Masturbation: Right or Wrong?

[Eyes Up]

if you take "unclean" to mean a sin, then sex would be a sin to... and we know its not within marriage. So unclean does not mean sin? (just dirty....)


Also remember Leviticus is all the old laws...so do we follow all, some, or none? thats what it breaks down to.

My Bible starts Leviticus like this:
many of the guidelines seem irrelevant to us today. but behind all the details are themes that help us understand what it means to follow God today. God wants a relationship with us, but we must first admit our sins and accept Gods forgiveness. And God expects believers to lie their lives in ways that are pleasing to him. As Leviticus 19:2 says: "I am the Lord your God. You must be holy because i am holy."

I've been told the same thing in multiple places, too. The people thought Semen = life, because it makes life. If you waste semen, you're losing a part of yourself.

 

[kingpin]

its perfectly normal...so right?

 

[Eyes Up]

its perfectly normal...so right?

That's not the debate... We want to know if it's clean in the eyes of God.

 

[Reznor owns]

big fat right, as long as you keep it to yourself as someone said,
someone told me it reduces prostate cancer if you do it at an early age

Yessss!

yeah i think its fine as a private thing to do. not to be prejudice against Mormans but it sounds like the only people who don't masturbate are strict catholics and mormans.. with the exception of alot of married people/couples and a few here and there

EDIT: God is forgiving, and im sure it is bad in his eyes, but im sure he understands stresses, pains, and other problems people go through, and i man cmon, so many people do it, if it was THAT bad a lot more people would go to hell, which is why i think god would forgive someone for that

 

[Cruel__Machine]

Honestly, I believe masturbation is a healthy part of anyone's life and should be praticed regularly.

Masturbation is a good way to relieve any stress you have in your life...And it just feels good.

Drugs relieve stress and feel good as well.
And whether it's healthy or not is always debatable.

But at any rate there are always alternatives.

 

[joewnn]

Change the title to: Masturbation to depictions of Jesus Christ crucified: Right or Wrong?

Seriously, who gives a shit. Some old man wrote that masturbation was wrong a couple thousand years ago. Does that mean it is wrong? It has been shown to reduce risk of prostate cancer, so it is actually healthy.

 

[pyro 214]

Change the title to: Masturbation to depictions of Jesus Christ crucified: Right or Wrong?

Seriously, who gives a shit. Some old man wrote that masturbation was wrong a couple thousand years ago. Does that mean it is wrong? It has been shown to reduce risk of prostate cancer, so it is actually healthy.

the Bible is the words of God (or thats at least what 52%+ of the world believes), so to state things to be sin or not through it would seem to be the most accurate.

everything reduces risk for cancer these days lol


(rofl at post below)

 

[Cruel__Machine]

Cancer vs. Eternal Damnation...

hrmm...
I think I'll take cancer. In fact, I'll take two. But hold the onions.

 

[TheFreak]

i would say no no no!
totaly wrong

 

[seduce]

God .. Just masturbate if you want, even better get girl's to do it for you.
Stupid discussion, in my opinion

 

[Masterfaizy]

Wow. Some people hate EVERYTHING. But now jerking off? That's just cruel. Semen brings life. But for the looking at a women with lust, that's not in the bible. Or it shouldn't be

 

[joewnn]

Cancer vs. Eternal Damnation...

hrmm...
I think I'll take cancer. In fact, I'll take two. But hold the onions.

Ahah, eternal damnation for you, you kiddy manipulator.

 

[sins]

masturbation has a similar affect to a drug or anything else that has an addictive trait. it can be highly psychologically addictive and ppl who suffer from over-masturbation rely on it quite a bit. i guess in that sense you could argue that it is wrong, but it all depends on what your definition of "wrong" is.

 

[Th3 4ccount s3ller]

nothing wrong with it its cool

 

[cheatz0r]

how could it be wrong!!?!

 

[Christmas Crackers]

Inevitable

Wow what's with your post count?

 

[Kurt Cobain]

Its a natural human thing...

Who cares what the little Bible says anyways? Burn it IMO =)

It took 1600 years to wwrite the bible and 40 different people wrote it and you just say burn it.

Aslo, as the others already said, there is nothing in the bible that says you may not masturbate.

 

[Spereff]

Didn't people in the bible get killed for masturbating? -.-

A lot of people dude, a LOT. But in my opinion, it's wrong. You don't need to have self-sex. >.>

 

[Cruel__Machine]

God .. Just masturbate if you want, even better get girl's to do it for you.
Stupid discussion, in my opinion

Stupid post, in truth.
The discussion is only stupid when everyone knows the answer.

 

[Immortality]

if it was defined a sin im sure many would no longer do it....youd be suprised how religion can influence ones life.

considering 85% of people are religious, there could be quiet a change in the number of people who do it.

No. Not really.

It MIGHT change a few people's thoughts of masturbation, but many will continue it.

Do you think alcohol comsumption would change if it were defined as a sin?
The obvious answer is no.