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1 | is masterbation bad | 1 Cor 10:13 | kalos | 142109 | ||
What's Wrong with Masturbation? 'Right here let me quote from an excellent book from Pure Life Ministries on the subject of masturbation called Tearing Down The Walls Of Sexual Idolatry by Steve Gallagher. This book is highly recommended for its commitment to the truth of Scripture, rather than to worldly principles. ...Although masturbation is not specifically addressed in Scripture, the Bible gives us principles for leading a pure and holy life that clearly tell us that it is wrong. 'Proper Sex--The first and most obvious reason that masturbation is wrong is because it goes against God's purpose for sex. Although our society has perverted sex to the extent that it has become a self-centered act, God created it to be a function of marriage. There is no room for sex outside of marriage! Worldly-minded teachers tell us though, that we have pent-up desires that must be 'relieved.' They say that God created us to need sex and would not expect us to go without it. What they do not realize is that sex is a desire that God gave us; not a need. People that have learned to walk in the Spirit have been overcoming these desires for thousands of years. 'Feeding The Flesh--Another reason why masturbation is wrong is because it is another form of self-gratification. Throughout Scripture, self-gratification is denounced. 'Lustful Fantasy--It is virtually impossible to masturbate without fantasizing. What would a person think about who is trying to achieve orgasm if not sex with some person? Paul admonishes us about our thinking when he says, 'Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things' (Philippians 4:8-9). 'Doorway To Other Sin--The last reason that masturbation is wrong is that it opens the door for the enemy to lead the person deeper into sin. . . .[S]in is never satisfied. It always demands more and more of the person. As God told Cain, 'Sin is crouching at the door, and its desire is for you, but you must master it.'' ____________________ www.probe.org/docs/e-masturb4.html |
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2 | is masterbation bad | 1 Cor 10:13 | DocTrinsograce | 142112 | ||
Good post, as always, Kalos! I haven't been following this thread, so perhaps what I have to say someone else mentioned. If so, I apologize for the redundancy. One other reason to avoid masturbation, at least for married people, is that it defrauds one's spouse (1 Corinthians 7:4-5). As John Gill puts it, it is a sin "to withhold due benevolence, or the conjugal debt" or to "abuse it [our bodies] by self-pollution, fornication, adultery, sodomy, or any acts of uncleanness." He goes on to say that the spouse "only has a power over it [our bodies], a right to it, and may claim the use of it: this power over each other's bodies is not such, as that they may, by consent, either the husband allow the wife, or the wife the husband, to lie with another." In Him, Doc |
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