Does Anyone Here Believe Masterbation is a Sin?

Question

I've read articles and message boards that talk about Genesis 38:9 and how it refers to "Onanism", that masterbation is an evil act that God looks down upon.

Does anyone actually believe this? Masterbation is good for your prostate and almost essential.

Answer 1

Show me a man who answers this question in the affirmative and I'll show you a sinner.

(I wouldnt think he was a sinner, but he would certainly have to :-P)

Answer 2

When the population of the earth was low, it was essential to pro-create (have children) I would assume that it was forbidden to masturbate because they believed that the semen was not used to father children and therefore wasted. The necessity to pro-create in the world today is no longer a priority, if anything, it is better not to have children in certain countries due to over-population. Masturbation then becomes not only approved but necessary to maintain a healthy body. Go ahead and have a guilt free masturbation session whenever you want. It's not a sin.

Answer 3

When someone tries to defend the homosexual lifestyle, for example, I
simply remind them that Leviticus 18:22 clearly states it to be an
abomination.
End of debate. I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some other
specific laws & how to follow them:

When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing
odor for the Lord - Lev.1:9. The problem is my neighbors. They claim the odor
is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?

I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in
Exodus 21:7. In
this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?

I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is menstrually
unclean - Lev.15:19- 24. The problem is, how do I tell? I have tried asking,
but most women take offense.

Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female,
provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims
that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I
own Canadians?

I have a coworker who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly
states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself?

A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an abomination -
Lev. 11:10, it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don't agree. Can
you settle this?

Lev. 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have
a defect in
my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my vision
have to be
20/20, or is there wiggle room here?

Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair
around their
temples, though this is expressly forbidden by Lev. 19:27. How should
they die?

I know from Lev. 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean,
but may I still play football if I wear gloves?

My Bro has a farm. He violates Lev. 19:19 by planting two different
crops in the
same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of two
different kinds of
thread (cotton/polyester blend). He also tends to curse and blaspheme
a lot. Is
it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting the whole town
together to stone them? - Lev.24:10-16. Couldn't we just burn them to death at
a private family affair like we do with people who sleep with their in-laws?
(Lev. 20:14)

Answer 4

I don't believe it's a sin. That doesn't mean I think that it should be engaged in to the exclusion of other activities.

Answer 5

I believe in masterbation simply because it is better than having an affair (if you are married) to stimulate your needs.

Answer 6

As long as you do it in private and don't make it an obsession, then I personally don't believe God has any issues with it.

Answer 7

1 Corinthians 7: 8

8 Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am.
9 But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

"Burn with passion" is Gods way of sayng horny

Answer 8

I don't. It's much better than you keep it and then one day lose control n' then the rapes happen. Moreover, it's your own life, sure enough, you've got right to do whatever you want as long as you don't trouble others.

Answer 9

I don't believe that masturbation is a sin...a little pathetic, maybe, but not a sin. Here's something fun for you, the lyrics to "Every Sperm is Sacred", a song in Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life":

http://www.serve.com/bonzai/monty/songs/EverySpermisSacred

Answer 10

Not a sin to shake the carrot hey? What do you know about sin people unless you read the bible. Oh waite I guess you did read it and didnt like it because you dont wanna stop until your blinde. SIN SIN SIN SIN SIN SIN SIN SIN SIN SIN SIN SIN SIN SIN SIN SIN SIN SIN SIN SIN SIN SIN SIN yeah all the way .. So does hell sound good to you hell fire and death hahahahaha SIN SIN SIN SIN SIN SIN SIN get yet I hope so sinners.