Antonio 🍇

Theological Detective 📚| 25 yrs old | Presbyterian | Writing things 🖋️ |

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Vibes as of lately

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@__Conall @ZacharyGarris

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@AnneOfTheBooks Yep! That’s him

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BREAKING NEWS

Exercise is good for you

[Dexerto @Dexerto]

A study has found that weightlifting for just two hours a week is linked to a lower risk of early death

The research also found the biggest benefits were among people who combined weight training with activities like running

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Time to revisit this gem.

What are you reading lately?

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@Protestia He's PCUSA, are we really surprised that he's hostile to evangelism?

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@farmingandJesus For me, it's the way that one guy misspelled Leviticus.

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@mary_got_grace At least twice a day

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Modern churches peddle a therapeutic gospel of self-help.
Reformed theology cuts through the nonsense: God saves hell-bound sinners not because we are lovable, but because He is glorious — and His glory revealed in Christ is our only hope. Until we recover the sovereignty of God and the sufficiency of Scripture, we will keep producing shallow Christians in a collapsing culture. #ReformedPiety

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@GeorgeSayour Is it still biblical discipline-or just institutional punishment?

At what point does "the process" become the punishment?

[Men's Aesthetic @AestheticsMens]

Every great comeback starts with one random set of pushups on your bedroom floor.

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@elyradream Where’s the protein?

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@GeorgeSayour Truth

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@PresbyXian

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@EddyEkofo Yes, mainly sleep and actually resting from heavy lifting at least once a week or more.

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@reallKAT Yes, 100%

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@TheJollyBrawler @BlkRobeRegiment Thank you for sharing this brother! Many need to hear it

[The Jolly Brawler @TheJollyBrawler]

Gentlemen,

Not every besetting sin in your life is purely a spiritual problem.

The sin is real. Repentance is necessary. But sometimes your body is making the battle harder than it has to be.

Do you battle with anger?
It may be sin.
It may also be sleep apnea.

Do you battle with lethargy?
It may be slothfulness.
It may also be low testosterone.

Do you battle with anxiety?
It may be sinful fear.
It may also be poor sleep, a bad diet, too much caffeine or nicotine, or a nervous system that has been running on fumes for years.

The point is not to excuse sin.

The point is to stop pretending that men are disembodied souls.

You are body and soul. And sometimes the body is dragging the soul into a fight it is too exhausted to win.

Over the last eight years, I have spoken with countless men who were fighting difficult besetting sins they could not seem to overcome.

I have seen men who regularly flew into rages so intense they seemed ready to give themselves a stroke.
The issue was solved with a CPAP machine.

I have seen men who wanted to be hard workers, but could barely drag themselves out of bed.
This was solved when they found that they had low testosterone.

I have seen men with severe brain fog that made them poor fathers, husbands, and businessmen.
This was solved when they discovered that the issue was mitochondrial dysfunction, systemic inflammation, or other underlying health problems.

Many of these men were able to identify the issue with something as simple as a blood panel or a sleep study.

Many were able to improve dramatically with a CPAP, a few peptides, dietary changes, better sleep discipline, or other targeted interventions.

Again, this does not excuse sin.

It simply means that some men are trying to fight spiritual battles while their bodies are collapsing underneath them.

Repent of your sin.

But also get your bloodwork done. Fix your sleep. Clean up your diet. Take your body seriously.

You are not a ghost.

You are a man made of body and soul.

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@PsalmWarfare I avow