Cryptomynd

I'm a Child of God, and an untier of knots.
The Quiet Systems Weaver
#ChristFollower

[Cryptomynd @CryptoMynd]

The Holy Bible, God's Word, is not a book of rules. He is an introduction booklet to the incomprehensibly loving Creator of All. He who was, is, and is to come, the resurrected Son of God, Jesus. Read the introduction to God himself with an open mind, and He will open your eyes.

[Danny @Truth_matters20]

Atheists can't explain music.

[Jeremiah Knight @iamrjknight]

One of the most dangerous sins among those who are serious about truth is spiritual pride.

It does not usually enter dressed as rebellion. It enters dressed as discernment, zeal, courage, doctrinal accuracy, and concern for purity. A man may begin by defending the truth, but if he is not watchful, he may slowly start admiring himself for knowing it.

“Knowledge makes arrogant, but love edifies” (1 Corinthians 8:1).

This is why the devil loves spiritual pride. It can make a man correct in doctrine and rotten in spirit. It can make him expose error while forgetting his own need for mercy. It can make him speak of grace while showing very little of it toward others.

“Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before stumbling” (Proverbs 16:18).

The more truth God gives us, the lower we should become. Sound doctrine should not make the heart proud. It should break the heart, because every truth we know was received by mercy, not earned by brilliance.

“What do you have that you did not receive?” (1 Corinthians 4:7).

Zeal for Christ is good, but zeal without humility becomes dangerous. We must contend for the faith, but we must do it as sinners saved by grace, not as men standing above others.

“God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble” (James 4:6).

The man who truly knows God does not walk around impressed with himself. He trembles, repents, depends, and gives glory to the Lord who opened his blind eyes.

[Cryptomynd @CryptoMynd]

@Thevine_ntwk Basically, anything by Peggy Joyce Ruth. Her books are full of testimony.

[Talk Church @churchtalkative]

We cannot define morality outside of God.

If God is removed from the equation, who decides what is right and wrong? Culture? Feelings? The majority?

Human opinions change. God’s standard does not.

The reason good is good and evil is evil is because morality is rooted in the unchanging character of God.

[✞ Richard ✞ @Richard_gh1]

Three most important events:

[Cryptomynd @CryptoMynd]

Most women hate being tested despite loving to do the testing of others. That is hypocrisy. Simultaneously, it should be flipped the other way around. The testing should be mutual. Women should be tested before marriage to see if they are worthy, if they provide hupotasso (voluntary ordering under authority) and phobeō (reverence/respect), of the men, who will, upon marriage, assume the responsibility to provide for their families and to lead them on the right path. Especially with how their provider instincts will be taken for granted by everyone else. Does she exhibit respectful partnership and home management? Is he a good leader and provider? Both roles demand proven character, without which resentment arises. Be wise and seek wisdom. “Worthy” here means trajectory of character visible in real-life pressures, not perfection. Respect and submission are not earned by the man’s performance alone but are cultivated within a relationship where his leadership is already demonstrably sacrificial. Likewise, his provision and direction must be tested against consistency rather than potential. This approach directly serves the goal of resentment-free partnership by replacing hidden assumptions with shared, transparent standards. Genesis 2:18, 1 Corinthians 11:3, Ephesians 5:23; James 1:5; Matthew 7:1-5&16-20, 1 Thessalonians 5:21, Song of Solomon 8:4; Ephesians 5:18-33(esp. 22-24, 33), Colossians 3:18–19, 1 Peter 3:1-7, Titus 2:4-5, Proverbs 31:10-31; Ephesians 5:25-32, John 13:1-17, Mark 10:42-45, 1 Timothy 3:1-7&5:8; Ephesians 4:15&5:18, Corinthians 6:14, Proverbs 11:14&15:22

[Cryptomynd @CryptoMynd]

Imagine that there is a large house with many rooms from bedrooms and kitchens, to ballrooms and beaches. A man was told to look after the house for a day by the friend who owns it. He thought locking the door wasn't that important, because who would enter someone else's house uninvited? He was wrong. He forgot to lock the door, and soon found dozens of random people who believe they are entitled to every part of this house just because they managed to get inside. People who want inside and don't care about propriety, property rights, or guest rules. People lounging on the beaches, playing with the instruments, ignoring their children, and messing with the spice racks. When the owner came back, she asked if he had locked the door, and that's when it dawned on him where the people came from. He went to the front door and saw an aquaintance slipping inside, and she resisted and blew him off when he told her to leave, as if he had no authority here. He managed to get her to leave. He went to the ballrooms and kitchens and told them to leave and found an obedient little fox along the way. The fox was cute, but not much help. Some of them left upon him using his serious voice, but some just pointed at him and talked to others. He had to use much effort to get them to leave. The ones leaving couldn't get out of the locked front door from the inside, so he had to let them out, while keeping the ones outside from getting in. This happened many times because he initially forgot to lock the front door. He had to go back and forth between the different areas of the house and the front door, and also prevent the ones at the back from wandering back into the house. After everyone else was gone again, the owner appeared again, and showed him around the house, explaining that many want inside but few will do what is necessary to do so, and few will take care of the house, so we must lock the door, that only those with a key can enter. She then handed him a key.

[Cryptomynd @CryptoMynd]

Survived voluntary discomfort makes a person stronger.

[Testosterone Maxing @testomaxing]

Dear men, read this carefully.

Testosterone does NOT just affect muscles and libido.

It affects behavior.

And one thing I’ve noticed over and over again?

High testosterone men usually do NOT comply easily.

I’m not talking about loud fake rebels who argue with everyone for attention.

I’m talking about men who instinctively feel resistance when something feels wrong.

You know that feeling?

Someone tells you to:
-sit down
-shut up
-follow blindly
-stop questioning

...and something inside you immediately goes:

“nahhh…”

Not emotional.
Not dramatic.

Just resistance.

Like your nervous system itself rejects weak submission.

Meanwhile low-testosterone men comply FAST.

They nod immediately.
Smile nervously.
Laugh too much.
Seek approval constantly.

“Hehehe okay boss 😄”

Like trained animals waiting for commands.

And before somebody gets offended:

No, this does NOT mean every obedient person has low testosterone.

But if you notice patterns carefully, men with stronger masculine presence usually question things more instinctively.

They pause first.

They assess.

They don’t instantly surrender mentally.

Because testosterone changes behavior.

You can literally FEEL it physically sometimes.

The jaw tightens.
The posture changes.
Breathing shifts.

Compliance starts feeling uncomfortable in the body itself.

That’s why I genuinely think modern systems prefer softer men.

Men who:
-never question
-never challenge
-never resist
-never think independently

Much easier to manage.

Now look around honestly.

How many men outsource ALL their thinking now?

“Doctor said so.”
“Government said so.”
“Boss said so.”
“Social media said so.”

No questioning.
No analysis.
No instinct.

Just passive obedience.

Meanwhile high-testosterone men usually observe differently.

They read:
-tone
-body language
-hidden motives
-social dynamics

They can FEEL when something is off.

That’s why these men often get labeled:
-“toxic”
-“aggressive”
-“hard to work with”
-“dangerous”

Translation?

Harder to control.

And another thing:

High-testosterone men usually don’t need endless permission.

WHY?

Because excessive permission-seeking is often a survival strategy from fearful environments.

“Is this okay?”
“What if people get upset?”
“What if I offend someone?”
“What will everybody thinkkkkk 😭”

Brother… by the time approval arrives, the opportunity is gone.

I think most men reading this can relate to at least one moment in life where hesitation cost them massively.

A business opportunity.
A girl.
A decision.
A move.

Overthinking kills momentum.

That’s one thing testosterone does VERY strongly.

It reduces hesitation.

Not because high-testosterone men are magically fearless.

But because action starts feeling more natural than endless mental debating.

They move.
They test.
They decide.

Not always perfectly.

But REAL movement still happens.

And honestly?

That alone separates many successful men from unsuccessful ones.

Because modern society has trained people into chronic hesitation.

Everybody is:
-overanalyzing
-overthinking
-waiting
-seeking validation
-seeking permission

Meanwhile decisive men quietly build:
-businesses
-families
-strength
-status
-respect

Momentum compounds FAST in life.

And yes…

I genuinely think modern environments subtly suppress masculinity over time.

Not through some cartoon villain conspiracy.

But through lifestyle design.

Sedentary work.
No sunlight.
No movement.
Ultra-processed food.
Constant stimulation.
Sleep deprivation.
Fear-based media.
Social isolation.

Look at modern men honestly.

Exhausted.
Anxious.
Inflamed.
Passive.
Addicted to comfort.
Terrified of confrontation.

That environment absolutely affects hormones AND behavior over time.

And before people intentionally misunderstand this:

Testosterone does NOT automatically make men violent.

That’s low IQ understanding of masculinity.

Real masculine men are often CALMER under pressure.

But they become very difficult to psychologically dominate.

That’s the difference.

They stop needing:
-excessive approval
-permission
-validation
-constant reassurance

And systems built around compliance HATE that type of man.

Because he’s harder to manipulate emotionally.

REAAAALLLL masculine men are not always loud.

Not always screaming.
Not always fighting.
Not always flexing.

A lot of them are actually very calm.

But you can FEEL they won’t bend easily.

That presence alone changes how people interact with them.

And honestly?

Weak systems fear that kind of man more than anything else.

[Lag Incarnate @Lag_Incarnate]

@ShitpostRock2 My brother in Christ, you confess your sins to God not to innocent bystanders on the internet.

[Divinely Designed @DivinelyDesined]

The most detailed 3D reconstruction of a cell ever created.

Blows my mind every time.

But what exactly are we looking at here?

The average human cell contains:

~ 15-20 total distinct organelle types, totalling between ~1-10 million working together per cell.

All these nano-machines in the cell are made up of proteins.

~ 8,000-10,000 distinct types of unique proteins, adding up to between 40 million - 10 trillion total proteins making up all those cellular systems.

~ 10,000 - 15,000 distinct types of RNA shuttling information around the cell, totalling up to ~10 million RNA molecules moving around the cell simultaneously.

~ Billions of Lipid molecules packed together into the cell membrane, which is also packed tightly with millions more protein-based nano-machines.

And let's not forget billions of lines of DNA information to build and run it all.

That's TRILLIONS of of individual molecular pieces working together to make a single cell function.

That means there is more complexity in a single cell than humanity's largest cities.

And people still believe this wasn't Divinely Designed.

This is God's Glory on Display.

But to make the point.

A cell couldn't have evolved from some nebulous simpler "protocell" because even the simplest cells still require massive complexity.

The "simplest" cell ever created was engineered by scientists knocking out pieces of a functional cell until it stopped functioning.

Here is what they found is the absolute necessary minimal requirements of a cell to function:

- Over ~531,000 lines of coded DNA information

- 473 total genes to create hundreds of unique protein products (they later added 19 genes back in because the cell was so weak)

- Hundreds of thousands of total proteins all working together

- Extensive regulatory networks guiding all these interactions

If the cell doesn't have all these systems in place, from the start...
it doesn't live.

Cell rely on an intricate network of complex systems, which are themselves built from complex interconnected pieces woven together into an incomprehensibly complex web of functionilty.

Only intelligence has ever been observed creation vast interconnected systems like this.

Life was clearly Created.

It couldn't happen any other way.

[Cryptomynd @CryptoMynd]

A man is ascending a mountain, and sees 3 options, a jetpack, a route tablet, and mixed reality glasses. The jetpack has a throttle, the route tablet shows the paths up from the current location but not the destination, and the MR glasses show the visible paths, where danger lies, and all valid handholds. He can use all 3, but chooses not to use the glasses, because he didn't bother to put them on to find out what they can do. As he climbs, he must use the jetpack to save himself when he sits or steps on a crumble prone ledge, but he survives with a few scrapes. He choses the path he thinks looks best, but cannot see that it has the 2nd most dangers of them all as he looks up the mountain. When the jetpack is low on fuel, he must use the handholds to continue climbing but cannot see which will crumble or where the snakes are. And after much struggle that could have been avoided, a snake bites him right as he is about to reach the peak, reaching for a handhold on a hidden ledge. He slips, and catches hinself on another handhold, which crumbles when he puts his weight on it. He tumbles to his death, never knowing how this could have been prevented.

[Cryptomynd @CryptoMynd]

It's more like this metaphor: A man is ascending a mountain, and sees 3 options, a jetpack, a route tablet, and mixed reality glasses. The jetpack has a throttle, the route tablet shows the paths up from the current location but not the destination, and the MR glasses show the visible paths, where danger lies, and all valid handholds. He can use all 3, but chooses not to use the glasses, because he didn't bother to put them on to find out what they can do. As he climbs, he must use the jetpack to save himself when he sits or steps on a crumble prone ledge, but he survives with a few scrapes. He choses the path he thinks looks best, but cannot see that it has the 2nd most dangers of them all as he looks up the mountain. When the jetpack is low on fuel, he must use the handholds to continue climbing but cannot see which will crumble or where the snakes are. And after much struggle that could have been avoided, a snake bites him right as he is about to reach the peak, reaching for a handhold on a hidden ledge. He slips, and catches hinself on another handhold, which crumbles when he puts his weight on it. He tumbles to his death, never knowing how this could have been prevented.

[Cryptomynd @CryptoMynd]

Here, ' ' is used to denote different concepts
'Free will' requires 'Free' 'Will'
'Free' requires the 'ability to refuse'
'Will' requires 'subjectivity'
This means 'moral' concepts can't arise naturally from purely 'rational' processes
'Objective' 'good' requires 'free' 'will'
And therefore, an 'objectively' 'good' God.

[Global Confidence @globalconfy]

Gay people can make it to heaven.
Atheists can make it to heaven.
Muslims can make it to heaven.

Only if they repent and find Jesus.

[Path of Men @PathOfMen_]

Life becomes 100x more enjoyable when you start playing it like a video game. You have free will. You can literally do anything you want. Go anywhere. Build anything. Become anyone. The only rules that are stopping you are the ones you inherited from people who also felt stuck. Drop them. Step into the game with wild self belief and borderline greedy ambition. Dream so big it feels irresponsible. The life you always wanted is not out of reach. You just finally have to decide to go collect it.

[GodsNode @GodsNode]

Death came into the world by sin.
To be without sin is life.
Death without sin came by Christ.
Christ killed death through life.

Our life came into the world of sin.
To be with sin is death.
His Spirit coats our body in faith.
His Spirit kills our death with life.