Masturbation and Pornography

Is masturbation a sin?

Yes.

Why? Because you have to lust in your mind after another person in order to masturbate.

What did Jesus say, "Anyone who lusts after a woman in his heart has already committed adultery with her" or fornication. Dwelling on lust is the same thing as committing the act in God's eyes.

There are sins of action and sins of the mind.

Temptation is not a sin, but dwelling on the object of the temptation is.

Is pornography a sin?

Yes. Obviously.

Another term for viewing porn is voyeurism. It is one of the first steps on the slippery slope of falling into a sexual addiction.

Should Christians have an addiction of any kind?

No.

"All things are permissible for me but I will not be mastered by anything."

Therefore "Resist the devil and he will flee from you." Do not give the devil a foothold.

Don't watch movies that have "bed scenes" in them, or at least skip the bad parts that are in almost every single movie....to protect your mind, and if you are married, to protect the purity of your marriage.

Sex is meant to be between two people, only, who love each other.

It was meant to be an expression of love this other person, to your other half.

Masturbation and pornography objectify people and bodies and turn them into objects.

They make sex into a greedy desire, like someone eating a whole cake just to please a temporary appetite.

They are dark and evil. Satan is very much behind the porn industry, sucking as many people into its webs as he can, and making them think there is nothing wrong with it.

There is.

Porn causes you to see the world a lot darker and people a lot differently.

The more one views pornography, the more one looses respect for humans as a whole, and the more one looses for respect for him/herself.

Porn is the biggest hook Satan has now in the Christian community.

Supposedly even 60% of pastors view it. This should not be the case.

May God help us who are Christian to live like it.

If you are really saved and God is really inside of you, He will convict you of this sin until you stop.

But remember, "Greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world."

And "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Amen?

I understand why people engage in these things; they are lonely and think they will never find their soul mate.

But you will! Don't worry!

In God's time he will bring the perfect person to you.

But you can't just sit around and wait. Get on some dating websites, make sure the person is totally Christian and go out with someone, or a few people. :)

You have to put yourself out there in order to meet someone. :) God will not just drop them from the sky into your life lol :)

You have to try, but you also have to be patient and trust God.

Honor God with your body and He will bless you. I promise. :)

May God be with you and keep you strong! Grace and peace to you! :)

(I had a friend on Facebook ask some good questions regarding this blog.  Here are the questions and my response to them......)

1. Do you have any evidence to back this up? I'd read the book "The Struggle."

2. What about people who are willing to participate in the movies? Or how about couples who watch them together? What about couples who make their own pornography?

3. Are you ruling out any sex that isn't normal sex? Shouldn't it be up to the couple to decide what works best for them to connect? And how about the husband who's fighting in Afghanistan for a year? I think it's ignorant to assume that masturbation is wrong.

I also don't think we need to consult our pastors. I think any adult Christian couple with a mind can decide for themselves. It's between the couple, not the couple and the pastor.

And what about sex purely for fun? And whose to say that when a couple has sex, they're actually connecting? I know people who can be completely disconnected during sex. Sex can be whatever the couple wants it to be.

My response:

People will survive if they don't masturbate or have sex for a time, contrary to what pop culture wants to say. It is not a necessity like water and food.

The evidence is the scriptures I quoted.

I know Christians struggle with sin, of course, but we should not be slaves to any sin if we are free in Christ. That was my point.

I don't think couples should ever view porn together. It is not ok under any circumstance to view other people having sex. If your sex life needs help, try just talking more, that usually works best.

As far as couples making their own porn, I don't know what the point of that is, except to glorify lust even in marriage when it should just be about making love not about lust.

I have gotten some of these views from a book called "Sex in the Christian Marriage." It is very good. Also from a video series you can find on Youtube "Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage."

I only bring up asking a pastor about specific issues because they usually have the greatest understanding of scripture and what God approves of etc. Sex is generally not talked about in church, but it should be. Culture says tons about sex and Christians need to counteract the lies of culture, such as that viewing porn is sometimes ok. It is never ok.

In regards to couples not connecting in sex, that is unfortunate. They probably need to go on some dates or vacations together and spend more time together. Then it would be more meaningful.