Subject: is masterbation a sin explain thxs |
Bible Note: Hi, SERENE! I commend you for your understanding of the Greek Language! Since you seem to believe that masturbation is not a sin (which is mostly a preaching technique by psychoanalysts--the same people that blame all "problems" on childhood, mother or father or a combination of all three), when does an act or thought become a sin... is it when society deems it so, when something does not conform to its norms? Where in Scripture do you find the Command to do something not as bad so that you can circumvent God's Command not to sin? Which parable did Jesus use to compel us to avoid a big sin by engaging a tiny sin or something that "should not be viewed as sin?" You seem to suggest that "men" must maintain an active sexual relationship, even if flying solo, in order to keep clean (righteous) and healthy (mental/physical)... so your definition of "man" is a creature that must satisfy sexual desires in order to be happy and righteous--to not engage others or himself in a sexual act a man ceases to be a man? Did Jesus also have that problem? Did the Apostles? And when the Bible speaks of king Solomon shearing his bed with a young woman but not having sexual intercourse, was the Bible lying? And when Paul calls on to the Believers to imitate him (by not partaking of the married life), would this, by default, not mean (as per your philosophy) that Paul was asking for Christ's followers to become habitual masturbators instead of forming families? When Jesus tells us that by just lusting after a woman (desiring to sexually possess a woman) a man has committed adultery (fornication, if both he and the woman are single) in his heart, was Jesus somehow confused about what He meant to say? Clearly, Jesus was telling us that even if we just think about committing a transgression against God, we have transgressed in our minds just as if we were to have corporally engaged in the transgression! Are you not nullifying Christ's Word by claiming that a sinful act is not really a sin if it is done alone or only in the mind? Would your philosophy not also support that beating a man is better than killing a man--beating a man leaves him alive so a beating is not as bad as a killing... after all, we must allow our machismo (aggressive impulse and territorial tendency) free reign because to do otherwise "...men on this forum know that if this does not take place from time to time,then there is a problem, and you know what I mean. Let's get real here!" Where do you draw the line? When is a sin a sin? Better yet, when does God really mean "NO" when He says "NO?" God Bless! Angel |