What if the word "sin" doesn't mean what you've been taught?

Not because the Bible got it wrong, but because somewhere between the original Greek and our English translations, we lost something critical.

In this episode, we're going back to John 8 and the story of the woman caught in adultery. The religious leaders are ready to stone her. They throw her at Jesus' feet and demand an answer: "Moses commanded us to stone such women. What do You say?"

It's a trap. And Jesus knows it.

But what He says next, and what He writes in the dirt, silences the entire crowd. One by one, from the oldest to the youngest, they drop their stones and walk away.

And then Jesus looks at the woman and says something that's been quoted for two thousand years: "Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more."

But here's the question nobody's asking: What did Jesus actually mean by that?

Because we've turned this into a behavior modification command when Jesus was addressing something far deeper.

In this episode, we're unpacking:
• The Greek word hamartia and why it's not a religious term (it's an archery term)
• What "missing the mark" actually means (and why it changes everything)
• The five different Greek words for sin we've been translating the same way
• What Romans 3:23 is really saying about falling short of God's glory
• What missing the mark looks like in real life and how to start aiming at the right target

This is going to challenge what you've been taught. It's going to make some people uncomfortable. And it's going to sound like I'm letting people off the hook.

But here's the thing: What I'm about to show you goes against standard teaching. But not against the Bible.

If you're ready to dig deeper, challenge what you've been taught, and see what the Bible actually says, then this episode is for you.

Join me as we challenge the narrative and honor the text.

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Sunday: "Hosanna! Save us!" The crowd celebrates Him as their hero.

Friday: "Crucify Him!" Same crowd demands His execution.

Five days. What happened?

When given a choice between Jesus (innocent) and Barabbas (a murderer), the crowd chose the murderer.

How do you go from celebration to execution in five days?

Most of us are making the same mistake.

We want "Hosanna"—God showing up on our terms, our timeline, our way.

But God shows up as Jesus—not always when or how we expect.

When He doesn't meet our expectations? We get disappointed. Offended. We walk away.

The crowd wanted a political king. He rode in on a donkey.
They wanted revenge. He taught forgiveness.
They wanted their version of deliverance. He offered something better.

He didn't fit their image. So they killed Him.

IN THIS EPISODE:

• What "Hosanna" actually means
• Why the crowd turned in five days
• The question you must answer: Are you looking for Hosanna or Jesus?

This isn't just history. It's about how we approach God today.

The crowd wanted Hosanna but got Jesus. They crucified Him because He didn't meet their expectations.

Don't make the same mistake.

STILL UNLEARNING with Nelson Jackson II
Challenging narratives. Honoring the text.

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There's a verse in the Bible that most men skip right over. It's tucked into 1 Peter 3, easy to miss if you're not paying attention. But this one verse has the power to completely shut down a man's prayer life.

Not slow it down. Not delay it. Shut it down.

And here's the wild part: It has nothing to do with your faith. Nothing to do with how much you pray or how often you fast. Nothing to do with spiritual warfare or the enemy blocking your blessings.

It has everything to do with how you're treating someone in your house.

In this episode, we break down 1 Peter 3:7 word by word and uncover the 5 things God requires from husbands—and why ignoring them will block your prayers. Not by the devil. By God Himself.

📖 WHAT WE COVER:

✅ The context of 1 Peter 3 (and why Peter wrote this to believing husbands)
✅ What it means to "dwell" with your wife (and why most men aren't doing it)
✅ The real meaning of "weaker vessel" (it's NOT what you think)
✅ Why God blocks prayers when husbands aren't honoring their wives
✅ How to love your wife the way Christ designed
✅ The 5 non-negotiables every husband needs to know

🔑 KEY SCRIPTURE:

1 Peter 3:7 (NIV)
"Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers."

📚 GREEK WORD STUDIES:

1️⃣ DWELL - Synoikeō (συνοικέω) - Strong's G4924
To live together, to share life, to be fully present

2️⃣ UNDERSTANDING - Gnōsis (γνῶσις) - Strong's G1108
Active, intentional, pursued knowledge

3️⃣ WEAKER VESSEL - Asthenēs (ἀσθενής) - Strong's G772
Delicate, fragile, precious (NOT inferior)

4️⃣ HEIRS TOGETHER - Synklēronomos (συγκληρονόμος) - Strong's G4789
Joint heirs, co-inheritors, equal access to God

5️⃣ HINDERED - Enkoptō (ἐγκόπτω) - Strong's G1581
To cut into, to block, to obstruct (military term)

💬 THE QUESTION:

Which of the 5 things from 1 Peter 3:7 do you struggle with most?
1. Dwelling with her
2. Knowing her
3. Honoring her
4. Seeing her as equal
5. Protecting your access to God

DM me your answer on Instagram [@yourhandle] or email me at [your email]. Let's talk about it.

This isn't about bashing men. This is about calling men higher.

Still unlearning,
Nelson Jackson II

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Men love quoting Ephesians 5:22. "Wives, submit to your husbands." They'll post it, frame it, and use it to win arguments. But ask them about verse 25? Suddenly, they have somewhere to be.

Because verse 25 doesn't give men a leadership manual. It gives them an assignment so extreme that most preachers just skip it. Paul uses the same Greek word to describe what husbands should do that's used when Judas betrayed Jesus. The same word used when Christ was handed over to be crucified.

In this episode, we're breaking down what "gave himself up" actually means in the original Greek, why submission isn't the problem (your version of leadership is), and the four things husbands are called to model that most men have been avoiding throughout their marriages.

This isn't about making men feel guilty. It's about showing them what Christ-like leadership actually looks like and why women don't resist submission to a man who models sacrifice rather than control.

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The real reason women won't submit: She's not rebelling. She's responding.

This episode is for women who have been called rebellious when you were just responding. And for men who genuinely want to understand.

We break down what the Bible actually says about biblical submission for women—and why you can't maintain what was never modeled.

IN THIS EPISODE:
✓ The real reason women won't submit
✓ She's responding, not rebelling (the difference)
✓ What men are supposed to model first
✓ What biblical submission actually means
✓ Why you can't maintain what wasn't modeled
✓ Eve's transgression vs. Adam's sin
✓ The design: Model before maintain
✓ When women don't have to submit

KEY INSIGHT: Women won't submit when there's nothing trustworthy to submit to. She's responding to what's been modeled.

FOR WOMEN: Have you been told you're rebellious when you were just responding?

FOR MEN: What are you modeling? Have you demonstrated surrender to God?

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Everyone knows 1 Timothy 2:12: "I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent." It's quoted in debates about women in ministry, biblical submission, and whether women can be pastors.

But that's not where Paul started.

Verse 8 comes first—and it's about men: "I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting" (1 Timothy 2:8).

Before Paul told women to be silent, he told men to pray without anger and wavering faith. Before he addressed submission, he established the foundation: surrender.

And when you skip verse 8, you miss everything.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE:

✅ What 1 Timothy 2:8 says about men (the verse nobody teaches)
✅ Why "without wrath and doubting" is the foundation for male leadership
✅ What biblical submission actually means in Greek (it's not obedience)
✅ Why Paul addressed men before women
✅ How to read 1 Timothy 2:12 in context
✅ What happens when men demand submission without demonstrating surrender
✅ The difference between foundation (verse 8) and structure (verse 12)

THE PROBLEM WITH SKIPPING VERSE 8:

Most teachings on 1 Timothy 2 jump straight to verse 12 about women. But Paul didn't start there. He started with men—and for good reason.

You can't build a structure without a foundation.
You can't demand submission if you haven't demonstrated surrender.
You can't ask someone to follow if you're not leading well.

Verse 8 is the foundation. Verse 12 is the structure. When you skip the foundation, the whole thing collapses.

WHAT "WITHOUT WRATH AND DOUBTING" MEANS:

"Wrath" (Greek: orgē) = settled, unresolved anger
"Doubting" (Greek: dialogismos) = wavering faith, double-mindedness

Paul is saying: Men, before you lead, you need to deal with your anger and your instability. You need to be men who pray—men who surrender to God—before you can expect anyone to arrange themselves under your leadership.

WHAT BIBLICAL SUBMISSION ACTUALLY MEANS:

The Greek word for submission is hypotassō—a military term meaning "to arrange under." It's not the same as obedience (hypakouō).

Submission is about voluntary cooperation within a structure.
Obedience is about following commands.

But here's the key: submission only works when the foundation is in place. When men are praying "without wrath and doubting," submission becomes safe. When men skip verse 8, submission becomes dangerous.

WHO THIS EPISODE IS FOR:

✔️ Women who've been told to submit without seeing it modeled
✔️ Men who want to lead biblically (not just demand compliance)
✔️ Anyone asking "Can women teach men?" or "What does 1 Timothy 2:12 mean?"
✔️ Couples struggling with biblical submission in marriage
✔️ Church leaders teaching on gender roles and complementarianism
✔️ Anyone deconstructing harmful church teachings
✔️ Christians who want to read the whole passage in context

GREEK WORD STUDY:

• Hypotassō (ὑποτάσσω) - Submission: "to arrange under" (military term)
• Orgē (ὀργή) - Wrath: settled, unresolved anger
• Dialogismos (διαλογισμός) - Doubting: wavering faith, double-mindedness

THE BOTTOM LINE:

You can't demand submission if you haven't demonstrated surrender.

If you've ever wondered why 1 Timothy 2:12 feels incomplete, this episode is for you.

Because it is incomplete—without verse 8.

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Fear or love—which one is driving your relationships? In this episode, I expose why the 5 love languages teach Christians to operate from fear instead of biblical love, and how this framework gives narcissists the playbook to manipulate you.

Discover:
• Why 1 John 4:18 proves fear and love can't coexist
• How love languages make you vulnerable to manipulation
• God's actual blueprint in 1 Corinthians 13
• The difference between love that "feels like" vs "is" security
• Questions to identify if your decisions come from love or fear

Scripture: 1 John 4:18, 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, Proverbs 29:25

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"We say God is love. So why don't we know how to love ourselves?"

Over 90% of people don't believe they are lovable. And here's why that matters: The way you love yourself becomes the blueprint for how you love everyone else.

In this episode, we're uncovering the revelation hidden in Matthew 22:39—"Love your neighbor AS yourself"—and what it really means when Jesus says you WILL love others in the same manner you love yourself.

Not "you should." Not "try to." You WILL.

🎯 IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL DISCOVER:

✅ Why basing your lovability on how others treat you keeps you stuck
✅ The 5 patterns that show we're still learning what love really is
✅ What "Love your neighbor AS yourself" actually means (Greek word study: hōs)
✅ Why "love is patient" comes first in 1 Corinthians 13
✅ What it means to be "long-tempered" vs "short-tempered" with yourself
✅ What neglecting yourself really teaches others (especially your children)
✅ How to cover yourself with love and why it changes how you cover others
✅ How to build self-love on agape (God's unconditional love) instead of performance

📖 KEY SCRIPTURES:

• 1 John 4:8 - "God is love"
• Matthew 22:39 - "Love your neighbor AS yourself"
• 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 - The love chapter
• 1 Peter 4:8 - "Love covers a multitude of sins"

🔥 THE 5 PATTERNS WE'RE STILL LEARNING:

1. We overfunction to feel valuable (tying worth to usefulness)
2. We tolerate disrespect to avoid conflict (teaching others our boundaries don't matter)
3. We apologize for things that aren't our fault (self-abandonment, not humility)
4. We stay in draining situations thinking that's commitment (it's fear, not love)
5. We give to others what we refuse to give ourselves (conditional love in action)

If you recognize these patterns, you're not broken. You're discovering what love was always meant to be.

💬 POWERFUL QUOTES:

"You can't save someone from drowning if you're drowning too."

"When you neglect yourself to be there for others, you're not teaching them love. You're teaching them neglect."

"Loving yourself is not forgetting to eat to make sure everyone else eats. Loving yourself is fixing the food and eating WITH them."

"You WILL love others in the same manner you love yourself. Not 'you should.' You WILL."

✨ WHAT YOU'LL WALK AWAY WITH:

• Why loving yourself isn't selfish—it's biblical
• How the way you treat yourself becomes the blueprint for how you treat everyone else
• What it means to be "long-tempered" with yourself (Greek: makrothymeō)
• How to cover yourself with love so you can cover others
• Why maturity in love means you stop performing it and start becoming it

We were never meant to earn love. We were meant to experience it fully.

— Nelson | Rethink Faith

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Most of us have been confusing conditions with boundaries our entire lives—and it's destroying our relationships. If you've ever felt like love was given until you messed up, or wondered why setting boundaries feels like you're being unloving, this episode will change everything.

In this episode, I break down the biblical difference between conditions and boundaries:

• A condition withholds love until you meet the standard

• A boundary offers love fully but protects what's being offered so you can experience its fullness

You'll discover:

✅ Why God's love is unconditional but still has requirements

✅ How the church accidentally teaches conditional love while preaching unconditional grace

✅ Why you can't build lasting relationships on eros, phileo, or storge without the foundation of agape love

✅ Leah's story from Genesis 29—a woman who tried to earn love through four sons (Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah) before she finally understood unconditional love

✅ Why over 90% of people don't love themselves—and how that affects the love they accept

✅ How to build relationships on the right foundation so they can survive the storms of life

KEY SCRIPTURES DISCUSSED:

• 2 Corinthians 5:18-19 - God reconciling the world to Himself

• Romans 5:8 - While we were still sinners, Christ died for us

• Genesis 29:31-35 - Leah's four sons

• Matthew 7:24-27 - Building your house on the rock

• 1 John 4:20 - You can't love God and hate your brother

If you've been trying to earn love, tolerating treatment you know isn't right, or afraid to set boundaries because you think it means you don't love someone—this episode is for you. Understanding conditions vs boundaries will free you from guilt, empower you to protect what you're offering, and help you build relationships that actually last.

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What you call love might actually be destroying your relationships—and the Bible reveals why. In this eye-opening episode, I break down the four types of love in Scripture that most Christians have never learned: agape (God's unconditional love), philia (friendship love), storge (family love), and eros (romantic love).

You've been taught that all love is the same and unconditional. But that's not what the Bible shows us. When you understand the difference between these types of love, everything changes about how you view your relationships, breakups, and the guilt you've been carrying.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL DISCOVER:

✅ The hidden conversation between Jesus and Peter about two different types of love (John 21)—and what most English translations completely miss

✅ Why "love never fails" doesn't mean what you think—and when it's biblical to leave a relationship

✅ The test to know if you're operating in agape love or conditional love (this will expose everything)

✅ Why some relationships are designed to end—and that's actually God's design, not failure

✅ The difference between leaving from love vs. leaving because the value ran out

✅ How to build relationships on an unconditional foundation so they can survive seasons of change

✅ Why you're not a failure for relationships that ended—you might have just completed the assignment

If you're carrying guilt over ended friendships, questioning whether your love is real, struggling in your relationship, or wondering if it's time to leave—this episode will set you free.

SCRIPTURE REFERENCES:
• John 21:15-17 - Jesus and Peter's conversation (agape vs philia)
• 1 Corinthians 13:8 - Love never fails
• Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 - A time for everything
• 1 John 4:8 - God is love

KEY TAKEAWAY: Agape is the only love that never fails—and only God can love you with that perfectly. Every other type of love can complete its purpose without being fake or failing. Once you understand this, you'll stop carrying guilt that was never yours to hold.

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