What Does It Mean To Be Anxious For Nothing?
Understand what the Bible means when it says to be anxious for nothing, and how you can use these words to conquer your fears and worries.
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I love finding ways to feel God in my day, whether I’m going to work or cooking dinner. I make sure I’m connected to Him by listening to Bible stories, sermons, praying, and singing praise songs. All the apps I test are introduced into my everyday life so that I can feel their usability on a daily basis.
Humans are very sexual beings and that’s why in our world today, there’s a lot of curiosity surrounding sex and more than enough knowledge about it. We see it pasted blatantly everywhere we turn; media, on billboards, on the internet, basically everywhere. It literally takes less than a few clicks to draw up a bunch of information about it. Amongst believers too, sex seems to be a hot topic that most of us just want to shy away from and act ignorant of, even though we have questions as regarding its intricacies.
For one, there’s always the question of ‘Is masturbation a sin in the bible?’ Masturbation is simply the act of touching or rubbing your sexual organs to give yourself sexual pleasure. In an increasingly self-governed world, believers tend to get confused because some health experts swear that it’s healthy and it doesn’t lead to harm or any form of repercussion. But make no mistakes, because in God’s eyes it is sinful, and here’s why.
The word masturbation in itself is not mentioned in the Bible. The closest it comes to mentioning it is in context. Take a look.
1 Thessalonians 4:3-6 says, “It is God’s will that you should be sanctified; that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control your own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the pagans, who do not know God.”
Masturbation is born of lust and a clear lack of self-control. That doesn’t paint a holy and honorable picture, does it? Lust is sinful in God’s eyes. If we can’t control ourselves and act on the smallest trace of feeling or impulse, how are we much better than animals who act with primal instinct?
Even though masturbation isn’t mentioned in clear terms in the Bible, the fact remains that the thoughts that lead up to it are sinful and that alone should be enough to tag the act itself sinful too.
Masturbation is a sin, have no doubt about it. However, the Million-dollar question is ‘why is it a sin?’ Amongst others, here are a few reasons why:
The feelings of guilt that accompany it are a testimony to the fact that it is sinful. Romans 9:1 points to the fact that our conscience bears witness in the Holy Spirit. If it’s not a sin, why do you feel terrible when you do it?
Can Christians masturbate? Definitely not. It’s not a sign that our lives are in complete surrender to God and His will for our bodies. If you already do however, there’s no need to condemn yourself and feel unfit for God’s grace.
You can and will be victorious, and you will live above it. God has chosen you. He’s not going to give up on you now.
Here’s some biblical tips on how you can overcome this sin and cultivate self-control.
“A person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls.
“The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers.”
“For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace”
“For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.”
So is masturbation a sin in the Bible? It is. It is sexual immorality and 1 Cor 6:18 tells us to flee from it because all other sins are outside our bodies but it is a sin against our own body.
God made sex holy, but the devil in this fallen world has tried to pervert and pollute it’s original expression. We have to stand strong for our Lord by refusing to taint the sanctity of sex with pervasions like masturbation. May God give us grace.
Understand what the Bible means when it says to be anxious for nothing, and how you can use these words to conquer your fears and worries.
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