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Q.2) Isn't it still better
to masturbate than to commit fornication?
Well to put it in simple terms "Yes, it is better to masturbate,
because at best it corrupts only one person. It certainly is the
lesser of two evils." But why would a loving, holy, all-powerful
God put you in a situation where you have to choose any evil, whether
it be "lesser" or "greater?"
To get a proper answer to this question, let's go back to God's
original plan for sex.
To be fair enough, masturbation will not give you any relief from
the sexual pressure that you may be experiencing. You may experience
satisfaction for a short period of time as you may feel that you
have conquered your desire but later it will bring in deeper desires
and greater volume of sex, which will leave you craving for masturbation.
Once you surrender and become a slave so such sexual high, you will
be driven to further to wild acts to sustain the same kind of pleasure.
This is the nature of sin. This is the nature of all sin. That
is why Jesus declared that all who sin become a slave to sin (John
8:34).
Additionally, masturbation involves fantasy, visualization,
and often pornography. The Bible makes it very clear what God expects
of us in these areas of fantasy and lust. It says that we must not
look lustfully at each other nor should we behave in such a manner
as to entice others to lust after us.
"I made a covenant with my eyes not to look with lust upon a
girl. I know full well that the Almighty God sends calamity on those
who do" (Job 31:1-3, The Living Bible).
"You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.' But
I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already
committed adultery with her in his heart" (Matthew 5:28).
As we can see that the above mentioned verses points out men
lusting after women, which without saying implies to all women as
well who have such impure desires. Although from the look of it
men seem to be more visually stimulated than women are, but women
are as susceptible to sexual fantasies in the emotional realm. Both
are sin in God's eyes, and both can be brought into subjection by
controlling our thoughts through Christ's power. Bible Answers
All sexual immorality begins with a thought. A lustful thought not
taken captive, will eventually lead to other perversions, because
sin reproduces itself in increasingly greater measures. If we do
not deal with our evil thoughts, they will take root in our hearts.
It is for this reason that God is so concerned with our thought
life. Jesus came not only to deliver us from our "outward" sins,
but also from wickedness that begins in the heart.
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