What does EGW write about...
Adventistische Schriften über: "Health and moral aspects of masturbation"
Answer
Masturbation is described as a sinful behavior that systematically destroys both the body and the mind and weakens moral and intellectual abilities. Health-wise, this practice leads to weakening of the nervous system, clouding of the mind, and can long-term cause severe physical suffering up to the collapse of the constitution. Morally, the vice dulls sensitivity to spiritual matters and prevents a true Christian experience, as lower passions gain control over the spirit.
The destructive consequences for body and mind
»The entire spirit is given over to low passions. The moral and intellectual is overwhelmed by the lower forces. The body is weakened, the brain impaired. ... The fine nerves of the brain are numbed and, in a sense, paralyzed by unnatural stimulation. The moral and intellectual become weaker, while animal passions become stronger.«
Influence on spiritual communication
»The brain nerves that communicate with the entire system are the only medium through which Heaven can communicate with man and influence his innermost life. Whatever disrupts the circulation of electrical currents in the nervous system diminishes the strength of the life forces, and the result is a dulling of the spirit's sensations.«
Effects on children and youth
»For those who indulge in this corrupt vice before they are fully grown, the harmful effects are even more pronounced... The physique is weak and stunted; the muscles are flaccid; the eyes become small and sometimes appear swollen; the memory is unreliable and fragmented.«
Long-term health damages
»If the practice continues from the age of fifteen, nature will protest against the abuse... and cause the penalty for violating its laws, especially between the ages of thirty to forty‑five, through numerous pains in the system and various diseases such as liver and lung ailments, neuralgia, rheumatism, spinal disorders, diseased kidneys, and cancerous conditions.«
Necessity of overcoming for eternal life
»The only hope for those who practice abominable habits is to abandon them forever, if they value health here and salvation in eternity. Those who destroy themselves through their own actions will never have eternal life.«
Loss of male dignity through temptation
»Whoever lacks the strength to resist temptation is not a man. He lacks the attributes that qualify him for masculinity. Every young man who yields to temptation degrades himself. ... Every abuse inflicted upon our moral nature in this life is felt not only for the time but for eternity.«
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