I really want to weigh in on this. This by far is the worst sin problem I struggle with. But at the same time I don't know really if it truly is a sin.
The thing I see with this, it to me is almost impossible to conquer in the kind of world we live in. If I for instance were to get rid of my television, computer and anything in my house with pictures of pretty women I still have to go out in public where I see attractive women. I can't live in a bubble the rest of my life.
And another thing with me is that, even though I'm not attracted to scantly clad women. For instance many of today's women I see who have tattoos, piercings other than their ears and even most of the scantly clad outfits I see really don't attract me.
Which I will admit as much as I dislike the religion of Islam, one thing I do kinda like is they demand all their women to cover themselves up to not be a such a sexual temptation to men.
Something I think most women these days need to take into consideration that they have such massive power with their looks and the way they present themselves.
They need to stop abusing that power, because currently they abuse it like the worst of tyrants. They to me are as every bit as guilty as the men who indulge in viewing them.
But back to me, I'm more attracted to the tight dresses, tight pants and glasses, kinda like the Sarah Palin type.
The problem is I tend to see most of the women I'm attracted to either in church or places where most people normally don't go to find attractive women. Which in a way makes things even more difficult for me.
And as far as my doubts on masturbation even being a sin I don't know why God would allow something that actually IMPROVES a person's health to be sinful. Studies have shown that men who do this have less stress, and they improve the overall functions of their prostate and unitary tract system.
And not only that I think masturbation may keep many people from committing undeniable sins (or worse sins) like having sex with your girlfriend before marriage, having sex with a prostitute, having sex with a married women, or raping someone.
It also seems to me that the people who love to say masturbation is wrong is like those who say you can't listen to any music except southern gospel music sung by old people!
Or only wear clothes that have some sort of biblical or Christian writing on them. I think this way of thinking of many believers lead into legalism which is the very thing Christ despised at least among the scribes and pharisees.
Don't get me wrong, I don't want to really do it anyway, I'd love to have a wife but because of my current job and financial woes and the fact I'm having to take care of my dad's parents I can't commit myself to a woman in hopes of being a good provider for her.
And so thus I'm not even dating or seeing any woman right now. I just really hope this economy gets better so I can.
But anyway that's my whole take on the subject. Either way in the grand scheme of things I'm glad I'm saved by grace and not by works or by keeping the law.