Comments - Masturbation and its effect - All About GOD2024-03-29T02:21:30Zhttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=1383940%3ABlogPost%3A786269&xn_auth=noPray, Pray, Pray! Get prayed…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2018-08-28:1383940:Comment:17598722018-08-28T05:10:04.443ZMatthew John Bardwellhttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/MatthewJohnBardwell
<p>Pray, Pray, Pray! Get prayed up for sure! Thanks for the article. In my opinion, I think most men have an issue w/this, including myself. </p>
<p>Tammy's right, no one want's to discuss the issue. The Lord tells us to confess your sins to one another and pray for each other. This is so not happening in the church's iv'e been to. </p>
<p>Thank-You bro!</p>
<p>Matt</p>
<p>Pray, Pray, Pray! Get prayed up for sure! Thanks for the article. In my opinion, I think most men have an issue w/this, including myself. </p>
<p>Tammy's right, no one want's to discuss the issue. The Lord tells us to confess your sins to one another and pray for each other. This is so not happening in the church's iv'e been to. </p>
<p>Thank-You bro!</p>
<p>Matt</p> This must be taught in our yo…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2018-08-08:1383940:Comment:17581242018-08-08T11:00:29.095ZTimothyhttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/Timothy214
This must be taught in our youth fellowship on Sunday.<br />
Thank you so much for sharing this.
This must be taught in our youth fellowship on Sunday.<br />
Thank you so much for sharing this. Tough issue for many to discu…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2017-05-26:1383940:Comment:17325042017-05-26T17:44:10.882ZTammyhttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/TammyHenson
<p>Tough issue for many to discuss. Thank you for sharing this.</p>
<p>Tough issue for many to discuss. Thank you for sharing this.</p> Thank you all for your commen…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2010-11-04:1383940:Comment:7925262010-11-04T10:20:14.463ZLouis Akporiayehttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/LouisAkporiaye
Thank you all for your comments.<br />
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Blessings...<br />
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Louis
Thank you all for your comments.<br />
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Blessings...<br />
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Louis check out this group discussi…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2010-10-29:1383940:Comment:7867112010-10-29T10:52:58.624ZDavid Velasquezhttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/DavidVelasquez616
check out this group discussion<br />
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check out this group discussion<br />
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<a href="http://www.allaboutgod.net/forum/topics/is-masturbation-a-sin?groupUrl=theologygroup&id=1383940%3ATopic%3A536579&groupId=1383940%3AGroup%3A523593&page=1#comments" target="_blank">http://www.allaboutgod.net/forum/topics/is-masturbation-a-sin?groupUrl=theologygroup&id=1383940%3ATopic%3A536579&groupId=1383940%3AGroup%3A523593&page=1#comments</a> Many people are struggling wi…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2010-10-29:1383940:Comment:7867092010-10-29T10:52:29.222ZDavid Velasquezhttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/DavidVelasquez616
Many people are struggling with addictions to pornography, sex, masturbation, drugs, alcohol, food, gambling, and so on.<br />
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Paul tells us in the letters to the Corinthians that we are free to do many things, but not to fall under the power of any of them, become addicted in other words. He also tells us that not all things edify us.<br />
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Can a person masturbate and not become addicted to this extremely addicting practice? i am sure there are those out there that would say - yes - am able to do it…
Many people are struggling with addictions to pornography, sex, masturbation, drugs, alcohol, food, gambling, and so on.<br />
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Paul tells us in the letters to the Corinthians that we are free to do many things, but not to fall under the power of any of them, become addicted in other words. He also tells us that not all things edify us.<br />
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Can a person masturbate and not become addicted to this extremely addicting practice? i am sure there are those out there that would say - yes - am able to do it once a week or once a month or etc... without thinking lustful thoughts, but don't we believe that when we are abiding in Christ, walking in the Spirit, those desires disappear from our mind? And our lives become full of joy and preoccupied only with those things pleasing to the Lord? i believe 100% that as we abide in Christ we can overcome the desires of the flesh, which is what masturbation is. A desire of the flesh.<br />
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I am familiar with the argument below by many:<br />
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<u>"One reason why this is a false argument against masturbation is because the New Testament never says that "gratifying the flesh" is a sin. For example, when you scratch an itch then you are "gratifying the flesh." When you're hungry and you eat something, you are "gratifying the flesh." In fact, when a husband and wife make love then they are "gratifying the flesh" in a sexual way. These things are not sins, so "gratifying the flesh" is not sinful in itself.<br />
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Instead, the sin is in the method that we use to "gratify the flesh" (such as adultery). If we can prove from the Bible that masturbation is a wrong method for "gratifying the flesh," then masturbation would be a sin. But the argument that masturbation is "gratifying the flesh" doesn't mean anything because "gratifying the flesh" is not sinful in itself."</u><br />
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So God did not think that masturbation needed to be addressed in the Bible. As Dr. James Dobson of Focus on the Family said, "It is my opinion that masturbation is not much of an issue with God." (Preparing for Adolescence, Dr. James Dobson, p.83).<br />
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<b>I would say this much in conclusion, if you are able to masturbate without the use of lust (porn etc..) and you have a good relationship with Chrit and yet do not get any conviction from the Spirit of the practice, then that is between you and the Lord. If you battle with sexual immorality issues in the past, including masturbation addiction, and/or God has told you directly to stay away from masturbation, then obey God.Just my thoughts-</b><br />
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As to the comment that this is not a matter of theology, well - theology is the study of God or things pertaining to God and in its strictest form, this is not a theological topic. But I did not want to create a group specifically for the type of issues and just decided to throw it in here. Bear with me you all. Be Blessed Family!