If one is burning and cannot marry, much like self-flagellation, it is a matter of how much pain you are willing to endure. As Genesis states that God created man paired with woman, and also that they be fruitful, multiply, and subdue the earth, is it obvious that God supports some form of sexual gratification. Any man and woman can remember Christ's Last Supper in an intimate way, maybe it's best we just leave it at that for now.
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I never said they were irrelevant, its important for Christians to know how Jesus' comming changed the world. How great He is. He became our blood sacrifice etc...
But the two laws that i told you, sum up the 10 commandments, breaking one of the ten commandments, means you had failed to keep to the two laws I said.
But the two laws that i told you, sum up the 10 commandments, breaking one of the ten commandments, means you had failed to keep to the two laws I said.
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Lust is a sin. If we sin with our right hand, we are told to cut it off.
I always wonder, we are told to think like little children. Children clearly experience guilt at a certain age, once they realize that they have done something wrong. But they may not want to admit it, because the wrong thing they are doing feels good or tastes good, or sounds good. But what is "good"? What is good is pure and true.
Tell me, and this has probably been brought up- when masturbating, are you thinking unclean thoughts to get to where you "need" to be? Are you then showing a child-like, Christ-like faith, or living for your own pleasure?
I always wonder, we are told to think like little children. Children clearly experience guilt at a certain age, once they realize that they have done something wrong. But they may not want to admit it, because the wrong thing they are doing feels good or tastes good, or sounds good. But what is "good"? What is good is pure and true.
Tell me, and this has probably been brought up- when masturbating, are you thinking unclean thoughts to get to where you "need" to be? Are you then showing a child-like, Christ-like faith, or living for your own pleasure?
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"For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions—is not from the Father but is from the world."
(1 John 2:16)
As we are technically from the Father but man was sculpted from the earth, I do not know if this would mean that we are not born into desire exactly, but into a world full of desires. Forgive me, I sort of jumped into this conversation..
Eh, a little iffy on the masturbation in the womb thing. Babies touch themselves in the womb- but I don't know if it has been proven to be for the purpose of self-pleasure, rather than exploring."Oh hey, that wasn't there a few weeks ago...". Are their brains' pleasure centers even developed when they start this behavior, or is it more habitual?
(1 John 2:16)
As we are technically from the Father but man was sculpted from the earth, I do not know if this would mean that we are not born into desire exactly, but into a world full of desires. Forgive me, I sort of jumped into this conversation..
Eh, a little iffy on the masturbation in the womb thing. Babies touch themselves in the womb- but I don't know if it has been proven to be for the purpose of self-pleasure, rather than exploring."Oh hey, that wasn't there a few weeks ago...". Are their brains' pleasure centers even developed when they start this behavior, or is it more habitual?
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To say masturbation is a sin for everybody in every case would be binding what God has not bound. The Bible just does not specifically say such. But for many, masturbation is often a symptom of something else such as a heart of sinful sexual lust. The masturbation may not be a sin itself, but the heart of evil lust certainly is.
Matthew 5:28 "But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
You may not think of masturbation as originating from an evil heart. Satan has ways of deceiving us into justifying what we do.Masturbation may not, in and of itself, be sinful. But when it comes from sinful lust, when it is done in a lustful manner, or it becomes an addiction to us that hinders our walk with God, then it is.
Matthew 5:28 "But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
You may not think of masturbation as originating from an evil heart. Satan has ways of deceiving us into justifying what we do.Masturbation may not, in and of itself, be sinful. But when it comes from sinful lust, when it is done in a lustful manner, or it becomes an addiction to us that hinders our walk with God, then it is.
You should read Deuteronomy. The man is only put to death if the girl is married or engaged. And there is some debate on if Deuteronomy indicates rape. the NIV I believe actually says rape is Deut 22:28-29.
Besides that, I can't think of an actual listed punishment that calls for the death of a rapist if the woman is not taken.
Now these things are all debatable, I just wanted to get some points out there, not necessarily my opinion.
