Is masturbation a sin?..why?..what is the church's stand about it?
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Not a sin, but you could go blind....I'd say you should just do it until you need glasses.
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No, the Bible has no comment about masturbation, but does cover just about every other thing you can do with it.  It is not a sin unless you try to hurt someone else by doing it in front of them without their permission.\n\nSpilling Seed: The Bible tells a story whereby God commands this guy to have sex with a girl and get her pregnant.  During intercourse, the guy withdrew early, squirted his semen on the ground, and the girl did not get pregnant.  So God smited the guy - not because his semen hit the ground, but because he DISOBEYED God.  \n\nAnyway, it wasn't even true masturbation, it was real sex, and yes, it was commanded by God.  I don't remember what that guy's problem was.  If I was God, I would have smited him too.\n\nAlso, unlike killing people and stealing, you don't have a choice when it comes to masturbation.  For guys, its biologically required.  Its no more a sin than breathing, pooping and peeing.\n\nTo the girl down below:  MASTURBATION DOES NOT MAKE YOU A HOMOSEXUAL!\n\nLust issue: Its totally possible to masturbate without lusting.  It will likely happen in your sleep if you fail to keep a regular schedule.\n\nBlindness: I hope you aren't really stupid enough to believe anybody who says it will make you go blind.  Biology says its good for you.  So unless you poke yourself in the eye with your stiff prick, you'll not likely go blind.\n\nFornication: This is sexual intercourse outside of marriage.  Masturbation is NOT the same as sexual intercourse.\n\nCatholicism: The Pope has a lot of strange rules about sex.  For example, wearing a condom is a sin.  Its a sin for a priest to marry.  However none of this is actually in the Bible.\n\nI most certainly do not think Jesus was nearly as stuck up as some Christians are.  I know for a fact that He also masturbated because He was male and at that time, He was also human.
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Depends on who you ask. In some religious circles, it's considered sinful. Many psychologists, doctors, and researchers say it helps relieve tension. No medical research has proved any link to mastrubation and blindness. A recent bit of medical research indicated that it may help prevent prostate cancer. In the end, it's what you are willing to believe, I suppose
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Masturbation is an unmentioned topic in the Bible, much like smoking and AIDS. However there are some things to consider that might be helpful in determining the mind of God concerning the matter. \nIn Genesis 1:18 God says that it is not good for a man to be alone, so He made him a helpmeet comparable to him. Paul also says in Romans 1 that man leaving the natural use of the woman for other men isn't good (to put it mildly), and I think that on that same thought process we can say that it is not good for a man to leave the use of woman for the use of himself, so to speak. \nThe real heart of the matter is the matter of the heart. What is driving him to masturbate? If it is lustful intentions in his heart, then he should turn aside from those things and see how much the desire for it is still there. Jesus said that to lust after a woman in your heart is to commit adultery with her in the eyes of God. (Matthew 5:27-30)\nThere are practical things to consider as well, such as the production of semen that the body produces that must be released, but this can also happen naturally while a man is sleeping (wet dreams...). \nIt is a tricky subject to be sure, but not one to be taken lightly or overlooked. God does have a mind about everything, and desires to have a part in the lives of His follwers in every aspect of their lives, including their sexuality. If you can't figure out right or wrong about a given situation, figure out if it is pleasing to the Lord.\nGod bless.
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I just wish somebody would define "sin".  The Bible does advise us against drinking too much - but is it a sin or just a really bad idea?  Of course, anything you do to hurt somebody else while intoxicated is wrong.  We do tend to hurt others when we drink too much, so I think that drinking too much leads to "sinning".  Perhaps drinking isn't wrong in itself, but drinking when you know that it has lead you to hurt others in the past is wrong.
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The bible says LITERALLY that lust is a sin.  Your reasoning is very good...  It is ok to appreciate someone for their body, but not to follow up on it.
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This might give you more insight in a religious sense and matter.  http://www.religioustolerance.org/masturba.htm\n\nI think what your doing is alright as long as your not lusting at another person.
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Though it may seems harmless, afterall you did it urself. However , it may lead to fantasing and immoral thoughts, which could lead to other sexual sins. i think you should learn to control that desire and get involved in other more rewarding activities like sports or hobbies.\nhelps to keep your mind occupied. Get away from stuffs that may trigger the desire to masturbate eg pornographics , etc. Thats All.
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Lets start with Adam and Eve.\n\nEarlier, they were naked and it was NOT sinful.\n\nLater, after eating the fruit of good and evil, It became sinful. \n\nDid it? Why?\n\nBecause, earlier they didnt have the concept of sin.\nSo they couldnt sin.\nLater, it did, because now they know how to sin.\n\nAnother way...\nIts sinful because a lot of lust and unwanted thoughts as well as adultery ( in the mind and physically ) can be or easily "promoted". \n\nWell, the adulterers, and rapists often blame the women they have illicit sex or rape to be too "sexy". I mean its not uncommon to hear them say, its that womans fault that she wore like that and I couldnt help it etc...\n\nOf course this does not justify what the rapists and adulterers had done. But do you want to be raped and adulterated to for just wanting to show "its nothing wrong to walk naked in front of other people?"\n\nWell, its not about being abstractly correct wether it is wrong or not but rather, the possible consequences ( which are all negative ) speaks for itself.\n\nRegards
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Please, forget about the bible and all that crap, masturbation is a throughly natural human response. You will not go to hell for it and it will not make you a sex maniac.
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I'd say fornication isn't so much a "sin" as it's a distraction from things you should be doing with your time that'd be more constructive.  Yes it's fun, but where is it getting you?\n\nSo no, it wouldn't piss God off that you don't feel guilty.  Just focus on being productive in the future.\n\nMaybe that'd be a good leaflet for my church.  "F*@k, but then go read a book."
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I'm a Christian, but I'd be that Christianity declares that about 90% of sex is sinful.  I can't see how it was a sin to sleep with my wife a few months before we were going to get married anyway...Sex is not a dirty little act that should be shunned by everyone...but the church thinks so.
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no it is not. it is never forbidden in the scriptures. it is never even dealt with for that matter. Using the principle that 'whatever is not forbidden in permissible', would lead one to conclude it is not sin in and of itself.\n\nso what is it?\n\nIt can be selfish - if it keeps you from your spouse\nIt can be addictive - if guilt and fantasy get the better of you.\nIt can be a wonderful - way to relive tension and anxiety as a creature made to enjoy pleasure.\n\nthe way of wisdom is 'All good things in moderation'
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When I was still a ministering among the misbelievers I frequently noted how often demonstrative revulsion toward a particular "sin" was how a person masked their fascination and obsession with it. Someone who vehemently railed against "fornication" was either fornicating at every opportunity,  were waiting for the opportunity to fornicate, or were actively trying to create scenarios ("making provisions for the flesh") in which they could engage in fornication and delude themselves and/or others they'd simply been caught in a weak moment. It never seemed that those who had relatively healthy sex lives had any interest in or concern over someone's else's sex life and whether or ot it was perverse. And while they'd acknowledge that "the Bibles says homosexuality is a sin", no married couple with a healthy sexual relationship ever seemed to think gay marriage actually threatened their own marriage in any way. More often than not deep, prayerful and continuous  concern about sexual sin in the world was something that manifested pretty exclusively in those whose sex lives were unsatisfactory in some way.
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Masturbation is normal, natural, and very effective at releasing tension. Don't try to "cure" it. This sounds like a question from a woman who has never experienced orgasm. Sexual pleasure is not a sin. God created it, and it is good!
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Yes, It is a Sin.  It is a sin even if you convince your self that it isn't.  Because you can't lie to yourself or to God.  If you continue to masturbate you will develop a habit and then it will be more difficult to stop.  Do you want to be a slave to sin?  If you are Catholic Go To Confession and keep going until you are free of this.  \nIf you are not Catholic, Still find someone to talk to who will support your efforts to be Chaste.  You can still talk to a priest about it.\n\nWhen the urge hits, Get outside and go for a run.  Burn of stress in a constructive way.  Take up a new hobby or sport.\nEveryone says that everyone is doing it, but you're not everybody.  This is the only life you have and you are being lied to by the media and people who want to defend their own way of life. You don't want to be in the same boat with them because their boat is sinking.   You Know masturbation effects your self esteem in a bad way.  \nYou can refuse to be mastered by sin.  \n\nYou will make better decisions regarding girls and have a better relationship with them.  Then wait until after you are married to have sex.  In this day and age of STD why risk your future happiness with your wife to cheat on her before getting married to her.  Yes it is possible to cheat on someone you haven't even met yet.  \nYou have a sensivity to The Spirit and you know internally when something is off with God's ways even when it may feel good.  It feels bad to go against God And Natural Law.  \nIf you deserve someone so special that she is worth waiting for.  Wait for her.\nThis Link will explain it to you better than I can.\nhttp://www.christusrex.org/www1/CDHN/sixth.html#CHASTITY\n\nIt's not easy to live a life of purity but you can do it and you are worth it.  Now Don't keep beeling bad.  God Loves You and wants  what's best for you.\n\nGod Bless You and Guide you in the way that will bring you true happiness.  ;-)
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It is a sin\n\nRepent!\n\nFollow Jesus!