Subject: 2 followups, masturbation and 1Cor7:2-5 |
Bible Note: Biynah, Your error is clearly in the fact that you divorce masturbation from sexual immorality when it is just that- sexual immorality! Your stand for the justification of masturbation is not only grievous, but you have failed to convince me and the rest of the Forum that masturbation is not sin. According to Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition, the etymology for the word "masturbation" is 'altered' or 'to DISTURB': "defilement ... to manipulate one's own genitals ... for sexual gratification." The meaning of this English word is clear, and it is grievous that a 'secular' source had to be used to point this out to you. Masturbation is the defilement of one's own body by indulging in the sexual pleasure and sin that a person is tempted with. It is a sin and should be discontinued, forsaken and entirely repented of. All of the Scripture that I have cited on this subject speaks volumes on masturbation, despite your weak attempts to refute what Scripture so plainly states! You have failed to justify the sinful act of masturbation, and you cannot show me any single verse in the Bible that clearly supports or leads anyone to believe that masturbation is a harmless choice that is left up to the person. You cannot divorce masturbation from sexual immorality, and the Bible states that sexual immorality is a sin. Therefore, masturbation is a sin, and this is clearly stated as such by reading the Bible. That is what you so plainly need to see and recognize! - Makarios |