While I have followed this series of post with some interest it really is very simple. Ask your self a question. Could I stand before the Throne of God, in front of God himself and do such an act and think not that it was sin? The very thought of this is grotesque. <br><br>While there are no direct verses that deal specifically with masturbation in the Holy text (Gen 38:9 is not about masturbation, but Onan's failure to raise up children to his brother's wife according to the Levirate marriage law: Deut 25:5-6), there are some biblical principles that IMHO apply to this sin. One such principle is found in 1 Cor 6:12. Though all things may be lawful, nothing should become the master of one and enslave him, save Christ.<br><br>Masturbation is an enslaving sin. Many youth are enslaved by this sin. In runs in a cycle with them. First, they begin thinking about sex. Second, they engage in masturbation. Third, the more they engage in masturbation the more depend upon it, thus they desire it more and more, and thus feed upon it more and more. The more they feed upon it the more they are entrapped by it. They are caught up in one vicious cycle.<br><br>There are of course some other verses already mentioned by others: Matt 5:27-28. God not only looks on the outward act of adultery as sin against Him, but also considers the inward thought and consent of the heart to be involved in adultery. It is a heart matter.<br><br>Paul gave us the alternatives: self-control or marriage (1 Cor 7:9). There is no third option. Paul never states that masturbation is a proper relief of sexual burning. Additionally, one’s sexual capacity does NOT exist for one’s self! (1 Cor 7:3-4). God has provided one’s sexuality for the benefit of his lawful partner. Truly it is more blessed to give then to receive—this is not meant jokingly. Self-directed sex constitutes an unlawful use of sexuality. The right’s of one’s body belong to another and not one’s self.

Reformed and Always Reforming,