Christians vs Masturbation

[Pemalite]

NolSinkler said:
Masturbation is never specifically declared a sin in the Bible. 'Sexual Immorality of all kinds' is to be abstained from by Christians - but to say that Masturbation is therefore a sin is begging the question.

Lust is always a sin.

So if you're masturbating without lusting you should be fine.

Source: I've read the whole Bible.

Even so, the bible says allot of things that *really* should not be taken literally anyway.

For example, being put to death for wearing different kinds of fabrics together, or stoning your children to death for being unruly.
The bible was written in another time for another people for a different culture and translated/interpreted to suit, it doesn't apply literally to us today, society has become more civil since then.

Although personally I don't beleive in religion the bible itself has some pretty sound messages.

Masturbation however is perfectly natural and healthy thus even if the bible was against it, I wouldn't personally follow it anyway.