Is masturbation a sin?

(Kimshi42;30891)
Thoughts? Wasn't Onan killed by God for "spilling his seed?" He wasn't masturbating, but onanism is taken to mean masturbation. Why, I don't know. I guess because it is a type of spilling the seed also. But women don't "spill their seed" when doing this. So...?
Onan wasn't killed because of that. He was killed because Onan, being a son of Judah and a gentile mother....COULD NOT BE IN LINE TO CHRIST. The line to Christ was kept pure....only of God's chosen people........Whirlwind

Onan was killed because he would not raise up children in his brother's place. In other words, whenever a man died without offspring, his brother would take his place to pass on the family name. Onan refused to do this because he knew that the children would not bear his name. The "spilling the seed" means that he withdrew (probably privately) to say to Judah that he "done his thing" but she would not conceive. But the Lord knew. This was a selfish act of not passing on his brother's name.If you look carefully at this chapter, this has to do with the royal lineage, and I am sure that there was competition there for a famous name and lineage. God knew this and did not want this evil perpetuated in any form. What Onan did was as despicable as Esau selling his birthright.It is a shame that "the church" uses this to make people feel guilty in matters concerning their sexuality rather than the true meaning of the story, which BTW the church generally does not believe in themselves. They are unwittingly in Onan's camp. Look at my genealogy link at the bottom signature for the lineage of the Kings----- there is someone else there you know beside Jesus Christ alive and well and reigning today from the Kings of Judah!

(Kimshi42;30891)
Thoughts? Wasn't Onan killed by God for "spilling his seed?" He wasn't masturbating, but onanism is taken to mean masturbation. Why, I don't know. I guess because it is a type of spilling the seed also. But women don't "spill their seed" when doing this. So...?
This act (masterbation) is a sin. Sex was designed by God to bring forth life into this world. No life can come from masterbation, or oral sex, or homosexual sex. All of these are sins. Sex is also supposed to take us outside of ourselves (giving of our bodies to our spouses), not turn us toward ourselves. Masterbation does just that.....

GoldySex is also designed for enjoyment between married people. Do you have any scripture that infers masterbation is a sin, because it is being done a lot by christians and could it cause christian to not enter heaven? No fornicaters, murderers, idoliters, etc

(crooner;30900)
GoldySex is also designed for enjoyment between married people. Do you have any scripture that infers masterbation is a sin, because it is being done a lot by christians and could it cause christian to not enter heaven? No fornicaters, murderers, idoliters, etc
You're right....sex can also be enjoyed by married couples. But it's designed to give of ourselves, completely, to our spouse. Masterbation doesn't do that. On the contrary, it's a selfish act in which no life can be brought forth. As far as scripture is concerned, the story of Onan should suffice.

Thanks GoldyI read the story of Onan and I have to agree with Tim, that it didnt have anything to do with Masterbation. But masterbation does have to do with fantisy, fantacia, porn etc. No one does it with out fanticising. Sin always starts in the mind. So I suppose thats where the sin is. This is a real problem for lots of people i have talked to male and female Christians included. God is a holy God and we need to be pure before Him.I hope ther is a lot more feed back on this site, we all need to think about this!!!!!!!!!

The Law of Levirate: The Law of Levirate or Levirate Marriage, is a legal provision in the Bible requiring a dead man's brother to marry his childless widow and father a son who would assume the dead man's name and inherit his portion of the Promised Land (Deut.25:5-10).
Onan was having intercourse with his dead brothers wife but was withdrawing at the point of ejaculation. He wanted his cake and halfpenny.In that he could of gone through the proper channels and not fathered a child to inherit his brothers share of the land. But instead he slept with his brothers wife thinking he could do it and not father a child.So he thought he could cheat God and his new wife and dead brother.Deut 25:5-10Deuteronomy 25:5-10 (King James Version)King James Version (KJV)Public Domain 5.If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her. 6.And it shall be, that the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel. 7.And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband's brother. 8.Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand to it, and say, I like not to take her; 9.Then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother's house. 10.And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed.

Ok People lets stick to Is masterbation a sin??????????Every one like to avoid this question. Come onnnnnnnnn!!!!!!

Onan was killed because he was supposed to get his dead brother's widow pregnant so that it could inherit what his brother left. Onan didn't want that and refused to do as ordered, and that is why God killed him.What Onan did had nothing to do with masturbation but with "coitus-interruptus". It was disobedience just like Adam and Eve. There is nothing in the Bible that says that self-pleasure in that manner is a sin. It can become sin when done to excess--just as anything can. Eating can become sin when it turns into gluttony.

(crooner;30909)
Ok People lets stick to Is masterbation a sin??????????Every one like to avoid this question. Come onnnnnnnnn!!!!!!
My earlier answer expanded on the meaning of the scripture. It does not answer the question because the scripture used is out of context. Frankly, I do not find anything that I can remember in the scripture about it.However, I have to agree with the other poster regarding fantasies in the mind---- that's where sin starts. For single people out there, what is wrong about fantasizing about a future spouse? There's nothing wrong with "doing it" with your spouse as if you lived in the future, even if imaginary. In that context, I believe it's OK since I cannot find scripture to the contrary.

the sex crazy society we live in, it is obvious that sex and lust is going to run at an all time high. There are those who will take the route of paying a member of the opposite sex (both male or females do it) to "relieve" their sexual lust. Of course if this person is a Christian and for fear of getting caught, they will either go far away from their home or to go behind closed doors and engage in masturbation. This is such a secret subject because no one would ever admit they are doing it, whether saved or unsaved.The question we must address is not whether the act is happening, but is this act sin? I do not want to address this subject in the confines of marriage since the Bible teaches that the marriage bed is undefiled. I want to approach this subject for the benefit of singles. Single women and men that are not sexually sinning with another will not have an outlet to relieve sexual tension. The first thing we must ask ourselves is, how do we become sexually excited when there is no marriage partner on the scene. The answer is obvious for 2 reasons:1. Sight2. MindFirst is sight. Every place we look we see sex. I can't even go into a convenience store to buy milk here in NJ without being bombarded with hard core pornography, both magazines and movies, right in visible sight. You try to turn away and then you spot the scandal sheets with scantily clad women or men on the front. I was standing in line at a local store to pay for my coffee and there was a woman in front of me. Her eyes were fixed on the rack of condoms. What do you think was going through her mind at that time?Second is mind, which dovetails sight. When we see things that trigger our sexual thoughts, we could possibly apply those pictures or items to someone we know in the church. We may see someone we like (applies to both male and female) and then create a sexual scenario in our mind with what we saw and then if we are unmarried, we may put ourselves into extreme sexual excitement (sin) and have no release. So what is the next step for release without a partner, it is masturbation. Where do we get the idea that no one sees us when we are alone? The Bible states the following1 Pet 3:12 KJV) For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.(Heb 4:13 KJV) Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.(Psa 90:8 KJV) Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.(Jer 23:24 KJV) Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.I believe these 4 verses give us enough information to let us know that none of us, whether believer or unbeliever, can hide our sins from God. The only difference, is that the sins of the believer have been removed and atoned for, while those of the unbeliever are not.Let us attend to the question of whether masturbation is sin. I have heard a radio Bible Teacher say many times, "It is not the act itself that is wrong, it is what is going on in the mind." He bases this on (Mat 5:28 KJV) But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. The key word here is "lust." It is definitely possible to look at a pretty woman or handsome man and not lust. We must be honest and realistic that lust does trigger sexual desire. Sexual lust is definitely a sin and the catalyst for masturbating. But is the actual act itself, apart from lusting in the mind a sin?I believe the answer to that is yes. Masturbation is an twisted form of sexual intercourse which is to be enjoyed by a married couple only. There is nothing in the Bible which gives aproval to "solo" sex. Sex is to be enjoyed in the boundaries of marriage alone and the Bible gives no other way to have it. WHY IS IT A SIN?1. It is a controlling sin and a vicious cycle(Rom 6:16 KJV) Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? The vicious and deceiving cycle is four-fold:A. It begins with sexual thought. This is the place to abort the idea, as soon as it enters the mind.B. Then the act.C. Then the guilt.D. Then the repentance.Then the cycle repeats itself every time a person allows themselves to become sexually excited. (James 1:14-15 KJV) But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. {15} Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.2. It is a fantasy based sinThis sin requires a subject based on fantasy and it roots right back to the lust problem we spoke about already. (Mat 5:28 KJV) But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.3. It takes the place of God as Creator as we create the perfect sex partner in our mind.(Gen 2:22-24 KJV) And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. {23} And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. {24} Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.Another dilemma which arises out of creating our "perfect" sex partner is, if you wind up marrying that person and every thing you fantasized about them doing or you doing with them does not come to pass, it may cause a rift in the marriage.4. We defile our brothers or sisters in our mind by viewing them as sex objects for our pleasure.(2 Tim 3:8 KJV) Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.The principle here is that when we defile our brothers or sisters in our mind it is equal to a damned mind, in other words, a mind of an unbeliever still in rebellion against God. Christ died for that person you are using for self-satisfaction.5. It is Idolatry(1 John 5:21 KJV) Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.(1 Cor 6:18 KJV) Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.It is idolatry because while you are engaging in this act is Christ on the throne of your life or are you thinking biblical thoughts? You are in rebellion during this time and that is a fact you cannot deny.It is nothing more or less than mental fornication. We may believe we are having sex without consequences but any time we break one of God's laws, whether spiritual or natural, trouble is at the door.HOW DO YOU BREAK FREE?Suppose you are caught up in this sin, how do you break free?1. Realize it is sin and not sickness.(1 Cor 6:9 KJV) Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,2. A preprogrammed mind may be reprogrammed:Watch what you watchWatch what you hearWatch what you readYOU MUST CUT OFF THE THINGS WHICH ARE TRIGGERING YOUR SEXUAL LUSTS. YOU NEED RADICAL AMPUTATION OF THESE THINGS.(Eph 4:22-24 KJV) That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; {23} And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; {24} And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.YOU MUST REPLACE THEM WITH GODLY THINGS.3. Realize you are not alone in this struggle(2 Cor 10:4-5 KJV) (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds {5} Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;Masturbation like every other sin is conquerable by the power of God. Do not be embarrassed to go to Him and tell Him of your sin and how this sin replaced Him. He is there to help you.(John 8:36 KJV) If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.Freedom! It is a beautiful word.I am still struggling to get that freedom. So if you could pray for me It will be appreciated.ypur brother in christRyan Fitz

Thanks Ryan I love your honesty. That was truly biblicle and from your heart. Every christian I have talked to in past few years has a problem with this sin. It very well could be the sin that keeps us all from getting more blessed. (a secret sin of the christians) We all need prayer in this area even the people reading this that cant admit it. You will be in my prayers

(crooner;30933)
Thanks Ryan I love your honesty. That was truly biblicle and from your heart. Every christian I have talked to in past few years has a problem with this sin. It very well could be the sin that keeps us all from getting more blessed. (a secret sin of the christians) We all need prayer in this area even the people reading this that cant admit it. You will be in my prayers
well as you know, crooner, I'm called to be a priest when I get older and as chastity is one of the vows This is public enemy #1 in my book of sins.I didn't even know what masturbation or even sex was until a year ago ( age 14)which is remarkable when you think of todays society.I thank God for keeping me innocent for that long. I broke the innocence a year before I had too when I met pornography.and even though I have quit that addiction I havent or ever will lsoe the effects of it.SO I BEG YOU STAY OFF PORNOGRAPHY,well anyway I dumbed down the article up there a little bit.It had wierd words like abhorrent in it which nobody wants to read ( unless your tyrel)so I fixed it. your brother of christRyan Fitz.

(Original post deleted, because it's not correct.)

(lastsecman;31007)
Should we fight the urge to masturbate?It would be better if you do, because you would feel better (not feel guilty or ashamed) for not doing it.But if you do it for a reason, or for a good cause (e.g. To relieve stress). Then it can't be blamed. But this does not mean you can deliberately go and arouse your sexual urge to masturbate by viewing materials of porn. Because God hates that! It would eventually lead you into greater sin.God knows that we are human. And humans have sexual desires. And living in a perverted world where sex is everywhere it is very hard to not come across things that reflect sex and not be aroused.Therefore it is ok to relieve your sexual desires once in a while (As in 'do-it-yourself' only. Can never be with someone who is not your spouse) when the thoughts come up. But it would make God more happy if you strive to keep yourself pure by not giving in to masturbation every time the thought of wanting to masturbate comes up.However if you are married and keeps on thinking about having sex with someone you like either than your spouse, then it is sin. Then you would have to strive to get out and ask God to help you.
RELIEVE STRESS YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME RIGHT? All Christian men struggle with this, this is no lie and no secret. But I mean to relieve stress? Did Yeshua not say those who are leavy laden come unto him, HE IS OUR STRESS RELIEVER THE SOURCE OF OUR STRENGTH in times of Need. THIS IS WHEN PRAYING and FASTING are strongly encouraged.Mark 9:29 And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.This was pertaining to the disciples asking him why they couldn't cast out the demons. They weren't strong enough, Fasting and Praying kills of the flesh and strengthens the spirit. YESHUA HAMASHIACH, NEVER MASTURBATED. ANYTHING THAT IS DONE FOR SELF GAIN, LUST IS SIN! Do not compromise the Ways of God and please do no sympathize on the behalf of Sin.Masturbation is a sin, but it is also a battle.Bless you all in the Name of Yeshua HaMashiach. FOLLOW YESHUA'S WAY!

(Unorthodox Christian;31019)
RELIEVE STRESS YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME RIGHT? All Christian men struggle with this, this is no lie and no secret. But I mean to relieve stress? Did Yeshua not say those who are leavy laden come unto him, HE IS OUR STRESS RELIEVER THE SOURCE OF OUR STRENGTH in times of Need. THIS IS WHEN PRAYING and FASTING are strongly encouraged.Mark 9:29 And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.This was pertaining to the disciples asking him why they couldn't cast out the demons. They weren't strong enough, Fasting and Praying kills of the flesh and strengthens the spirit. YESHUA HAMASHIACH, NEVER MASTURBATED. ANYTHING THAT IS DONE FOR SELF GAIN, LUST IS SIN! Do not compromise the Ways of God and please do no sympathize on the behalf of Sin.Masturbation is a sin, but it is also a battle.Bless you all in the Name of Yeshua HaMashiach. FOLLOW YESHUA'S WAY!
Amenbut I have one question how does fasting relieve stress everytime I try to do it I get stressed out.

Luke 9:58And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.That's life YOU HAVE TO BOO HOO it out. It's like a Caterpillar in the process of breaking through the cocoon. It has to fight it's way out, and if any person tries to relieve the caterpillars struggles by opening up the cocoon it will die. That's like us, this flesh needs to suffer, needs to go through stress, cause when the flesh is Strong, the Spirit will be weak. When the Flesh is Weak the Spirit is Strong. God Bless you all in the Name of Yeshua HaMashiach for the Glory of the Father

I've always had trouble with this topic. When ever you get into the mood, your flesh burns... it's hard to fight the temptation!

Someone asked this question on another site that I visit here's his answerMasturbation, does the Bible speak against it? A reader writes:"Hi Nick. ... My question has to do with pornography and its relation to the question you answered regarding masturbation [Is sex within marriage only for having children?]: Since the Bible makes no mention of pornography, what is your opinion on the subject? It's obviously not a sin to masturbate, as you have pointed out, but could it be a sin to masturbate from the use of pornography. Many of us guys (myself definitely included) grew up sneaking those occasional peaks of Playboy magazine and using this as a way to masturbate. The same question I ask about any form of pornography, such as strip clubs, etc. In other words, since most men are visual creatures, we crave the visual stimulation in order to masturbate. Long-winded question I know, but it's something I've always been curious about. Thanks again for your website."Answer:WBSG Note: The content in this answer is of a mature nature. If you are not eighteen or do not have your parents permission, or are easily shocked by natural sexual matters, do not continue reading this answer (though I am not naive enough to believe that anyone will stop reading here because of this advisory, but for conscience sake I include it). You have been warned. WBSG Note #2: Also, please understand that this answer is written to the greater public, and not everything is addressed to the specific asker of the original question. So, many times when you read me say, "You ...", it doesn't necessarily mean the person who asked this question. I don't want to hurt feelings when I intended not to hurt feelings. I always answer questions to everybody, not just to the person asking. First please allow me to re-post a portion of another question/answer that I feel relates directly too your situation/question:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Excerpt from above (question #3) Sexuality, Marriage, and Pornography: "...allow us to supply a simple guideline regarding all pornography viewing. Many men indulge in this activity, so many wonder where to draw the line. Understand this first, there is a great difference between looking at pictures of a nude woman, compared to looking at pictures of graphic sex scenes. Below we explain some of the many pitfalls with viewing hard-core pornography. But the viewing of the human nude is not a sin unto itself. However, the viewing of pornography may or may not be a sin depending upon the individual content. Understand that when you buy, rent, or view pornography you are enabling it. You become partakers in it. 2 John 1111 For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds. KJV So if it is sinful activity, i.e., adultery (Wanton Wives or Wife Swapping type content), then you are a partaker in that adultery; the penalty for that in the Old Testament is death (Leviticus chapters 18 & 20 have the morality and sexuality laws). And if it contains Lesbianism (which most do―this is the greatest pitfall to men―men ever like to watch this type of content), then you are a partaker in the sin of homosexuality; the penalty for that is also death. Now since in our modern-day diverse society we do not execute the ungodly, God shall deal with them as He sees fit when they pass-away and meet Him for their trial on Judgment Day. Homosexuality (yes this includes so-called Bi-Sexuals!)Lev 20:1313 If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. KJVLesbianism (yes this includes so-called Bi-Sexuals!) also included in the offence of HomosexualityRom 1:26-2826 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; KJVAdulteryLev 20:1010 And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. KJV The list goes on and on...things unimagined by the un-possessed mind go on in these pornographic movies: Incest themes―outlawed in the Bible (Lev 18:6); Bestiality themes―outlawed in the Bible (Lev 20:16); Rape-fantasy themes―also outlawed in the Bible (Deut 22:25).... And I don't want to appear to be some kind of porn expert, but I am a man, have lived on this good Earth for forty-four years, and I do know what is going on within it, as do most of you readers.(End of excerpt)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Masturbation Hi, this is something that many people, men and women, wonder about, but are too embarrassed to ask. I have left your name off, not because you asked, you did not, but because this subject is uncomfortable to many, and I wasn't sure if you knew that the questions sent to the Editor here (me) many times end up on a Question & Answer page for all to see. So I am very careful about using people's names, and I often edit out information that it is personal. I think that you would greatly benefit from reading the Q&A directly above this one, first, as it lays a lot of groundwork that I am not going to repeat in this answer. Anyway, what it comes down to is this: Is masturbation against the Bible? If we masturbate are we sinning? No we are not sinning if we masturbate. In Is sex within marriage only for having children? we covered the Scriptures that people often misconstrue into being against masturbation, but are not. In Sexuality, Marriage, and Pornography we covered illegal Porn (kiddy-porn and other forms of Bible-banned activity). But your question is more directed at legal "Porn," actually not Porn, per sey, but the female nude. I perceive that you are speaking of, say, a Playboy magazine or something of that nature, and not hard core porn that goes into areas that are forbidden by the Bible (such as Lesbianism, and even worse lately, the Jewish porn masters are of late throwing bestiality in as porn―they have such sick minds). Both of the previous two things are forbade in the Bible, so that if one where to engage in viewing them, he would become part of the act. If a consensual adult allows herself to be photographed in provocative poses, freely of her own will, and then you look at those pictures for mental stimulation―you have not sinned (by any Bible verse that I ever saw). But remember, it is not too becoming for a Christian to become obsessed by these things.Col 3:5-65 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: KJV1 Thess 4:1-54:1 Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.2 For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.3 For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;5 Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God: KJV Is it that I am some kind of advocate for masturbation? No, it is just that I know from letters that many Christians (male and female) do or have done it, and they want to know where they stand with God on the matter. They want to know if this is something that they should be be repenting of, or just doing in silence not mentioning it to Him. I think that it is a mature realistic question.Guilt Well, if it is not a sin, which it isn't, then why repent of it? And if you feel like repenting of it, them maybe it isn't something that you should do, because it separates you from God. I know that the churches (especially the Catholic Church) teach that it is a sin. But what has the priest-craft of the Catholic Church replaced it with? Pedophilia. So we see that when one tampers with the Commandments of God, and adds onto them like the Catholics and the Pharisees have, we see all kinds of perversion spring up. As far as girly pictures, well, men are visually stimulated, they get exited sexually by what they see. Women are different, they are emotionally stimulated, they get exited at what they think and feel inside. That is why most porn is directed at males and most romance novels directed at women. And don't be fooled, women can tell you those so-called romance novels, and also the women's magazines, can get pretty steamy (just looking at the covers, and reading the article headings, in the supermarket check-out line is enough to make me ask why they are on display in public where children are present.) Yet they will read them and frown at you for looking at a Playboy centerfold. Women generally, regarding sexual matters, are quite the hypocrites, and not at all honest. There is another dimension that I feel needs be mentioned regarding masturbation. Often times masturbation can relieve the sexual need that would otherwise be relieved by a sinful activity. What I mean is that when we are, what, how do I say this decently, "horny," or perhaps better worded, "amorous," or "in the mood" so to speak, we will do things that we know are wrong to satisfy a drive that is temporarily overpowering us. The sex drive is very powerful in some people, in male and female alike, but the more powerful seems to be in the male. What do I mean when I say that often times masturbation can relieve the sexual need that would otherwise be relieved by a sinful activity? Observe the below example of what I mean (this of course is directed to men, but women can easily adjust the below for how it would apply to them). Women, work with me here.Example: Suppose that you are attracted to your neighbor's wife, and she is flirting with you, and you suspect that she is willing to become an adulteress and have sex with you. Now suppose that You #1 have not had a sexual release in a long time; and suppose that You #2 has masturbated whenever they felt the need built up. Which "you," You #1 or You #2, do you think has the best chance at not committing the sin of adultery with this whorish woman? Every guy out there knows the correct answer. And I suspect that the women are not ignorant to this. Guys understand that we do things that seemed like 'bright ideas' when we are "horny," but that we are ashamed of after we ejaculate. Sorry to be so blunt, but reality is reality. You asked a mature question, you get a mature answer. Likewise, women do things that they aren't proud of. What I am saying is that when people are "horny" (or amorous kinder said), they are susceptible to lowering their moral values momentarily (which is why the enemy bombards us with so much sexual imagery). There are many sexual sins that people do when they are amorous, to satisfy a drive that is temporarily overpowering them, that could be alleviated by keeping "the need" at bay. After people have an orgasm, they tend to get back to normal thinking, so to speak. Is there anything in the Bible that prohibits masturbation? No. Is there anything that in the Bible that prohibits looking at naked pictures while masturbating? No. Does that mean that a Christian is to become some little pervert? No, of course not, look what happened to the Christian husband in question #3 above (Sexuality, Marriage, and Pornography). As a Christian you have a operating conscience and good judgment instilled within you―exercise them wisely, and you shall be fine. It is best, though, for a man (or a woman) to marry. And it is acceptable for a man and his wife to engage in all forms of consensual one-on-one sex in the marriage bed (need I elaborate?). So, find a wife; women find a husband; then you won't have to burn with passion all the time:1 Cor 7:99 But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn. KJV And for those who are unmarried, and yet burn with desire, ...well...you read the article....[For questions on sexual matters, see our: Is sex within marriage only for having children? and Masturbation, does the Bible speak against it? and Sexuality, Marriage, and Pornography and "Suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man," was God just kidding? Also: Feminism/Lesbianism/whoredom/abortion and Does the Bible prohibit birth control?]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After having posted the above question/answer, a reader from a Christian talk-forum wrote us the below question:[A reader] asks:Hello there, I am sent as an ambassador requesting ... this is going to seem strange to you ... We were talking about a touchy subject. And, please know that it was not in a raunchy, chat room kind of way, but in a true, "what does the Bible say?" kind of way....We were discussing pre-marital sex and that led to ... discussing masturbation. ... I hope you don't think I am a loony, they really wanted me to ask you this. .. We did a search on your site because we know that you handle these uncomfortable questions. We found this: http://www.biblestudysite.com/answers27.htm#4 and also the pages linked therein. [name withheld] brought up Leviticus 15 and it does seem to be in conflict with my views and those you expressed. Here is the portion he referenced: Lev 15:16 And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even. Lev 15:17 And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even. Lev 15:18 The woman also with whom man shall lie [with] seed of copulation, they shall [both] bathe [themselves] in water, and be unclean until the even. How would you explain those verses? I am sure you have seen them, so I wonder if there is something we are missing. Anyway, I hope you don't find this inappropriate. No one else had the guts to ask, lol.Anyway, thanks.God bless,[A Reader] Answer: Hi [Reader]. No problem...mature subject...no problem. I just love those hypocrites who drop a jaw when topics like this are mentioned, then go home and do it. You might be surprised how many people write in and ask about this. It seems that most people have done/do this thing. Anyway, masturbation is not a sin. I have searched high and low throughout the Bible and have not found one Scripture that even refers to the act, much less frown upon it. There is not one. If you find one, I will respect the Scriptures and examine it. I believe the Scriptures to be the operating instructions that come with man. The Bible is God's words to man on how he is to be operated safely. It is also a warrantee. But as with any warrantee, we must register the product; we register by believing. All Christians are registered, all non-Christians are not covered by the warrantee: when they break (die) they are discarded. But when the Christian dies he is renewed forever. Why? Because they have the guaranty from God through Christ Jesus. An immutable warrantee on life, and that life eternal. Say hello to all for me. OK, in your letter, [name withheld] said:"[name withheld] brought up Leviticus 15 and it does seem to be in conflict with my views and those you expressed. Here is the portion he referenced: Lev 15:16 And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even. Lev 15:17 And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even. Lev 15:18 The woman also with whom man shall lie [with] seed of copulation, they shall [both] bathe [themselves] in water, and be unclean until the even. How would you explain those verses? I am sure you have seen them, so I wonder if there is something we are missing." The above has absolutely nothing to do with masturbating. The very fact that a second party (the woman) is mentioned should had directed him, in context, away from a solo act. It is referring to the male ejaculate; and that both man and woman are to wash it off of them and any clothing, etc. It does not say at all how it (semen) "got there." Contact with semen made one unclean, no matter if it was during the marital act, masturbation, or even as in the below--what we today refer to as "a wet dream": Deut 23:1010 If there be among you any man, that is not clean by reason of uncleanness that chanceth him by night, then shall he go abroad out of the camp, he shall not come within the camp: KJV A woman was unclean while she was menstruating, that did not mean that she had sinned:Lev 15:19-2119 And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even.20 And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.21 And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even [end of the day]. KJV There were many ways to become unclean:Lev 22:4-64 What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him;5 Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;6 The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water. KJV As you see, masturbation just simply isn't the topic. Why do Christians want so desperately to make masturbation a sin? Probably from the good of their hearts, masturbation just seems naughty to them. We are told from an early age that it is wrong. We make jokes about men who do it getting hairy palms. It's just that it is embarrassing, and people feel that every embarrassing thing must be wrong, and therefore a sin. Christians like to make everything a sin, things are not a sin they like to make a sin; like smoking cigarettes, drinking alcoholic beverages (in some semblance of moderation), etc. Regarding drinking alcohol, because I know that the pew-warmers, those Christians who go to church but entertain themselves with false made-up doctrines of vain men―instead of studying God's Bible, love to chastise a Christian who takes drink: even the Priests of Israel were allowed to drink alcohol, EXCEPT when they entered into the Temple to do service. Jesus had a drink or two in His time, His first miracle was to turn water into wine at the wedding reception, when they ran out of wine (not grape juice, like the pew warmers say it was - see John chapter two and see that alcohol is the drink, not Kool-Aid.). Pew warmers say that drinking alcohol is a sin, the Bible only admonishes against excess, drunkenness. God knows that when man or woman are falling down drunk they are easily led into sin, such as inappropriate sexual conduct, violence, thievery, slander and irresponsible gossip, etc. When we are drunk we are not at out best Christian selves, and satan has an easier time leading us astray when our inhibitions are lowered due to alcohol influence. When drunk, men tend to get rotten, and women tend to play the *****. So God's people are instructed, if they so desire, to imbibe in alcohol in moderation and with control of their faculties. Ironically, it was the Kenites who had the tradition of not drinking any alcohol whatsoever, not the Israelites. But today's Christians admonish us, God's children through Christ, like the Kenites admonished their children:Jer 35:66 But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab [a Kenite] our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons for ever: KJV [I suppose that the pew-warmers think that Kenites were to abstain from grape juice? Sorry, I just couldn't resist that "shot."] Such is the way whenever man tried to place his own thoughts into the Scriptural thought. Hey, there are enough ways to sin, why invent more? Did not also the Pharisees overburden the people with so many laws that no one could know which way to turn without the Talmud? Jews and Judeo-Christians, traditions of man, making void God's Word, oh my! This leaves a final question: Why did all these things make one unclean? There two kinds of uncleanness, one spiritual, one fleshly; we shall concern ourselves here with the flesh. So why the time of separation? Because you will notice that the time of separation correlates with the safe-time that the sperm can live outside the human body. Also with the time that bacteria can live outside the body. God knew nature long before man figured it out. It wasn't until W.W.I that we even knew about bacteria. During W.W.I, the Doctors would wash their hands in a common bowl of water, dry them with the same towel, as they went from patient to patient in the battlefield operating tents. Thus, most died from infection, not from their accual battle wounds. Observe below how God knew about infections millennia before man's greatest minds figured it out. I include this for the dull-heads who do not believe that the Bible is the written word of God, and who incessantly babble about how that it was just some men who wrote the Bible thousands of years ago, and who then claimed that God had told them what to say. Below, observe God teaching about bacteria, infectious disease, and biological contamination―and all this written circa 1490 BC. That's 3500 years ago that God spoke of bacteria; man didn't figure it out till not even a hundred years ago from today. Yet dimwits don't believe the Bible.Lev 15:2-82 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man hath a running issue out of his flesh, because of his issue he is unclean.3 And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness.4 Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean.5 And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.6 And he that sitteth on any thing whereon he sat that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.7 And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.8 And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean; then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. KJV Of special note, observe that in verse eight above, that not only were we not to touch the puss or whatever that came out of a sore, nothing that came in contact with the infected, but that even the spittle of that infected man was contaminated. The Bible knew 3500 years ago that infection spreads from the wound or sore, through the bloodstream, and contaminates everything, even all manner of bodily fluids. Man knew nothing of bacteria for another 3400+ years after that writing of God. Yet foolish men (which includes most of our so-called greatest Scientists) doubt and deny the Bible as being the written word of God. Go figure! If I had the time, I could present a Bible study that documents, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the Bible knew about DNA. I just don't have the time. (Actually, to date this, Oct 2004, and to document that I am not back-engineering science to make it look like the Bible knew it first before man did―let me simply say that women have a portion of their DNA that is blank, men do not have this. "Married" women do not have this. When a woman is inseminated she is forever a new creature. Our genius Geneticists shall stumble upon this in a couple of years. Please, no more on this for now. Our greatest minds in Genetics are nothing more than the naughty school boy who copies another's work. They are men who simply look into God's code of life, and then claim to create, when they simply mimic and alter; man can create nothing living, he can only corrupt the seeds and building blocks of life from God. Only God can CREATE) And for those who deny the Written words of God in the Bible: someday the Word of God is going to deny them. Then they will be crying 'foul,' begging God for a second chance to believe. There is to be a foul all right―them―they are foul. And like the foul ball in a baseball game, they shall be hit off the playing field, no longer mattering in the game, no longer participating, forgotten, replaced, gathered by another not in the game, cast down; never again to be a big-league ball. What a price to pay for straying off course. You may share this correspondence how you see fit. Peace to you and God bless.______________________________________________________________________God bless the study of His Word, in Jesus Christ's name!Nick Goggin