused by lust through 1. pornogphy 2. sexual addiction. 3. abuse
You fully know it is wrong, to start with. If it were of God, why do you have torment and no peace? You must admit it is sin and ask God to break this stronghold on you of lust and perversion. It is a sexual addiction you have, and because you have pleasure in doing this, you must surrender that you do not want to do it anymore and stop trying to justify it with the word of God when you already know it is not of GOD. This is not my first rodeo with this topic. The old woe is me, I don't know if it is or not, wrong to do it is a lie. And I will say it is the very thing trolls say when they bring this topic into those forurm.
Yes, absolutely sinful. People, especially "church" people, don't like talking about this; but it's become an epidemic, and not just in the body of Christ but everywhere. There isn't a line, you should cut it out and ask the Holy Spirit to give you pure thoughts. This isn't a condemnation or criticism, just friendly advice from some who's been there.
Yes I agree
It is a sin..
You can not practice this act without evil thoughts.
Licentiousness is a sin.
Licentious = disregarding sexual restraints
Mar 7:22-23
22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: 23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
lasciviousness = licentiousness.
Rom 13:13 ISV Let’s behave decently, as people who live in the light of day. No wild parties, drunkenness, sexual immorality, promiscuity, quarreling, or jealousy!
Sexual immorality = unbridled lust, excess, licentiousness, lasciviousness, wantonness
Masterbation = Lust of the flesh
Rom 8:6-10
6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. 9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. 10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
Do you think it is okay for married people to masterbate (on their own)? With some visual aid?
Oh gosh ! How do I know ? I'm not an expert , I just know that the Bible ( God's Word ) does not say it's a sin . What if one spouse is unable to have sex ? What if a person never gets the chance to marry ? There r a million different scenarios , all is know is that God is very clear about the things that r sinful and masturbation isn't on the list .
Repressed sexual desire is surely a cause of sexual deviancies . I hate to b so crude but must b better for a person to release those urges in private and alone than to keep it all in and have it come out in some sort of abhorrent or violent way ? Better to hurt yourself than to hurt someone else .
Lasciviousness or sexual immorality is in the Bible and masturbation falls under that category.
Jesus talks about in Mark 7:20-23
20 He went on: “What comes out of a person is what defiles them. 21 For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder, 22 adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. 23 All these evils come from inside and defile a person.”
Paul also says that it is a work of the flesh and against the leading of the Holy Spirit: Galatians 5:19-21
19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Even Peter threw in his two cents about the matter: 1 Peter 4:1-5
1 Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body is done with sin. 2 As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God. 3 For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry. 4 They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you. 5 But they will have to give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
So masturbation is in the Bible under these categories and in every case, it's against what God wants for His people. God considers it a pagan activity and not something to continued if you made Jesus your Lord and Savior.
It sounds like you yourself have a problem with masturbation, but the Bible doesn't see your solution as the right and godly answer. You need to give your problem to the Holy Spirit and let Him help you overcome this ungodly and pagan activity.
I think we both agree it is deviant and better than the alternative of involving another person (though I believe porn includes other people), but I still believe the Godly standard, and also ideally, it is not okay.
Jesus also said looking at other another person (not spouse) with lust is adultery, so there's that. He is not even talking about masterbation here.
Thank you for your input about this topic! I've spoken out about this before and I was just not in the mood to do it this time lol.
I've heard Christians tell other Christians that they are going to hell for self pleasure. That really gets on my nerves. They have no right to do that.
Or that Christians who have this input have a problem, etc. etc.
Well, I think your input is refreshing! Much appreciated!
