Masturbation is sin

I am very impressed with your grammar and choice of words. Very well put and very well done. I must say I do agree with you on most of what you have said! Yes, I do strongly agree that sexual lust and lusting is sin! Looking upon a woman with lust is wrong. Viewing ANY type of pornography is also sin. I believe that even just having a sexually lustful imagination of any kind is sinful as well (I don't mean to add that of the spouse within marriage as part of my judgement; I hope you know what I mean. ). Lust definition: a feeling of strong desire; to look at or watch with a strong desire. Your line: "Sexual lusting in the mind is the primary reason or trigger for masturbation". This is generally true. For myself, However, It is different. I have trained my body and mind to be able to know when it is time to release again as my body needs it every now and then. What happens if I choose not to release? I am so much the more vulnerable to lustful temptations. The body must find some way to release as it produces so much sperm. So eventually lustful temptations come; and when they have succeeded, They give birth to sin. I believe sexual arousal comes from the need to release. If left unattended or not dealt with, It can cause you to think about or watch things you shouldn't, That's a huge motivator to masturbate. I agree, And believe that secret masturbation hurts marriage. After all, If it's in secret, That is a great indicator that it's not done in a pure mindset. Therefore being wrong and destructive. If it is with a pure mindset, Why then is it a secret? Married couples should not have secrets between each other. If there is an issue with one secretly masturbating even with a pure mindset; the sin is not with masturbation itself, But the sin lies with the secrecy or the inability to cooperate with the desires of the spouse if the spouse disagrees with masturbation. You mention that masturbation is or can be an addiction or habit. Yes, If done excessively, It is then an addiction. But if you control yourself, It doesn't need to be done excessively, But only when felt necessary. I agree with the fact that we should control our thoughts and our bodies. I do take sin and sinful thinking very seriously. I have control of my mindset. I have learned to masturbate with a pure mindset. I do not view pornography of any kind, Nor do I sexually lust. Masturbating (with a pure mindset) to release regularly, Is quite beneficial. I do not struggle with sexual lust at all. It is also an energy booster while feeling good. I have this boost of energy when I'm done. When I used to live in sin, I also masturbated with an impure mindset, Then I felt guilt and shame afterward; I still got the energy booster, As I was motivated to desire to stop masturbation as I believed it was wrong back then. But I always struggled. I always thought that sexual lust and dirty thoughts always went hand in hand with masturbation, But that is false. It doesn't have to go hand in hand, Most people just don't know though. Note: Though I do not believe masturbation in itself is wrong, I do believe it is wrong for the individual who thinks it is wrong. As scripture does state that if you do something while believing it is wrong(even if it's not actually wrong) it is then sin. This is my rebuttal. If I have not covered everything or brought my point across clear enough, Please let me know.