bible reader,how can masturbating consider as a sin?

Question

you see 98% of men does it, it is but a natural thing to man so why it is consider as a sin?

Answer 1

Sin is defined in the Bible as transgression of the law.

(1 John 3:4) “Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.”

Everything unrighteous is a sin.

(1 John 5:17) “All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.”

It is a known fact and scientifically accepted that every normal human person experiences occasional lust of the flesh. Even the apostles of Christ testify to this.

(James 1:14) “But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.”

Sexual urges in humans is but as natural as experiencing hunger, thirst, tiredness, etc. It is one of the most important processes in the human body. This feeling is moderated by God’s laws and statutes among His people, like the Israelites, because this is God’s instrument in the process of procreation.
Frankly speaking, most men (and women), if not all, masturbate — especially those without sexual partners. Even those with sexual partners, like husbands and wife do masturbate also, when situations do not allow them to have sexual intercourse; like when a woman is with her ‘monthly visit’ or pregnant and about to deliver her baby. In a clinic, a man is required by a doctor to masturbate when having a physical check up and evaluation in his capacity to bear children.

In the Biblical sense of righteousness, these situations can not be considered as sin. If a married man or woman, a bachelor, or a spinster, do masturbate to refrain from doing evil or infidelity to his or her partner, are you going to consider it a sin?

(1 Corinthians 7:29; 31) “But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none…”

“…And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.”

Scientifically, there is also evil in too much indulgence in everything we do to our body. Overindulgence in eating, drinking, etc. will cause us to sin and scientifically will evGluttony is being condemned by the Bible.

(Proverbs 23:20) “Be not among winebibbers, or among gluttonous eaters of meat…”RSV

Overindulgence in masturbation poses psychological and physiological imbalancesentually cause diseases in our bodies.(http://www.herballove.com/library/resource/overmas/fatal.asp)
Scientifically, there are benefits of regular, and not overindulging,in masturbation. In recent study, researchers say that They found those who had ejaculated the most between the ages of 20 and 50 were the least likely to develop the cancer. They say that men who ejaculated more than five times a week were a third less likely to develop prostate cancer later in life. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3072021.stm)I do not recommend masturbation to anybody, neither do I encourage anybody to make it a scapegoat of their immoral sexual addictions, but I will not judge nor condemn anybody that because of force of circumstances, and not with evil mind, is doing the act. God judges according to the intents of the heart!

(Jeremiah 17:9-10) “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.”

Sins committed by a Christian due to the ‘weakness’ of his flesh is pardonable under God’s mercy.

(Galatians 6:1) “Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.”

It is better to marry than to be burned.

(1 Corinthians 7:9) “But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to be aflame with passion.” RSV

May the Lord teach your heart of the proper things to do through His words in the Bible.

God Bless.

Answer 2

The bible says you should not spill your seed onto the ground Genesis 38:6-10. Some argue that this account refers to the law of brother- in- law marriage, but if that's the case then couldn't O'nan produce more sperm? Of course! So it was the act of wasting his semen that God killed him for. Leviticus 15:16, Ephesians 4:19, Colossians 3:5 & 6, 1 Thessalonians 4:7, 2 Corinthians 7:1.

Saying that masturbation is natural for a man to do because "most" men do it is like saying that sex before marriage is natural because "most" people do it, yet the bible says not to!

Answer 3

The power to create life is sacred, a gift given to men and women from God. Any misuse of that sacred power is considered a sin.
Masturbating may feel good for a short time, but it is not what God intended you to use your sacred procreation powers for.

You sure have a lot of personal information about all of us men if you say you know 98% of us do it. I don't agree with your 98% number, it should be much less.

Answer 4

"Natural" means human nature, which is sinful all on its own.
You're trying to lower the standard the Bible set and trying to say that if everyone does it, it must be okay.

However, I haven't read any Bible scriptures explicitly stating that masturbation is bad.
There are some saying that if a male ejaculates, he will be impure for a certain amount of time, which might allude to it being some sort of sin.
There are also a bunch saying you need to be pure.
This is a very broad and general command, though.
But since it's so broad and general, it could include being sexually pure.

Answer 5

It's considered a sin because your not supposed to feel that "pleasure" until your married and have sex with your spouse. God created man to be that way, and to think that you have to do that and that it's normal and right, but it's not. Just because most men do it does not make it right. It's still a sin.

Answer 6

Judeo-Christian tradition has taught for thousands of years:
1. Single people should be celibate.
2. Married people should be faithful to each other (adultery is wrong).

The Catholic Church recognizes the power of sex when it teaches, "Sexuality affects all aspects of the human person in the unity of his body and soul."

Chastity means the successful integration of sexuality within the person. A chaste person's body and spirit lives in unity and opposes any behavior that would impair that unity.

Masturbation is contrary to the human dignity of the person, anyone about whom the person has lustful thoughts, and the dignity of human sexuality.

With love in Christ.

Answer 7

It's not the act of masturbating, but the lustful thoughts that it rouses that are the primary problem. How many times you spank the monkey, but didn't think about anything lustful? And was your mind on God, or the passions of the flesh? Yep, fact that it's a thing of nature don't make it a good thing.

Answer 8

no. basicallt all people misinterpret the bible and think that it says anything against masturbation.... but it doesnt. not that i care anyways cuz im an athiest

Answer 9

well, well, if it isnt religion trying to hide the inner nature of the people again?

Why control the most beutiful thoughts a man can think. (ladies I know you do it too): fantasy!

I agree with that other man: WHO CARES, ITS FUN!!!

Answer 10

Anything that is natural to man is unnatural to God. Sin is natural to this world but not to God.