Subject: 2 followups, masturbation and 1Cor7:2-5 |
Bible Note: Greetings Forum.. If there is anyone out there who is truly a Christian or who honestly wants to follow in a Lord/discipleship relationship with Jesus Christ, then please rest assured: the Bible says that all sexual immorality is a sin, and that includes masturbation. The spiritual status of this Forum is about as vibrant as a cold dead corpse. Is there ANYONE out there that is seeking a close relationship to Jesus Christ? Do all want to justify sin in wake of what the Bible and what our consciences clearly tell us? The fact that we have to even discuss this topic is an indictment against the spiritual status of casual Christians today. I do not believe that it is in any way edifying or honorable to God to in any way attempt to justify masturbation or to attempt to reason it out as a 'choice.' There is right and wrong, there is black and white. Masturbation is sin, and there is no gray area! Masturbation should NOT be considered as automatic and harmless as other activities such as consuming food. And may the Lord's anger be upon me if I ever encourage another to indulge in the sin of masturbation. In Mark 9:43, Jesus speaks about whatever there is that hinders must be taken away in order to progress and grow spiritually. In other words, if your mind is filled with thoughts of lust and passion, then those thoughts need to be done away with (or dealt with if a person is married) so that a person will not be led to indulge themselves in such sins as masturbation and adultery. God bless those whose minds have not yet entertained the justification of masturbation, those who have not sought to entertain such thoughts in their minds. For the thought of masterbation and its consequences is clear in my own mind, and the thought or attempt of its justification had never entered my mind, until now. But now I have to come up with a response to your post that is not only Scripturally based, but convincing.. And the content of my response has forced me to think of how you would react to such a proposition. Matthew 19:11 states, ".."Not all men can accept this statement, but only those to whom it has been given." In no way does this verse serve to justify masturbation. What this verse is saying is that not all men will be content to remain single, given their circumstances. And Jesus gives us some examples (in verse 12) of those who have chosen (and who are able) to abstain from sexual immorality AND marriage, since Jesus gave the disciples a high standard for marriage in verse 9, and the disciples responded by saying, "..it is better not to marry." The disciples clearly saw this standard (of being sexually pure) as being unreachable, or too high for them to attain. But Jesus clearly led them to believe that it was a reachable or attainable goal, by giving them some examples in verse 12. Therefore, you can handle your sex drive AND be able to remain pure and undefiled in both a marriage relationship and as a single person without a "necessity" to masturbate. For the "necessity" for sexual fulfillment is not in your body and it is not automatic. It is in your MIND. And that is where it can be dealt with, repented of, and forsaken of. Believe me, you CAN have victory over this sin, and it is not too hard or unreachable to attain! Blessings to you, Makarios |