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Adventistische Schriften über: "What was your advice regarding masturbation?"
Answer
The advice regarding masturbation (often referred to as a “secret vice” or “self-defilement”) emphasizes the necessity of completely abandoning this habit, as it destroys body and spirit. It is recommended to protect the mind from temptations through useful work, physical exercise, and a disciplined lifestyle. The only effective help is seen in the grace of Christ and trust in God to bring human passions under control.
Furthermore, it warns against corrupting the imagination by consuming romance novels or impure images. Parents should raise their children to be diligent, as idleness opens the door to the enemy.
Victory through Christ and Discipline
»The only security for youth in this age of contamination is to place their trust in God. Without divine help they will be unable to control human passions and desires. In Christ is exactly the help that is needed... In Christ all can be victorious... Youth, whether male or female, cannot be Christians unless they completely cease practicing this hellish vice that destroys soul and body.«
Work as Protection from Temptation
»The fatigue after useful work reduces the tendency to indulge in vice. Active hands and minds have no time to attend to every temptation the enemy proposes; but idle hands and brains are ready to be controlled by him. When the spirit is not occupied, it tends to linger on improper things.«
Protection of the Thought World
»Avoid reading and seeing things that suggest impure thoughts. Cultivate moral and intellectual strengths. Do not let these noble forces become weak and perverted by reading many story books. ... If the spirit were trained to think on uplifting topics, if the imagination were exercised to reflect on pure and holy things, it would be equipped against this terrible, degrading, soul- and body-destroying indulgence.«
Warning of Physical Consequences
»If the practice is continued from the age of fifteen onward, 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 spinal ailments, diseased kidneys, and cancerous fluids.«
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