Subject: 2 followups, masturbation and 1Cor7:2-5 |
Bible Note: Makarios my friend, The word Makarios is Greek. I assume you know a little about Greek since you chose this as your user name. I explained to you that the Greek word for immorality is pornea. And that this word does not include masturbation as a definition. As for Websters dictionary it does nothing to help your cause. Does Webster by any chance say that masturbation is immoral, or sinful? If not, why do you even bother to say that it takes a secular source to prove this to me! I'm very surprised that you understand the scriptures you cited as you do. It shows you are young in the Word. I also blame it on your Bible translation and your bias, and the possibility that you looked up immorality in a concordance to prove your point rather than using the scripture in the light of its proper context. While a concordance is a useful tool ... it should never be abused to the point of using a particular verse out of context. Since the Bible is silent concerning masturbation the burden is not upon me to prove that the Bible says masturbation is okay. The burden is on you to prove it is sin. You have not. I do not rely on any one verse or even a number of verses that I look up in a concordance to support my understanding. I rely on the Bible as a whole from Genesis to Revelation -- and all that the Bible has to say on the subject. And the Bible is silent concerning masturbation. If masturbation was immoral it would have been noted in the Books of Moses. All other sexual sin was specifically mentioned and was not generalized under the term immorality. I hope you have read every word of the Books of Moses so you can know this truth. I will agree with you that masturbation does defile a man. But defilement is not a sin. The remedy for being defiled because your sperm comes out from you is to wash your flesh with water and be unclean until evening (see Leviticus 15:16-17). But the remedy for sin was a blood sacrifice. Unfortunately, you show ignorance in that you do not understand the Biblical difference between sin and defilement. If you don't know something -- why puff your self up as if you do? You are not answerable to me. You are answerable to God. As am I. The issue of whether masturbation is a sin will not be such an important matter when we stand before Him. But our integrity in handling God's Word will be. "But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment." (Matthew 12:36). I sought to advise you on your mishandling and misinterpreation of God's Word. Not to prove to you that masturbation is not sin. Because it is for you -- and I would not want to cause you to stumble. It is you who must repent for misusing God's Word. I am sure it is not intentional. But nevertheless -- it can be just as harmful to another as if it were intentional. I shall continue to pray for you my friend. For your zeal is good. But you need wisdom and discernment. --Biynah By the way, I have a wonderful wife, so the issue of masturbation is not something I have to repent of. I never supported this issue for a personal need to masturbate as your text seems to presuppose. But I have supported this subject because you have grossly misused the Bible to prove your personal bias. |