My friend says masturbation is OK?

Its NATURAL.
Just because it is your own personal belief it does not mean it has to be hers.
Jesus was getting it on with the woman who got stoned because they labeled her a "whore" apparently anyway.
And besides this,how does being sexually frustrated make her love jesus more? Surely if we are made in gods image then "love thy self" makes quite a bit of sense.

Excuse me, but could you point to a passage in the Bible that clearly states the masturbation is wrong? Can you rationalize to me how masturbating would get in the way of "serv[ing] Christ and giv[ing] all [y]our love to the Lord"?

Uhh . . . I know you said nevermind about this question, but am I to understand that you're anti-masturbation, yet pro-sex before marriage? What religion is THAT?!

Not everyone believes in god, and not everyone is sooo into all that. MAYBE she was thinking for herself, and NOT thinking about how sexual god wants her to be. Remember how god gave us free will? Maybe she's using that.

maybe she's atheist, like me..i was raised protestant and never was I told that masturbation was wrong, or that birth control was wrong, and I think that both are fine. also, that is very sad that brenda died, if she is your friend you shouldn't just shrug it off

if sex was bad then it wouldn't feel so good. you just have to share it with the right people. as for masturbation... its haring good energy with the world. its such a fantastic release. share that with jesus. and if Brenda died that's SO gad damn disrespectful !

it is 100% ok. there are far worse things going on in the world than a little masturbation.

ummm... the Bible doesn't say its bad 2 masterbate... there's nothing wrong or unholy about it...

I am christian. not the best in the world I'm afraid. but I do believe that this is ok. IF you can do it without porn! actually, if you are a woman, and you have no penetration at all, it can turn into a condition where a woman will actually start to "CLOSE UP"! not masturbating can also cause problems if you are pregnant. masturbation can make your muscles stronger, therefore making it easier to deliver. if you are a guy, which I see that you are, well, it can have the same effect on you, only double duty. either it will be very hard for you to become erect, or it will be hard for you to even ejaculate. Or, you'll get erect and ejaculate so fast, that you probably won't even know it happened...SO MUCH FOR WAITING FOR IT TO BE PLEASUREABLE WITH YOUR FIRST WIFE! And do you really want your first wife to look at you the first time and go..."You're done already?! Well, I guess you aren't worried about how I feel! Thanks!...I'm going to bed. Please let me know when you've decided to have sex with me for more then 45 seconds." ...Don't you want to be able to control your own body? Trust me, your first wife will appreciate it if you learned now. She wants to know you know how to please her.

hey ok I'm a christian to. but you have to understand we are human we are not perfect. and sex is a human drive, that we all are allowed to do(in marriage) she's not out having sex with people. let her do what she wants its not a sin to mastrubate. plus god said forgive he hung out with hookers and drunks, murderers. I don't know what your doin exactly but don't shove a bible down her throat just maybe tell her what you think about it but don't freak out. remember pleasuring yourself is not a sin so don't treat her like she's a stripper. hope the best of luck

if a guy does not masturbate his body does it in your sleep (wet dreams) it is healthy to masturbate. It also relieves stress.
God forgives all sins.

The way I see it, is god made us they way we are, and if he didn't want us to do things that give us pleasure, then he wouldn't make it feel good.

Yes, it ok to masturbate. Stop letting Bronze Age scribblings rule your life.

There is a fine line between Christianity & Holiness. The Word of God says, "Be ye holy, for I am holy." Our body is the temple of the Holy Ghost...(1 Corinthians 3:16)

Although someone calls themselves a Christian, they wear these words like a badge or a tee shirt. If putting on Christ is relevant ONLY when we are in trouble, then we are not the SALT of the world. God stays in us even when we are tempted...as long as we allow him.

As long as she enjoys masturbation, her flesh controls her destiny. Don't be defeated.
We are over comers. As much as I want a man, I won't forfeit my destiny by sinning against my own self. Paul talks about us beating this flesh daily. Walk in the Spirit and you will not fulfill the lust of your flesh

well I'm a christian and I believe in god but that won't stop me masturbating , I do and I will continue to don't really think that my self pleaure makes me any less of a christian then you or anyone else to be honest. who are you to tell your friend what the truth is? I don't see how you think there is something wrong with the world because people masturbate there is plently of things worse happening. ok it may be a bit of a taboo subjct especially with girls but why should it be? if people stopped behaving the way you are about it maybe it would'nt be so taboo

Uh First of all your a 30 year old virgin?

and why is masturbation against god?

Religion is a load of sh*t anyway. I HATE religious people.

Masturbating is totally fine, if you never masturbated in your life your definitely missing out. and Girls masturbate because most guys suck at sex and we need an extra boost of orgasms.

get a grip on yourself man. buy a porno and grab your dick and be a man.

You sound like a troll...

if guys masturbate that's ok

I don't get it... in another question of yours, you said you like to watch porn, yet you think masturbation is wrong?

are you a virgin? because if you aren't I think you should be more worried about the whole sex before marriage thing. I know there is a part in the bible about that being wrong, not sure about masturbating

Masturbation is healthy and natural.Nothing is wrong with pleasuring yourself.Sex is healthy and natural to.What's wrong with pleasing yourself?Not everyone even believes in God,so your explanation isn't very good

Why would God make masturbating pleasurable if he didn't want us to do it?

I'm not Christian but I agree with some of the major sins like Greed, Sloth, Wrath, and all that...but not Lust in the way people see it.

Sex is natural, as is self pleasure, if God didn't want us to have self pleasure, then why did he give it to us in the first place? Wouldn't he have made it painful?

Dude relax, go rub one out and stop changing your opinion so much that you're making yourself look like a hypocrite. "The Lord our Saviour" will forgive you. Goodness...

ya my doctor says that's its actually good to do so you should not feel ashamed for it its just natural and especially guys need to do it because thy are so horny all the time and don't always have a girl there to fill there needs at the moment.

dude. in your last question you said,
I'm getting sick of porn and other such activities
which suggests, =o, masturbation!
get a clue

I personally believe that masturbation is wrong because it is a form of lust. Unless you can keep your thought life pure while engaging in those activities, yeah, you're gonna go wrong. I don't judge those who do it, but that's a personal conviction that I have.

it is honorable to live your life by the book, but you have to find some middle ground and see that society is more moderate than you are and just accept it. plus it is natural... I am impressed if you honestly don't ever masturbate

Wow . . Why so judgmental on others!
Just because she feels one way about some of life's things, doesn't mean you have to be an ass and insult her for her beliefs.
Send her my way, I won't judge her.

Ok I'm a christian, but why would God give us a penis and girls a vagina and have us get these urges when we hit puberty to have sex? I know in the bible it says premarital sex is a sin, but they never talk about masturbating. Really I don't think its a sin, but its a sin if its pulling you farther away from God, like you put masturbating before worshiping God. And really if you force yourself to stop a lot of guys get wet dreams naturally so is that a sin cause you couldn't control it? I think people shouldn't over react. Masturbating is natural and God created it.

dude every one jerks off from time to time...its natural

Branda died?!?!?!?! aww dude. I'm sorry for your loss.

Brenda died, and do you think this is a result of her masturbating, because I would suggest you have issues for believing your loving 'God' would take a life for doing what animals do too.
It is perfectly natural, unlike a lot of things I could mention.

What? Who says that a person doesn't believe in god just because they do that? I'm not condemning your opinion in any way, but just because she does that does NOT believe that she does not believe in god, or didn't believe.

ya know, some of us don't believe in the moral restrictions put in place by the 2,000 year old hebrew zombie that flew up to the sky and apparently loves you but will cast you into hell for things like masturbation. It's a perfectly normal human behavior and harmless unless it gets outta hand (like basically any other human activity).

"I told her it is wrong because we must serve Christ and give all our love to the Lord". that's why she laughed. if you want to live your life this way then do it without telling other people how they should live their life. respect other peoples way just as you want other people to respect your way.

The bad news is that God doesn't exist. The good news is that you don't need him

people like you scare me.

Eh, who cares about the religious aspect. Imagine a being, all powerful and all knowing. imagine he created existence, the laws of physics and time itself. imagine he knows what every living being is doing and thinking at once, and has the ability to change existence in any way possible. Now tell me it cares where you stick your d***.

James Dobson of Focus on the Family says it depends. If it is causing you problems with lust, trouble in your marriage, etc. then it isn't good. If it is just your typical release not affecting your relationships, then no big deal.

I wish I could remember which book of his discusses this, but here is an excerpt: link

I think your a whack and need to think on your own vs what you have been made to believe. Your in your 30's and still asking these questions. Hope you don't have any kids to pass down the dumb gene.

Rejoice! For thy service to the lord, thou hast been blessed with - blue balls!...
...Hallelujah -_-'
And kudos for original name choice dude. Even if you were lying (:O Lying! He's the devil's child) about the whole situation. I'm still unsure whether the point you were trying to make is what you really believe or if you just got bored and decided to stir something up.
Anyway, if God would banish me to eternal hell for masturbating (lol)a natural impulse, therefore according to your religion, something God must've designed us to do, right?) then so be it.
Consider me on strike. As if I haven't sinned a million other times anyway.

And yeah, what's wrong with this world is that there are too many tools such as yourself.
Whatever, continue wasting your life "serving"... Catering to your ignorance...
Good day...

I do it sometimes and I do have lot of regrets... Please it is beta not into it ... it is very bad...

When God made man, he did not make him to be an autosexual being, so that he would be having sex with himself, but gave him Eve a wife.
Masturbation is an act of self-indulgence in pleasure that is fleshly. Pleasure in the context of marriage is pure and holy, but outside, not.

If masterbation is the definition of sin, then we are all sinners, eventually. Stop judging your friend, because that is a sin too.

Good Luck,
James

Wow, too much holiness in this conversation for me.

I just had to comment because of your update, though... She died? WTF...

where in the bible does say masturbation is wrong?

You really had me going for a few minutes.

But now I see that you're simply a troll.

Well done, though, chief. Very impressive.

Why does she not believe in christ? Why do you believe in christ?
I assume that you were born into it.

Update: Brenda died so don't worry dudes. I don't believe you.

cj wright79,
Dear little troll,
Confess: what intention did you have when you went to that parking lot? To give her a Bible reading? ;-)

Here's what SOME Christians say about masturbation: link
Very mixed... ( fathermuckers even call it sodomy)

btw, married preachers come with their wife or they wouldn't have children and you can bet the pope and his bishops masturbated when they were a bit younger.

Lust and sexual pleasure aren't wrong, read this:

____________
While the king was at his table,
my perfume spread its fragrance.

13 My lover is to me a sachet of myrrh
resting between my breasts.

14 My lover is to me a cluster of henna blossoms
from the vineyards of En Gedi.
Lover
15 How beautiful you are, my darling!
Oh, how beautiful!
Your eyes are doves.
Beloved
16 How handsome you are, my lover!
Oh, how charming!
And our bed is verdant.
Lover
17 The beams of our house are cedars;
our rafters are firs.
link
_________________________________
Quite lustful, isn't it?

Get rid of the fathermuckers in our society. There are too much of that kind elsewhere in the world already.

Hamlet | Act 3, Scene 1
HAMLET
You should not have believed me; for virtue cannot
so inoculate our old stock but we shall relish of
it: I loved you not.

OPHELIA
I was the more deceived.

HAMLET
Get thee to a nunnery: why wouldst thou be a
breeder of sinners? I am myself indifferent honest;
but yet I could accuse me of such things that it
were better my mother had not borne me: I am very
proud, revengeful, ambitious, with more offences at
my beck than I have thoughts to put them in,
imagination to give them shape, or time to act them
in. What should such fellows as I do crawling
between earth and heaven? We are arrant knaves,
all; believe none of us. Go thy ways to a nunnery.

_ link The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

I don't think your very serious at all. You sound like your making a mockery of a faith. The bible says nothing about masturbation that I can remember. Sexual acts were not discussed in detail. Now Redhead brings up a good notion. Masturbation=lust.


Whether or not you believe that depends on your interpretation and if you think it's a sin.

"That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart."

you need to read your bible more its states no where in the bible that its not a sin to masturbate. or if you don't believe me google it.

There is nothing wrong with masturbation, only your religion.

Yes amigo, you are right ! People don't want to think that masturbation is bad. Why did God give higher testosterone to males & not to females ? The answer - So males can do more physical work. Because of this hormone, males can do more physical(lifting, pulling, pushing), heavy work as compared to their female counterparts. Testosterone (abbr. T) helps in muscle development. If you take body building seriously & are an ectomorph like me, you will have a very hard time gaining muscles as testosterone levels are lowered greatly due to masturbation as such people have a low T levels as compared to the other 2 body types.

Masturbation lowers zinc in our body, responsible for maintaining high T levels. Higher T levels means better muscle growth. If you don't believe me, then go ask your veteran gym instructor.

Now the thing is that if you don't masturbate, you will get a type of physical frustration, which will help you in lifting 20 to 30 % more weights as compared to yourself when you don't masturbate. Try this if you want and see it for yourself.

The seminal fluid resulting out of ejaculation consists of nothing but millions of sperms. Each sperm, in turn is a living organism in itself. So, wasting the fluid is killing them.

Most of the people here are going to disagree with you(and me) here & will encourage you to do it. All boys here are going to dislike this answer.

Having sex is fine, as you are pleasing your partner. But masturbation is selfishness as it is satisfying only your own needs & not those of your partners.

(Q for those who believe that masturbation is good for health)
Why do you think that athletes are advised not to masturbate till their sport is over ? Do you think Usian Bolt broke the record because he masturbated that day before he ran those 100 meters ? Hell No. Ask him if you want.

Ask all those body builders how many times they masturbate ?

is this a troll? #4 in your previous post link implies yes

What's wrong with that? It's not unhealthy, it relieves stress, and it's a good way to keep on track. Nothing wrong with it at all.

In the OT there is the story of Onan but I don't think Jesus mentioned masturbation.
You can always tell us where it is mentioned in the Gospels.

I'm on her side. She's both right and happy.