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Spiritual points about masturbation
For Christians, there are some important issues we need to address concerning masturbation. The foundational question is, “Are you committed to honoring God with your life?" If you are, then I urge you to carefully consider the points presented in this section.
Let’s first examine the typical sins that accompany masturbation: lust and sexual idolatry. These may not be involved in every case, but they usually are.
Lust
Definitions from Webster’s 9th New Collegiate Dictionary:
Intense or unbridled sexual desire, lasciviousness...an intense longing: craving
(v) to have an intense desire or need, crave
Obvious examples of lust during masturbation include looking at pornography and fantasizing about sex. As we can see from the definitions, lust can simply be an intense longing or craving. It may not even be a conscious thought, but simply a gut feeling of the flesh.
Sexual Idolatry
Definition of idolatry from Webster’s 9th New Collegiate Dictionary:
Immoderate attachment or devotion to something
Definitions of idol from Webster’s 9th New Collegiate Dictionary:
A likeness of something
A form or appearance; visible but without substance
An object of extreme devotion
A representation or symbol of an object of worship
A false conception; fallacy
When we look at porn or form sexual images by memory or imagination during masturbation, we are basically feeding an immoderate attachment or devotion to the idol of sex. Such attachment and devotion is greatly reinforced by the pleasurable brain chemicals released during sexual arousal and orgasm.
For Christians, there are some important issues we need to address concerning masturbation. The foundational question is, “Are you committed to honoring God with your life?" If you are, then I urge you to carefully consider the points presented in this section.
Let’s first examine the typical sins that accompany masturbation: lust and sexual idolatry. These may not be involved in every case, but they usually are.
Lust
Definitions from Webster’s 9th New Collegiate Dictionary:
Intense or unbridled sexual desire, lasciviousness...an intense longing: craving
(v) to have an intense desire or need, crave
Obvious examples of lust during masturbation include looking at pornography and fantasizing about sex. As we can see from the definitions, lust can simply be an intense longing or craving. It may not even be a conscious thought, but simply a gut feeling of the flesh.
Sexual Idolatry
Definition of idolatry from Webster’s 9th New Collegiate Dictionary:
Immoderate attachment or devotion to something
Definitions of idol from Webster’s 9th New Collegiate Dictionary:
A likeness of something
A form or appearance; visible but without substance
An object of extreme devotion
A representation or symbol of an object of worship
A false conception; fallacy
When we look at porn or form sexual images by memory or imagination during masturbation, we are basically feeding an immoderate attachment or devotion to the idol of sex. Such attachment and devotion is greatly reinforced by the pleasurable brain chemicals released during sexual arousal and orgasm.