masturbation

Masturbation - Fornication - Incest -
Bestiality - Prostitution - Pornography

Masturbation is defined in the Webster's Dictionary as "erotic stimulation involving the genital organs commonly resulting in orgasm and achieved by manual or other bodily contact exclusive of sexual intercourse, by instrumental manipulation, by sexual fantasies, or by various combinations of these agencies".
Masturbation is often thought as sexual activity involving only one person.

The Bible doesn't mention the word masturbation, but it has biblical and moral repercussions.

    Masturbation can be done in solitary, with manual stimulation of the genital organs, or with stimulation by other ways, like introducing any kind of object into the vagina, or by sexual fantasies.
    It also can be obtained by stimulation of the genital organs by other person in different ways: Most homosexual activity is actually masturbation, because the orgasm is obtained without regular sexual intercourse of man and woman. Oral and anal sex are a kind of masturbation. Bestiality is also masturbation when the orgasm is reached.
    ... Actually any kind of sexual orgasm produced without intercourse is considered masturbation.

    The Bible says it is an abomination and a perversion any kind of homosexual activity and bestiality, and both shall be put to death (Lev.18:22-23, 20:13-15).
    Masturbation is against the biblical teachings which always talks about sex with respect in the marriage context and to have children. To pursue sexual pleasure or orgasm in manner not associated with marital intercourse that is love-giving and open to the creation of new life violates the will of God and is immoral.
    Moreover, masturbation is a dishonor and a perversion of your own body, which is a temple of God ((1Cor.3:6, 6:19). And the Bible says, "therefore, God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the degrading of their bodies" (Rom.1:24)… and warns us, "put to death, therefore, whatever in you is earthly: fornication, impurity, passion, evil desire and greed" (Col.3:5).
    A problem of masturbation is that it is an act of selfishness. Any sexual relation in the Bible must be an act of love in marriage, of giving yourself to the partner, and masturbation is an act of selfishness, of love to yourself, exactly the opposite of love. When you sow love, you gather love; when you sow selfishness, you gather more selfishness.

Long a taboo topic in Western culture, masturbation was described as the cause of various maladies such as anemia, insanity and eye disease. In the 1900s, with certain caveats, masturbation is viewed physically benignly by the human sciences. Its worse consequences are psychological and moral.

In marriage, any kind of sexual stimulation can be given to the partner, but always ending the relation with sexual intercourse, depositing the semen into the vagina. Other kind of orgasm is a way of masturbation.

In the Catholic Church, if you had masturbation, you have to go Confession before receiving the Holy Communion.
The act itself is always regarded as wrong, though factors such as the existence of a compulsive habit might mitigate subjective or personal guilt.

    The Catechism of the Catholic Church says:
    2352- By masturbation is to be understood the deliberate stimulation of the genital organs in order to derive sexual pleasure. "Both the Magisterium of the Church, in the course of a constant tradition, and the moral sense of the faithful have been in no doubt and have firmly maintained that masturbation is an intrinsically and gravely disordered action."¹³⁷ "The deliberate use of the sexual faculty, for whatever reason, outside of marriage is essentially contrary to its purpose." For here sexual pleasure is sought outside of "the sexual relationship which is demanded by the moral order and in which the total meaning of mutual self-giving and human procreation in the context of true love is achieved."¹³⁸
    To form an equitable judgment about the subjects' moral responsibility and to guide pastoral action, one must take into account the affective immaturity, force of acquired habit, conditions of anxiety or other psychological or social factors that lessen, if not even reduce to a minimum, moral culpability.

Some Catholics would propose that there could be circumstances in which masturbation would not be an objective evil action, for example, for semen testing or in procedures to overcome sterility. However the Church's hierarchical magisterium, in particular the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith, has generally responded negatively to such proposals.

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Fornication

Fornication is to have sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons with the opposite sex. When one of them is married, it is Adultery.

St. Paul uses the word fornication, porneia, in Greek, to cover all sinful sexual activity. He dealt with the problem particularly in writing the Corinthians who faced a society permeated with sexual religion and the sexual sins of a seaport. A believer must decide to be part of Christ's Body or a prostitute's body (1Cor.6:12-20). The believer must flee sexual immorality and cleave to Christ, honoring him with his physical body. Fornication is thus a result of sinful human nature (Gal.5:19) and unsuitable for God's holy people (Eph.5:3, 1Thess.4:3).

Jesus regarded fornication as evil (Mk.7:21), but he went against Jewish tradition and forgave prostitutes and opened the way for them to enter God's kingdom through faith (Matt.21:31-32, Heb.11:31, Jas.2:25).

The Book of Revelation condemns those guilty to eternal punishment, and as well as the Prophets, extends the meaning of fornication to include political and religious unfaithfulness (Rev.2:21-22, 14:8, 17:2,4, 18:3, 19:2).

    The New Testament uses the word porneia, fornication, in at least four ways:
    1- Voluntary sexual intercourse with an unmarried person with the opposite sex (1Cor.7:2, 1Thess.4:3).
    2- A synonym for adultery (Matt.5:32, 19:9).
    3- Harlotry and prostitution (Rev.2:14,20).
    4- Various forms of unchastity (Jn.8:41, Acts 15:20, 1Cor.5:1).

In the Old Testament, fornication includes various acts of sexual immorality, especially being a harlot or whore (Num.25:1, Gen38:112-34, Judg.19:2). See Prostitution.

Incest

Incest is sexual intercourse between persons so closely related that their marriage is forbidden by law or custom.

The Bible prohibits unions between a man and his mother, stepmother, sister, half-sister, daughter, daughter-in-law, granddaughter, aunt, or sister-in-law (Lev.18:6-18). Penalties for various forms of incest included death, childlessness, and exclusion from the covenant people even up to the tenth generation (Lev.20:11-14, 17-18, 20-21, Deut.23:2, 1Cor.5:2-5), noting that such behavior characterized the Egyptians and Canaanites whom God judged (Lev.18:3,24-25).

In Gen.19, the two daughters of Lot got him drunk and had sex with their father in two successive nights. Thus both the daughters of Lot became pregnant by their father. The two children were the ancestors of the Moabites and the Ammonites, enemies of Israel (Gen.19:30-38).

Another incest in the Bible is the one of the son of David, Amnon with his sister Tamar, in 2S.13. The other brother, Absalom, hated Amnon for this incest, and at the first opportunity he killed him (2S.13:29).

Bestiality

Bestiality is the act of having sexual relations between a human being and an animal.

The Bible calls it a perversion, and both the human and the animal shall be put to death (Lev.18:23, 20:15).

Prostitution

The punishment of the Law for a regular prostitute is "to burn her alive" (Lev.21:9, Gen.38:24). Jesus regarded prostitution as evil, but he went against Jewish tradition and laws and forgave prostitutes and opened the way for them to enter God's kingdom through faith (Matt.21:32-33).
See Prostitution in the Bible

Pornography

Pornography addiction is usually a secret thing. You may be the only one who knows you are addicted. If you went to a support group for pornography addicts, and your friends found out, or if your spouse found out, they might be very disappointed in you. You might hurt feelings, break hearts. Friends and family probably don't know you're addicted to pornography. They probably think you're a fine, upstanding, loving man. You know what? They're probably right

    Kinds of Porno:
    Addiction - The desire and need to keep coming back for pornographic images... keeping at home hundreds of porno magazines, or thousands of porno pictures...
    Escalation - The need for more explicit, rougher, and more deviant images for the same sexual effect.
    Desensitization - Material once viewed as shocking or taboo is seen as acceptable or commonplace.

Pornography is a $13 billion industry - more than the combined annual revenues of the Coca-Cola and McDonnell Douglas Corporations.

As of April 1, 1990, the population of the United States was 248,709,873. That same year, over 300,000,000 X-rated videos were distributed in our neighborhoods. Since then. Sales and rentals of adult videos have risen 75 percent.

"Breaking Pornography Addiction -- A Plan for Personal Success,"
Enough is Enough Pirates
Freedom from Pornography
Struggling with Pornography
Porn-free Ministries
Pornography- What's the Big Deal
Sex and the Internet

With any sin, a Christian crucifies the Son of God again for himself, making a public exhibition of Him (Heb.6:6)... but Jesus is always ready to forget and forgive, seventy times seven... always!... just weep your sin, repent, and go to the Sacrament of Confession... and you are again a new clean person

Deliverance from these demons

The deliverance from these demons of masturbation, fornication, incest, bestiality, prostitution, porno, follow the same general rules of Deliverance from demons and divine healing:

The deliverance can be by a miracle, but that's the extraordinary... the ordinary, is a struggle against the flesh, the devil, and the world.
The person must be totally committed to fight them.

1- Do not get impatient, trust in the Lord... always, always, trust in God, in Jesus (Ecc.38:8).

2- Pray to the Lord, and He shall heal you! (Ecc.38:8).... that's a great promise!... and the first prayer should be of thanks-giving, giving thanks for your problem of homosexuality!... because we have to give thanks to God for every thing and in all circumstances (Eph.5:20, 1Thes.5:16-18).
In this promise, "He shall heal you", does not mention the time nor the way: He may heal you today, or in 5 years?... but He will heal you!... and it does not mention it is going to be with a miracle, that will be great, but the extra-ordinary, the ordinary way is that Jesus will use other people to help you... that's the usual way, He always used Abraham, Moses, Davis, Peter, Paul... you... me... praise the Lord!.

3- Call the elders of the Church, and let them pray over you, and anoint you with oil in the name of the Lord...and the prayer of faith will make you well, and will rise you up!... that's a big promise of Jam.5:15, alleluia!

    4- Make a good Confession of Sins: "Turn away from sin and order thy hands aright, and cleanse thy heart from all offence." (Ecc.38:10)... "Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed." (Jam.5:16)...
    Confess all your sins, but most specially the sins of rancor, resentment, hatred, grudge... because if we don't forgive others, we can't even pray the Our Father where we ask God to forgive us the way we forgive others (Mat.6:12-15).
    And every time you commit a sin, Confess it!... 20 times?... 20 million times!... don't you ever be ashamed to Confess your sins... Trust in Jesus, he is always waiting for you!.

5- Offer the Holy Mass, "Give a sweet sacrifice, and a memorial of fine flour, and make a fat offering" (Ecc.38:11)... the only memorial we have in Christianity is the Holy Mass, to offer the Father the Lamb of God, Jesus crucified and risen, praise the Lord!.

6- Get in touch with someone that may help you, specially in your church... most of the times the problem will not be solved by a miracle, rather it will be healed by God, but using the good care and compassion of some other person...
... but always, always, trust in God... God is omnipotent, and thus has the power to change a person's sexual problem, God has promised to answer the sincere prayers of a believer... you can do it with Jesus Christ!, praise the Lord!.