Category: Masturbation Sexuality
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Everybody Masturbates: Reclaiming Masturbation
…Masturbation is a valid biological need of our bodies as others. It’s taken a horrible place in the church because of its sexual nature. But to deny or demonize it would be as disastrous as denying or demonizing any other biological functions of our bodies (like farts). Therefore, I’d like to make the bold claim,…
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How I broke free of the Evangelical ‘purity’ movement
…The excruciating worry was driven by her years growing up as an Evangelical in the Midwest in the late 1980s and early 1990s — and by the purity movement that continues to this day. The first virginity-pledge program, True Love Waits, was started in 1993 by the Southern Baptist Convention and now claims more than…
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Single, Saved and Having Sex
…Most people agree that the Bible is pretty clear that sex outside of marriage is a spiritual no-no, but according to some reports, as many as 80 percent of young unmarried Christians are doing it anyway. A piece that originally appeared in the May issue of Ebony magazine takes a look at how people who…
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I Still Want It: Holy and Horny
…Because the Christian church has largely been silent on this topic, providing no practical guidance or solutions whatsoever, Christian singles have largely taken things into their own hands (literally — no pun intended, lol. I’ve heard some people call it “hand ministry,” “personal ministry” or “personal devotion.”)… We do what we can. Christian singles find…
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Masturbation and Christian Singles
Many Christian singles and not a few Christian pastors feel masturbation to orgasm is acceptable in order to: 1) relieve unabated sexual tension, and/or 2) to avoid sexual immorality. The catch is that there should be no lustful thoughts connected to the act.
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“Can you masturbate without lusting?”
http://www.covenanteyes.com/2013/01/14/masturbate-without-lusting/ In his book Sex, Men, and God, Doug Weiss says there are three types of men in the world (and, I assume, this goes for women, too): 1. Men who have never masturbated (Type A) – Weiss believes this group of men is the smallest camp of men in the Western world. After years of speaking…
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Masturbation Is A Blessing From God
Sex and sexuality are often difficult topics for Christians to discuss. There are also a wide range of differing views on topics such as masturbation. We recommend that if you find some of the concepts and issues discussed in this page challenging, pray and seek your own counsel or peace with God about these matters.…