Curious on how everyone feels about this. Been a week since I’ve watched porn, but is it a sin to masturbate in general? If I’m thinking of my long-distance gf while I do it would it be considered lust and not love?
I feel it is because at the end of the day it is the arousal of the genitalia for self pleasure. That pleasure can lead to ejaculation of semen which is a violation of GODS temple. It also opens the door for the evils one who will encourage you to just finish the deed until you do and then sin is produced. If you’re thinking of someone while masturbating you are lusting. Whoever it may be girlfriend or not. Love is patient. If you be patient you will see that when or if the opportunity comes for you to get intimate it will be very pleasant and worth it.
Yes, it is a sin. God wouldn’t want us to violate our bodies. If you’re a believer in Christ, you have the Holy Spirit in you. Whenever you masturbate, you end up violating your temple (body) that the Holy Spirit lives inside, which would push you away from God further than you already are.
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^ you don’t know how much this comment actually just helped me the urges have been so strong recently i know god is with me that is all i need