the TRUTH PLEASE??????????

Question

is masturbating wrong for a TRUE christian who believes in everything in the bible.

dont answer if you're just gunna say stuff please cus i dont want to read it all. tell me if you've studied about it in a long time


dont tell me- god gave you the body so blah blah blah blah blah

if u say yes its wrong based on the bible- tell me where it says so.

Answer 1

First Corinthians says you body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. You should let you b/f or husband do that for you. He is supposed to provide for all your needs, right? Tell him to get busy you got needs. It doesn't say you have to do anything for him, just keep him from wandering off.

Answer 2

There is nothing different about a Christian’s body from someone who isn’t one. I think that the truth is in how you feel about it. Is your question really why do some people say that it’s wrong and other’s say that it’s not wrong? If that’s not it then ask yourself if causes you to be ashamed. If you feel ashamed about something then you need to ask why it does in order to get understanding of what it is that you should or shouldn’t do. Why do some people say that some things are wrong and other people say that there’s nothing wrong with them? Do you question whether it’s wrong because some people but not all people say it is wrong? There are many people who will tell you that it’s alright to do things that they felt bad about doing at one point in their lives. Our consciences are very fragile things. They can be destroyed very easily. I think that if your conscience is still alive then it will tell you what the truth is. A conscience can be brought back to life too. Repentance from sin is in all cases the first step. And when we do things contrary to our conscience, because of the general condition of life here on this earth, then as children of God earnestly striving for repentance we have an advocate with the Father.

Answer 3

The Bible doesn't specifically address this issue, but it does refer to lust of the flesh which would probably put self-gratification in that category.

Psychologically, this behavior is quite normal -- but to an extent, so is lying, coveting, worshiping other gods, not keeping the Sabbath holy, etc. The difference between Christians and non-Christians though, is whether they struggle against sin of any kind. The non-Christian couldn't care less.

Answer 4

I have never seen any verse on this. It's an extrapolation (I think that's the word) We are not to have sex with anyone besides our spouse, so in that line, having sex with yourself would be adultery. And.... usually masturbation involves some sort of fantasy person, which would be lustful thoughts which Jesus calls adultery plainly, which is a sin.
And another thing, it stimulates the sexual drive, which He warns not to awaken before its time (marriage). Once that sexuality is awakened, avoiding doing it gets a lot more difficult.

Matthew 5:28
But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Answer 5

The truth is real hardcore christians will say it wrong, but nowhere in the bible does it explicily say the word, thou shalt not touch and pleasure thy self. So they will use the scripture from Paul that say to stay away from sexual imorality. the closest scripture I have found was were Paul talks about marriage and say that the women's body is for the man and the man's body is for the women and therefore your body is not for yourself and you cannot pleasure yourself, only your partner can. Paul says for single people to not burn with passion and to marry, if they think they willmisbehave with a virgin. I wonder how Paul stayed so pure??? Becuase he never marriade.

Answer 6

Some Christian theologians reason that

Masturbation usually involves sexual fantasy
Matthew 5:27-28, Jesus Christ stated that sexual fantasy equals adultery
Adultery is a very serious sin.

Thus masturbation is generally a very serious sin.

HITAN ( Democracy in Heaven )

Answer 7

Well, honestly, I believe the answer would be yes, because you would probably have to be imagining some sort of fantasy of some sexual nature; which means you would be lusting; and the Bible says that if you lust in your heart it is the same as if you've already committed adultery.

You have heard that it was said to those of old,[c] ‘You shall not commit adultery.’[d] 28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Answer 8

Because the Bible says nothing specific on the subject, Christian counseling books vary in their approach in dealing with masturbation. Few Christian youth pastors or psychologists are willing to endorse masturbation as normal and natural, however a minority are willing to suggest that self stimulation can provide a release from excessive tension when one is single. "Better masturbation than excessive obsession with sex," they say, "and better masturbating than risking a fall into more serious sexual immorality involving another person." The Bible does not suggest such a rationalization, however---in 1 Cor. 7:9 the Apostle Paul cites marriage as God's alternative to "burning with passion."

Since scripture does not specifically name masturbation as a sin, some claim masturbation is evidently not critically important as compared, say, to fornication. This argument is not conclusive since the word "fornication" (porneia) is a broad word in the New Testament, actually encompassing all forms of sexual immorality. Youth pastors also know from counseling experience that masturbation is often a huge source of guilt and anxiety for many Christian young men. Therefore they feel the problem is best dealt with by reassurance of God's grace and forgiveness and by focusing on spiritual growth to the end that the individual moves on to spiritual and emotional maturity, leaving masturbation behind as a symptom of spiritual immaturity.

Counselors who work with adolescents also sympathetically recognize that masturbation can be a tenacious habit not easily overcome---a habit only made worse by prohibitions, stern warnings or a critical, judgmental attitude. Vows to quit masturbating seem always to fail and cold-showers are sometimes to no avail. Masturbation can become obsessive to some, producing endless guilt and self- consciousness in young sufferers who find they can not overcome the habit by their own self-effort. Some young people may even feel they are committing the unpardonable sin.

Masturbation often goes unresolved for many years, perhaps as a "secret sin," until the desperate sufferer gets up the courage to share with a fellow-Christian or a pastor. Many married men admit to masturbating surprisingly often, even when they also claim to be enjoying a happy marriage and normal sex life with their partners.

Sharing the secrets of one's defeats in masturbation with a trusted Christian brother, mentor, or accountability group usually brings a real sense of relief and helps the person to be more objective about himself and his place in the world. All of us are sinners and we are only sinners who have been justified by God and made---by grace---worthy members of the kingdom of God. False guilt and self-condemnation (especially in "shame-based" individuals) surely is more serious source of defeat for some people than their true moral guilt before God who is gracious and full of mercy. "As a Father pities his children, so the Lord pities those who fear him. For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust." (Ps. 103:13, 14)

Answer 9

Actually it's proven that regular ejactulation (aka masturbation) is healthy for men. Not saying that you should do it all day every day, but one study stated (if I remeber correctly) that about once every ten days or so. I don't remeber exactly what was benifical about it, I think it has something to do with sperm production, but I aslo can't remember anything in the bible saying you can't.

Answer 10

There's nothing in the bible specifically relating to masturbation. A lot of people will quote the "do not spill your seed on the ground" passage. In truth, though, that passage is referring to the ancient roman practice of "early withdrawal" during sexual intercourse as a method of birth control.....thereby "spilling their seed" onto the ground. Medically, though, there are several benefits to masturbation and your health. I suppose, though, it comes down to if you feel comfortable with it or not.