Rethinking the Big M by freeNChrist
Masturbation is rooted in lust
For me the central reason is rooted in lust. I cannot masturbate without lusting. Lust is clearly defined as a sinful act in scripture so if lusting is wrong and I lust while I masturbate then I deduce that masturbation is wrong.
The second reason that masturbation is wrong would come from a passage out of 1 Corinthians 6:18-19, it speaks of sexual sin being committed against my own body and that my body is the temple of the Holy Spirit; in essence the place where God resides is in my body. Read more
Sexual Healing: God’s Plan for the Sanctification of Broken Lives
Adapted from Sexual Healing: God’s Plan for the Sanctification of Broken Lives by David Kyle Foster. Please visit his website at http://masteringlife.gospelcom.net/.
1. Masturbation can be the vehicle whereby the inhibited person maintains their propensity to remain self-contained and in need of no one. It deepens the trenches of loneliness, self-pity and self-centeredness.
2. Masturbation is a turning in on one’s self – a narcissistic neurosis that feeds introspection and other dysfunctional directions. This kind of inwardly focused life robs people of the fullness of life that Christ came to give. Read more
Rethinking the Big M…by RPVPilot
Self-gratification is addictive. If that were not so, quitting would not be a problem. I tried to quit many times over the years and failed miserably. It wasn’t until I asked for God’s to help me quit that I began to enjoy victory and success. God helped me to learn that my addiction to masturbation was the result of deeper causes. Read more
Rethinking the Big M…by TheWriter
Masturbation is an act of lust that requires constant feeding of immoral stimuli in direct contradiction to a Christian’s belief system. In the case of Christian sexual addiction, masturbation becomes a part of their day-to-day living. The consequences can make one feel like their soul is rotting from a cancer with nothing more to look forward than more days of masturbation, death, and giving an account to God on how he wasted away his life masturbating. Read more
