It depends on which branch of Christianity you're referring to. In Roman Catholicism, it is considered a sin of the flesh because it reflects losing control over your primal urges and also because the Bible refers to God's anger over Onan's failure to use his semen to impregnate his brother's widow, as was the law. (NOTE: The churches say little about how ridiculous that law is.)
Most mainline protestant churches have little to say about masturbation, and if you ask the pastor in private, you're likely to be told it's natural and not a problem.
However, some conservative protestant churches still consider it some form of sin, again using the story of Onan, but also making reference to the fantasies that can develop when masturbating as "committing adultery in your heart" which Jesus condemned.
So the bottom line is that it depends on whom you ask.
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2007-12-09 16:22:27
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answered by NHBaritone 7
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i've got faith there's a greater robust ability. once you awaken interior the morning and say "I exist" you're additionally asserting "i'm". isn't this what "GOD" mentioned as Himself time and time back? Exodus 3:14. together as this on my own does not tutor the existence of God to many people, it relatively makes me think of that we are particular creatures of God; made in His very own image to rule over all different creatures of this planet. think of approximately this: do no longer all of us have faith that if we gained't see it, it does not exist? until now microscopes, did germs and microbes exist? Even at present, we gained't relatively "see" an electron, neutron, or proton. have you ever considered a image of an Atom? do we dare question that they exist? yet we do question God's existence for all time asserting: "Nah, we are okay here by potential of twist of fate... ya see, at some point, interior the middle of a non-present universe, there have been some tiny unknown factors that created a great explosion. From that source (the size of a pinhead) got here billions of massive stars, planets, and coincidentally, clever existence. And right here we are... Now which argument seems greater some distance-fetched?
2016-10-10 23:10:35
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answered by ? 4
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Actually thousands of times, questions related to masturbation have been beaten to death on here. The topic is pounded and pounded at least hundreds of times each day by the faithful.
2007-12-09 16:21:52
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answered by Anonymous
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hmm...do you feel convicted? or say guilty or dirty afterwards? did you even seek God about it? or do you genuinly care enough to "wait" for your answer till you hear what God has to say.?
weigh out if it's worth risking your relationship with God for your self pleasure, right or wrong....get it.
2007-12-09 16:19:28
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answered by SunnyBeaches 3
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Yes, because it's fun.
2007-12-09 16:15:05
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answered by Anonymous
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