masturbation a sin?

NO

once a day LOL

no, and at 16 you should be masturbating way more than once a day.

If you're a christian, it's only a sin if you imagine you're having sex while doing it. Good luck masturbating without sinning. It doesn't seem to work.

one of the main reasons I AM NOT a christian

No. Every things a fucking sin. Make yourself happy.

smithee, your right on this one! If you are thinking of sex be it with a gurl or guy while you are masterbating you are sinning!

It is called "fornication" and when you get married it is called adultry!!!

beating off is only a sin if you finger your butthole while doing it. (GALATIANS 3:11)

I'm a christian and have been all my life but just a year ago i discovered masterbating and rescently discovered it is ofcoarse not a sin. infact it is a healthy teenage/adult practice for relieving sexual pressure and anxiety. If your still not sure, go to a help websites like www.boysunderattack.com

oh and fanisizing while masterbating is not adultry or a sin kristina ^^^^^^^^^^

If u really do to church...then come tell me what your pastor said,,,I know I am right!!!

No, it's not, I know a guy that does it 2 or 3 times a day, but looking at porn isn't so good in my book, but if u plan on every having kids one day, then don't do it very much b/c it cuts down on sperm and egg counts. (wasn't paying attention to ur gender, whether u where girl or boy) lol

Masturbating is a sin. I used to masturbate 2 or more time every day when i was teenager. Now I have no hair, my skin is saggy, and I have hairy moles all over my body. Don't let this happen to you. Remember, your right hand is NOT the friend it pretends to be.

ROFL

No, it doesn't limit your sperm count, if it does, hold it till you feel your tank is full and sex it up with your mate.

JUST once a day?!?!?!?!?!?!? now im not sure if im normal cause i do i atleast 3 times a day!

Depends of your religion

Sin is a very misunderstood word for normal folks, we have been tought that sin is what God doesnīt approve of us, and that the Commandments are sins, or whatever.

I believe the true Devil is not a weird creature like you imagine, do you know the Devil? I have a thought about that, Devil = each personīs Ego.

So when you masturbate, is just like praying to your own Ego, is just not Godīs will, is your bodyīs will.

Just imagine that your eternal soul is trapped in a temporary conscience that is your body, but Satan is in Earth, in the form of our Egos, in order to cloud the real truth that is our souls.

I can write a lot about this case, but I recommend you read a little before calling me Religious fanatic or something like that, to discredit what I just said.

I dont see how any omnipotent god would give a shit how often you pet your Shar Pei...
I think he would be more concerned with the millions of starving and abused people that have greater worries than genital chafing.

Well God wonīt punish you for it, you will pay for it yourself, because it is just an unhealthy practive for your soul and your life energy.

practice*

you need to be doing it more regulary dude im 13 and do it 3 times a day and no it aint a sin.

How is it unhealthy? there are physical benefits, and probably mental ones. What are you talking about?

i once belived i was an evil person for masterbating and ill say this all humans are evil. masterbating may or may not be a sin but if youre a man you cant help it 99.9 percent of men masterbate the .1 are usually people paralized. the fact is there are no negitive health effects. in fact if you dont masterbate and dont have nocturnal emissions there are some serious healyh problems. i for one dont see why masterbating is a sin ifr it is. its better than rape. it dont hurt no one and it prevents sex before marrage if youre that christian. if you really think its bad try and master bate 2 times a week but dont think you can stop cuz then youll feel guilt. guilt is from the devil if you ask god for forgiveness there is no reason to feel guilt.

i went away from religion over my guilt from masterbating when i was youre age. dont feel bad every man masterbates and by the way kristina im guessing is a woman. women dont under stand that men cant stop masterbating. dont feel guilt thats the real feeling comeing from the devil not the natural way of youre body (masterbating). dont feel bad i hate to think that you think youre evil or going to go blind thats completely normal

Well, you can see it as point of views, but I donīt believe is evil, I did it for 10 years, like 2 times a day, and I donīt regret it. But I have stopped.
I stopped because it guides you to lust, it is only a way to temporary satisfy the flesh.
You think you feel good after cumming, because you donīt have any sexual energy left to channelize.
The thing is, masturbation only leads to the waste of sexual energy, that is essential for our overall health.
Occidental medicine tend to not look at it like this, but Orientals have thousands of years with this believes.
Look it up, if you look enough, you will find usefull references in Tantra, Taoism, Buddhism, Gnostics...
The sexual energy is called "Kundalini", just google it. In Cristianity, you can find a good reference on Kundalini called "Virgin Mary".

Why do you think Jesus did his first public miracle on a wedding? to turn the water into wine:
This have huge simbolism: the wedding is the Sacramental ceremony before the sexual act, and Jesus taught about the transmutation of the sexual energy during the sexual act.
To actually transform the semen into energy, pure vital energy. This is reviewed in the "Kundalini Yoga" practice.

"Kundalini energy" has been referenced for thousands of years in the form of a snake, around the spinal cord.
Look up the "caduceus", it is universally used as the Medicine symbol, and only a few people know it is the snake around the spinal cord, it is the sexual energy working his way from the sex organs to the brain.
If correctly channelized to the brain, the sexual energy open up hidden attributes, like healing. That is why the "caduceus" is the universal symbol of medicine.

Also, remember in Genesis, Eve was tempted by a snake to eat an apple, have any clues what Snake?

People see Genesis and think of a childish story about

...People look Genesis and think of a childish story about our origins, but it was written by wise prophets, that knew what they were doing. Not likely trying to explain how we got here, but to unveil many secrets.

Rofl..it's not a "sin".
You're honestly going to live your whole life by a book that was written thousands of years ago?
That's just silly. =]