PORNOGRAHY & MASTURBATION: IS IT WRONG?

Before anyone starts, let me ask for forgiveness. I

know that some people think “pornography” and

“masturbation” are curse words in the church. I can count the amount of times I have been to a

church service or a meeting where the speaker

confronts pornography. Growing up in the church, I

have come to realize that leaders will speak against

fornication (premarital sex), adultery (being married

and sleeping with someone other than your spouse), and homosexuality/ lesbianism. These are surely touchy issues so I can somewhat understand why we

avoid them. However, if we don’t teach the people

about it, we cannot get mad when the world tells

them about it. Pornography is something for someone perverted, in

some peoples opinion. However, it is just a sinful thing

that the devil uses to trap and corrupt minds with.

Many have watched it. If you haven’t then

congratulations , but don’t kill those who have. Just know that you can be free from this sexual and

mental addiction. How is Pornography wrong? It corrupts the mind of the viewer. You believe that

what you see is fulfilling and want to go and try it

out.

You no longer have God’s view of love, forgetting

the true purpose for it. You see sex as a sport and no

longer as a gift for husband and wife. Porn stars sleep with many different people all the time. The bible says

when you sleep with someone, you become one with

them. Now stop. If I sleep with 60 men, I am now

causing so many different spirits to be in me. That

sounds like confusion, not love.

Some may say, “I really love God, I am just trying to learn different ways to please my spouse”. I

cannot say your motives are wrong, but the way you

fulfill it is. God can show you ways to satisfy one

another without leaving His will.

You’re telling God that you have a sexual desire

that you had to resolve yourself, instead of waiting on your own spouse.

We must understand, we do not sin only if we have

sex outside of God’s will. We messed up when we

flirted with sin all the way up to the act. The little

things matter, stay alert.

How is masturbation wrong? Masturbation is the act of sexually pleasing yourself.

God has given every man and woman a sex drive.

Some people feed their sex drives more than others.

With things like: Love music, movies with sexual

scenes, flirting, negative pictures, etc. Now you reach

a point where you are really in “the mood” and don’t have someone, so you do it yourself. So you

have fulfilled your spouses duty. it becomes a Sin.

The urge to do this isn’t from God. God knows you

want to be with a special someone, and He actually

wants to give it to you (Psalms 37:4). So now you

have an urge from either the devil or yourself. Nothing the devils sends us is good, and the bible

says you cannot please God with a carnal mind. A

worldly minded person cannot please God (Read

Romans 8:1-8).

Fornication is a sin. So whether you do it to yourself

or with someone you are not married to, you have just committed a sin.

If you struggle with it today, let me tell you

something. There’s a better life in Christ. Being

abstinent or celibate is a great feeling. Your hands were made to glorify a Holy God. Your

body is God’s temple. Don’t defile it because you

were “horny”. If you ever reach that mood, you

know that God wants you to draw closer. Don’t be

overpowered by these desires. God sees those who

want to be married, but it is all on His timing. I beg you, throw away those movies, magazines, pictures,

text messages, CDs. Live pure! Don’t ever say it’s too hard. Doubt is an insult to

God! He know and he cares, let him help you! No temptation has overtaken you that is not common

to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be

tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation

he will also provide the way of escape, that you may

be able to endure it. (1 Corinthians 10:13 ESV) Everyone is tempted! I’m sure the woman at the

well with all those husbands could have tempted

Jesus! He chose to spread the Gospel to her, not

spread her legs! You can resist too! God bless, stay pure. Stay focused. You can make it! More GRACE!!