This is a God-given guide programmed into our spirit. It is dangerous to ignore our conscience. Those who do this habitually find that their consciences become impaired and unable to recognise right from wrong. The Voice of God is deliberately shut out and the result reminds the apostle Timothy of something that has been cauterized. No Christian ever wants to risk getting into this condition.
Masturbation is a perversion of the sexual act .
God planned this to be shared with a lawful partner. Self-directed sex constitutes an unlawful use of sexuality. Masturbation is not a Biblical alternative to sex . There is no third option. How to be free.