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Purity and Sexual Sin
I have several questions I would like to pose here on the subject of masturbation, and I hope to hear back from both men and women.
1. It is my understanding that the Bible does not specifically mention masturbation. Yet, it does not specifically mention all forms of “degrading of their bodies” or of the worship and serving of “created things rather than the Creator.” It does not mention all forms of “shameful lusts” or of men abandoning “natural relations with women,” or of being “inflamed with lust” for another, which I believe could be for self. As well, it does not mention all forms of “shameful acts” or all the results of a “a depraved mind,” nor does it list “every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity.” The Word says: “They have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.” [See Romans 1:18-32] So, would masturbation not fall into Romans 1?
2. If a man practices masturbation, preferring self-arousal to sexual relations with his wife, especially if she is a willing partner, is this not adultery? When God describes adultery in light of his people’s relationship with him, he speaks of those who are running after other lovers rather than finding their satisfaction and fulfillment in God alone. Is it not the same when a man runs after another lover, whether male or female, or whether himself or other objections of lust and affection which steal away his affections and fidelity to his spouse? Even if he is thinking of his wife when he masturbates, it is not love, and it is not for her, but for him alone, and it is lust, and he is just using her like any other female image (pornography) to get off, is he not? And, is he not preferring male arousal to that of a female?
I have several questions I would like to pose here on the subject of masturbation, and I hope to hear back from both men and women.
1. It is my understanding that the Bible does not specifically mention masturbation. Yet, it does not specifically mention all forms of “degrading of their bodies” or of the worship and serving of “created things rather than the Creator.” It does not mention all forms of “shameful lusts” or of men abandoning “natural relations with women,” or of being “inflamed with lust” for another, which I believe could be for self. As well, it does not mention all forms of “shameful acts” or all the results of a “a depraved mind,” nor does it list “every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity.” The Word says: “They have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.” [See Romans 1:18-32] So, would masturbation not fall into Romans 1?
2. If a man practices masturbation, preferring self-arousal to sexual relations with his wife, especially if she is a willing partner, is this not adultery? When God describes adultery in light of his people’s relationship with him, he speaks of those who are running after other lovers rather than finding their satisfaction and fulfillment in God alone. Is it not the same when a man runs after another lover, whether male or female, or whether himself or other objections of lust and affection which steal away his affections and fidelity to his spouse? Even if he is thinking of his wife when he masturbates, it is not love, and it is not for her, but for him alone, and it is lust, and he is just using her like any other female image (pornography) to get off, is he not? And, is he not preferring male arousal to that of a female?
