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Masturbation
Does it say that it is wrong to masturbat in the bible?
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Explicitly forbids it? No. Not straight out.
I always found it deeply weird that the bible, whose writers went out of their way to forbid all sort of strange and depraved acts in exacting detail never explicitly forbids masturbation.
The closest it comes to really addressing the issue, that I ever found anyways, was in Leviticus 15:16-18… where it basically says ‘When you are done, go take a shower and wash your clothes’. I’m paraphrasing of course, go look it up yourself.
However, especially in the face of the New Testament writings (“anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” and numerous other examples of ‘mental’ sins) it’s not much of a stretch to toss masturbation under the heading of impure thoughts. I mean really, how does one masturbate without thinking lustfully of someone? Or at least a fictional someone…
Anyways, different churches and teachings have different views on this one. Just because it isn’t expressly forbidden on the text, doesn’t mean most churches don’t forbid it in some sense. Either by expressing it as part of the sins of lust, as being contrary to chastity or as being contrary to the intention of sexual pleasure existing only within the bounds of marriage…
What I’m trying to say there, is that no matter what the bible says or doesn’t say, I can probably guess what your priest, pastor or minster will say on the subject. The vast majority will say ‘Yes, it’s a sin’.
Having given you those facts, which are the best I’ve got and true to my knowledge, I have to give you my bias. I am not a biblical scholar, nor do I base my life on its words in anything more then the very loosest of senses. I believe you must decide for yourself what feels acceptable and what doesn’t, and as in all things, such practices should be kept in moderation and in a healthy place in your life. Masturbation, just like junk food, video games and alcohol, can end up having an unhealthy role in your life, and that should be avoided, not because it’s a ‘sin’, but because it takes you further away from the happiness you seek.
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No. No where does it say it's wrong. If it did, then all the churches in the world would be saying that and a lot of people would be damned (joking!!!) :-)
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