what are christian's view on pornagraphy and masterbation?

Question

what are christian's view on pornagraphy and masterbation. I have been a christian all my life. I know that lust is one of the seven sin. But that doesn't stop me from me and most of my friends from watching pron and you know what.........

what do the bible say about this. How do I deal with sex drive appropriately....


I go to a presbytarian church....

Answer 1

Christians, even the best of us, are flawed. We fail, we screw-up, and make mistakes every day. So let's see what God says. He IS perfect and always right and His reasoning is unshakeable & meant to help, prosper, and protect us...NEVER to harm us.

About Pornography:

Within each person, God has placed a fundamental need for intimacy. We see this clearly in creation, when God said,

“It is not good for the man to be alone” (Genesis 2:18).

This desire for emotional intimacy is normally filled through healthy relationships with one’s parents, siblings, friends, and spouse. For various reasons, however, some people struggle to connect with others and have difficulty developing close relationships. When people feel empty on the inside, this emotional vacuum can be easily filled with a counterfeit intimacy – selfish sexual gratification. True intimacy satisfies this God-given need, but fantasies and masturbation leave people feeling empty, worthless, and trapped in a vicious cycle. The more they use pornography, the more it separates them from others and hinders their ability to develop healthy relationships. The more alone they feel, the greater their desire for intimacy, and the more they are driven to fill the void with pornography. Freedom comes by dealing with the heart – the deepest inner-core of our being.

Jesus emphasized the importance of the inner life by saying,

“For from within, out of men’s hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, … [and] adultery” (Mark 7:21).

Also, Paul wrote: “You must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts. Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, with a continual lust for more” (Ephesians 4:17b-19).

Although God’s Word doesn’t specifically mention pornography, it most definitely addresses the issues of inappropriate sexual arousal and promiscuousness. The Ten Commandments say,

“You shall not commit adultery” and “You shall not covet … your neighbor’s wife” (Exodus 20:14, 17).

But Jesus set an even higher standard – clearly warning about the destructiveness of “just looking.” He said,

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ 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” (Matthew 5:27-29).

Jesus was using a figure of speech to say that we should take drastic action – to do whatever it takes – to stop sinning. Obviously, that means not looking with a lustful eye.

Similarly, Proverbs cautions us not to underestimate the tremendous power of visual enticement.

“Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes, for … the adulteress preys upon your very life. Can a man scoop fire into his lap without his clothes being burned?” (Proverbs 6:25-27).

Also, 1 Corinthians 6:13b-15 tell us: “The body is not meant for sexual immorality,but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. By His power God raised the Lord from the dead, and He will raise us also. Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ Himself? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!”

The passage continues with a very interesting directive. God’s Word often commands us to “stand firm” in battle. But when it comes to sexual temptation, the Bible says to run away – fast!

“Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body” (vs. 18-20).

God wants us to live up to a higher standard than the world’s, with Jesus as our role model. We are not to live like people in the world, nor should we try to get away with as much as we can without actually breaking His laws. The world says, “What’s wrong with Playboy?”

But Hebrews 13:4 says, “Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.”

A marriage bed cannot be pure if one of the partners is fantasizing about another person. And whether we are single or married, the Bible exhorts us,

“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” (Ephesians 5:3).

Galatians 5 lists many pitfalls, beginning with sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery. It concludes by giving us a clear choice:

“Those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. ... Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit” (vs. 21b-25).

About Masturbation:

God forbids sexual immorality, or sexual intercourse, as most call it. 1 Corinthians 6:18:

“Flee immorality. Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the immoral man sins against his own body.” [NASB])

But then the lines get fuzzy. What is sexual intercourse anyway? Is outercourse just as bad, or is it a good “in the meantime” game we can all play till we get married? If you are going to understand your sexiness, then you need to understand your position on sex. You need to decide right here and now what sex is and what it isn’t, and what God allows and what he doesn’t. See, if we are believers, then we all live by the same code, the same law, the same set of precepts that God set down thousands of years ago and that we can no longer afford to ignore.

"Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexual offenders . . .will inherit the kingdom of God."
1 Corinthians 6:9–10

We aren’t just playing here. This is some serious stuff. If you don’t really understand what constitutes sexual immorality, then you run the risk of missing out on your inheritance in the kingdom of God.

According to Webster’s:
sexual immorality: being unchaste

chaste: innocent of unlawful intercourse

fornication: consensual sexual intercourse between two persons not married to each other

intercourse: physical sexual contact between individuals that involves the genitalia of at least one person

Satan is the master of subtlety. He loves to emphasize the subtle differences between things so that we get confused and start to sin but think we really aren’t doing anything wrong. And he’s confused us so well in the world of sex.

See, Satan & his minions, the enemy of God has done a masterful thing. He has convinced us that sexual intercourse, which you have pledged to avoid, is penetration, and penetration only. Things like mutual masturbation and oral sex aren’t included in the sin list God created for you. But guess what? That’s a lie. If any genitalia are involved, then according to the dictionary, you are having intercourse. Surprised?

So let’s just get things out into the open. When it comes to your purity, the sexual immorality that God detests includes the following:
penetration
petting parties
oral sex
rainbow circles
anal sex
hooking up
mutual masturbation

These are all part of sexual immorality. And if we want to get even more technical, then we have to look at verses like

Ephesians 5:3: “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.”

God detests not only sexual immorality but also any hint of it, so in our definition we can include anything that might make people think that sex happened or is soon to happen—i.e., a hint of it.

feeling him up
staying the night
him feeling you up
making out in public (everyone assumes you are having sex if you are so intimate with each other)
dry sex (a.k.a dry humping)
freaking (on the dance floor)

Anything that might give a passerby a hint of sexual immorality or, get this, give your body or his body a hint of sexual immorality is a sin.

Answer 2

The M Word is not discussed in the Bible.

But Lust is certainly mentioned.

You say you attend a Presbytarian church.

Are you aware that attending church does not make you or anyone else a Christian?

I don't know how old you are but you deal with your sex drive by getting married and being faithful to your wife.

If you aren't old enough to get married, stop watching the porn and take more cold showers.

If you stop watching porn, you won't want to do the other activity.

What Jesus said in Matthew chapter 5 makes is pretty clear that looking at porn is sin.

I was raised a Lutheran and was in-directly converted to being a Christian with the aid and guidance of a Presbyterian Seminary student who worked as Youth Director of my home Lutheran Church.

I was told, by the Lutheran Church, that since I had been baptized when I was a baby, I was a Christian. But as I got older and started to read the Bible for myself I could see that that was not true.

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Answer 3

I think most senior leadership will not recognize masturbation as a sin. Porno can go either way, and it can lead you to disassociate yourself from the people you need to be with (women) to enjoying your mag and videos in the darkness of your apartment, or wherever. Porn also leads you to expect and prefer sex over a long-lasting relationship with one woman.

Overall, the lesson is: If it causes your brother to stumble, it is a sin. That is a lesson from Paul. God made all things to be enjoyed and some of these are mature and Christians around you need not know about it because it will adversely affect their faith.

All things in MODERATION!!!! The sex drive-use the right hand and git-er done! Some porn is likely okay but keep it to yourself, and do not let it interfere with fellowshipping with Christian women. When you do pick a woman, pick one that has a similar need for sex. By the answers posted by women thus far, none of these would be a good match for you.

Check and make sure you are not coveting your neighbor's wife and seducing her to violate the bonds of marriage, which is holy and of God. This is lust which can take over and corrupt you and prevent you from following God's will for your life.

Answer 4

Okay, totally liberal opinion here, but I think you already hit the nail on the head when you talked about lust. Step aside from the fact that you are doing these things and ask yourself WHY are you doing them? How do you think of them, what do you get out of it? (And duh, I don't just mean the sexual reaction part.) There is a difference between sexuality and the sin of lust.

I know that there are passages in the bible that condemn masterbation, but when you look at those stories, the person wasn't just *ahem* but was also somehow in an act of disobedience. Simply letting of some sexual steam can be okay... unless it is interferring with your abilities to have a clear outlook on sex and getting in the way of you having a real relationship with another person, sexual or not.

Answer 5

In both the Old and New Testaments, it is apparently a sin to look upon the naked body of someone to whom you are not married. So most churches would condemn watching porn for this reason.

The Bible does not expressly condem masturbation, but many people would point out that you cannot really masturbate unless you are thinking dirty thoughts about someone that you are not married to. Your body naturally eliminates excess semen during the night in your dreams, so masturbation does not appear to be a real medical need.

I'll let you figure out if you think that it is right before God or not.

Answer 6

Pornography is adultery of the heart. Lusting after another woman other than your spouse or future spouse.

Masterbation? Haven't found anything on it in scripture. So, just ask God in Spiritual honesty from your heart prayer? God isn't ashamed of how God made us. God made us sexual beings & these things are to be explored with our marriage partner and the physical love making affects our soul/spirit. And love is everlasting rewards.

Sex acts is only sin when it is adultery, fornication & also perverted forms. Lusting after porno is lusting after porno spirits. People will suffer in their Christianity by oppression if they choose to continue lusting porno & they may actually die early. It is impossible to abide in sin when born of God. Make it a comfortable habit. Because of the seal of the Holy Spirit. God convicts us when we sin. And anyone truly born of God would be convicted in their spiritman of lusting after porno & could try to abide in their sin but this is direct disobedience to God.

Many times the devil tempts us where our weekness is, especially if God has a calling on our life. So, then the person involved in porno can't do what their God given calling is.


Also, masterbating to porno pictures is clearly adultery of the heart. None of the porno pictures is of the Kingdom of Heaven. Sin doesn't inherit the Kingdom of Heaven.

Answer 7

Just ask the question: Does it bring honor and glory to God? It appears to me that those activities are self-gratification rather than glorifying to God, thus not appropriate.

Focus on God and his work through you, and you won't have to worry about dealing with it in an appropriate manner - the situation will take care of itself as satisfying God's desires will become your new standard instead of satisfying yourself.

I have practiced the same behaviors myself in the past, and it was only through following him that I have been able to control my desires in my attempt to conform to Christ.

Also, when you have to give account for your actions (good & bad) when you reach heaven, how will you account for that?

Answer 8

The Bible says to flee sexual immorality and youthful lusts. That seems pretty clear and conclusive to me. Of course, you wouldn't have to be told to flee something you knew was harmful, so it stands to reason that it wouldn't be easy to tell it was harmful. But all they do is promote weakness of character, and they don't build a stronger relationship to God, so best I can tell you is persevere.

Answer 9

"Christians: What is your view on masterbation? I am trying to become a better Christian." Are you implying having a **** will make you more holy in the sight of God?

Answer 10

1) no and 2) no. God wants us to do neither. Porn is worse than the other. How could you! God wants us to be pure of mind and pure of body and pure of soul. I imagine that you are not. You have some repenting to do I think. And some quality time with the garbage. Then your bible.

Answer 11

Another question is ask would be, "What are the views of Christians on correct spelling and English grammar?"