Christian beliefs about Dildos

[EstoyLoca]

Have name changed for this, but long term MN.

Am Christian and have been for most of my life. Am interested in other Christian thoughts on the use of Dildos for personal use alone.

What does the Bible say and where do you, as a Christian, stand on the use of them?

I am generally interested as there is such a grey area with respects to self pleasure. I have had advice from elder women who have said as long as no one else is getting hurt/ damaged/ penalised etc then it is ok, also providing that you do not lust after someone else.

But am still open to more scriptural based theology from Christians.

I Have a free evangelical church background if that helps.

In Leviticus it says dildos are okay as long as below 5 inches and only made of wood and not to be used on a Sunday.

Ffs🙄

You have to say 5 decades of the rosary for a dildo, and seven for a vibrator.

Ok, thanks but I was genuinely asking. Are either of you Christians or believers?

@MayFayner I am not Catholic therefore I do not use rosary beads

OP this forum probably not the best place to ask this question

I don't think people should come on here and mock the OP or her beliefs, she's asking a genuine question.

The OP is asking a simple question I dont understand why people are so mean o n here.

I can't help you on this but thank you for a truly great thread title.

Although, Catholic or not, I would invest in some rosary beads if you're interested in this. They could come in useful.

I'm not a Christian or religious but don't Christians indulge in other self pleasure like for instance a glass of wine or nice food. So why not sexual pleasure??

Am interested in other Christian thoughts on the use of Dildos for personal use alone.

Why?

Catholicism doesn’t need a specific teaching on dildos because it comes under the broader sin of masturbation, it’s like they don’t have a position on whether it’s OK to drown someone because it’s a sub-category of murder.

Ok, if you are a Christian from a Free Church Evangelical background, you should have a good modern Bible to hand. Most will have a concordance, or index, in the back. Have a look in there, and see what you come up with. I'm pretty sure that you won't find references to a dildo, but I think there is a mention of a rod?

I am such a bad catholic

I am not religious and obviously would be amazed if the bible made a statement about dildos but, it occurred to me that religious types used to self flagelate (sp?) and wear hair shirts so isn't it kind of the opposite side of that coin?

Does any religion give a shit about female sexual pleasure?

Ok thank you @ladybirdsarelovely33 . But I thought that the general Sex thread would not be conducive to Christian thoughts on the matter. I thought that I would be mocked senselessly.

Glad to be of assistance @IagoWithABlackberry

Lots of topics are discussed freely within the church @carexfairex , such as make up, clothing, finances, relationships, children etc, and so there are often modern or more in depth discussions around modern day life, yet little into this one. I thought that maybe my church was being vague.

I thought from following other threads for Christians that there would be more concrete dialogue or references to scriptures. But as I said, I think that this is a very grey area.

There's no scripture that explicitly references sex toys. Portions of the Psalms and Song of Songs can be read as being very pro women's pleasure, but I guess generally in the context of sex with a partner....?

What comes to mind most for me is 1 Corinthians 6, and the context of permissible things / beneficial things. Christianity is a faith of grace, not of law.

I think there is a reference to 'not spilling the seed on the ground', which referred to men masturbating or using the withdrawal method. Women don't have seed to spill, so we are OK.

Ah yes @flowershowerhalfanhour , especially 1corinthians 6:12, 18-19. Thank you. That scripture also refers to the body being a temple of God.

True @Whatsnewpussyhat , it is not generally a sermon topic. But it is also important. We talk so often about diet and what we eat, but what about sexual health if or if not in a marriage?

It's not allowed.

You can masturbated though only if you're married and with your husband present.

Taken in a wider context the purpose of anti-masturbation sentiment is to encourage followers to produce as many followers as possible. However, anti-fornication is more important. I would take the view that if it helps you avoid sinning but doesn’t prevent you reproducing then it’s good. If it does make a difference re sinning or conception it’s morally neutral. But if you use it as an alternative to marital unprotected sex it’s bad. Religious doctrine must always be read within the context of policy considerations if you want to get the full picture.

A Christian familiar with the Bible would know what the Bible says about the use of dildos. I.E it doesn't.

I don't think people should come on here and mock the OP or her beliefs

Do you not. Ok.

So you want to talk about “scriptural based theology” with regard to “dildos”. Not just female masturbation, but specifically “dildos”. And you think that’s a reasonable question?

OP I can heartily assure you, with 100% level of confidence, that there is nothing in the bible to sanction the use of dildos.

As pp said, the female orgasm is not a feature of organised religion. Some religions actively remove parts of female genitalia to stop the ability to orgasm. Religions can be wrong.

As regards “self-pleasure”- why not look at it this way OP. God gave you a clitoris. It’s not needed for intercourse or procreation. It’s just for pleasure. So there’s that.

As regards dildos, sorry I can’t help you there.

This is about sexual purity in general:

www.thegoodbook.co.uk/purity-is-possible

I'm a CofE Christian. I found this link quite helpful: www.gotquestions.org/masturbation-sin.html

Like many things, the Bible doesn't say anything specific about masturbation but it does set various principles of sexual morality which masturbation under certain circumstances would contravene.

For example, if you are doing it regularly and it becomes an obsessive habit, that would be a sin.
If you are fantasising about someone, that would be a sin.
If you are watching porn to turn yourself on, that would be a sin.

If you use it occasionally purely for pleasure and don't do any of the above, then I can't imagine God loses much sleep over it.

Also, while as Christians we have to try to be as pure as we can, we are human and we do sin and we do fall into sexual immorality from time to time, even if it's only lustful thoughts. God forgives these sins, we shouldn't beat ourselves up about them as long as we are repenting and trying not to repeat them.

Personally, after being troubled by this for a while, I got rid of my sex toys. I couldn't use them without it turning into a fantasy and I thought it therefore wasn't right to keep them.

I think that if something is playing on your mind, it's often because the Holy Spirit is convicting you. Something to pray on, maybe.

I hope this helps.