Something Good with Dr. Ron Jones

Do you want to be a good marriage partner? The place to start is by being a good dating partner. You know, there’s an art to dating … and it’s something of a lost art. Coming up next, Ron shares some wise words about dating as he continues his series, “The Secrets of a Satisfying Marriage: Relationship Wisdom from the Song of Solomon.” 

If the grass looks greener on the other side, you might be too far away to see its true color. No matter what it may look like from a distance, every yard, every patch of grass, has its share of brown spots. Tend to your own yard, your own marriage, because you won’t find anything better anywhere else. Stay with us now as Ron moves ahead in his teaching series, “The Secrets of a Satisfying Marriag...

From the silver screen to the small screen to the little black book, many have tried and failed to find true love. Usually, because they don’t know what true love means. If you really want to know what true love is, why not go to the One who created us in the first place? That’s what Ron does today as he moves ahead in his teaching series, “The Secrets of a Satisfying Marriage: Relationship Wisdom...

If you want to read a good love story, check out the Song of Solomon. It’s better and truer than anything you’ll find in the secular market. Today, Ron has a special message for all you men out there as he continues his series, “The Secrets of a Satisfying Marriage: Relationship Wisdom from the Song of Solomon.”  

What does it take to make a good marriage? The secret to having a healthy marriage isn’t much of a secret. The blueprint has been around for thousands of years. Today, Ron takes us to the Song of Solomon and to an in-depth look at God’s blueprint for marriage.  

The institution of marriage is in real trouble in America. The one is becoming two again in record numbers. How can we reverse this trend? Is it possible to have strong, intimate, and godly marriages in such a divorce-minded culture? Ron believes it is, and he’ll tell you why today, as he moves ahead in his teaching series, “The Secrets of a Satisfying Marriage: Relationship Wisdom from the Song o...

Love songs come and go. This one came and stayed. The Word of God has withstood the test of time. It’s relevant. It’s redemptive. It’s even romantic. It’s God’s love letter to you, and it includes a love song, the Song of Solomon, that we might call an owner’s manual for love and marriage. Today, Ron begins to unpack this timeless love song as he moves ahead in his teaching series, “The Secrets of...

If you want to know how marriage was designed, who better to ask than the Designer Himself? From the very beginning, God had a vision for He wanted marriage to look like. Our culture has, in many ways, made a mockery of God’s design. But make no mistake, the Word of God is crystal clear on what marriage should look like. Stay with us as Ron moves ahead in his teaching series, “The Secrets of a Sat...

If you think you have a plan for your dream marriage, you should hear God’s! From the very beginning, God had a plan for marriage, a dream, if you will, for what it should look like. And for the next few weeks, Ron will share that dream with us in his teaching series, “The Secrets of a Satisfying Marriage: Relationship Wisdom from the Song of Solomon.” 

In Ecclesiastes five, verse ten, King Solomon write, “He who loves money never has money enough.” Consider the negative impact of greed. It can divide churches, ruin families, and severely impact your fellowship with God. Today, Ron tells us how we can defeat this deadly sin as we wraps up his teaching series, “Undefeated: Overcoming the Deadly Sins That Drag You Down.” 

It is not money, but the love of money, that is the root of all kinds of evil. Well, for the past two weeks, Ron has taken us on a journey through the first six of the seven deadly sins. Pride. Anger. Lust. Laziness. Gluttony. Envy. Today, we come to the seventh and final one on the list, greed. God’s Word has much to say about this dangerous vice, and the corresponding virtue that we can use to d...

Every vice has a corresponding virtue, one that can help you overcome the sins that drag you down. Today Ron takes us once again to the deadly sin of envy, a vice that can lead to all sorts of larger problems, including murder, adultery and idolatry. What virtue we can use to defeat the deadly sin of envy?  Find out next, as Ron continues his teaching series, “Undefeated: Overcoming the Deadly Sin...

In James chapter four, verse two, we read these sobering words. “You envy and cannot obtain, so you quarrel and fight." Well, today Ron takes us to the sixth of the seven deadly sins, envy. It stirs up untold amounts of strife, in relationships … in the church, and as we’ve seen for the past few months, it can divide our society at large. How can we overcome this deadly sin?  Find out next, a...

Self-indulgence is the enemy of self-denial and the enemy of Christian discipleship. Those aren’t my words. They’re the words of Dr. Ron Jones, lead pastor at Atlantic Shores Baptist Church in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Well, the world preaches self-improvement and self-indulgence. Jesus taught self-denial and self-restraint. Today, Ron sets the table for us on how to overcome the deadly sin of glu...

You may think of gluttony as being addicted to eating too much. But there’s far more to it than that. The Bible has plenty to say about gluttony. And when it does, it always includes words of caution about drunkenness. The word gluttony not only excessive eating, but excessive drinking. Ron digs in to the subject of gluttony today, as he continues his teaching series, “Undefeated: Overcoming the D...

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come on you like a robber, and want like an armed man.” That’s Proverbs twenty-four, verses thirty-three and thirty-four. Being lazy may seem harmless enough … certainly not as destructive as anger, pride or lust. But there’s a reason slothfulness finds its way into this list of the seven deadly sins. Ron tel...

Today, we come to the fourth of the seven deadly sins, laziness. At first blush, laziness doesn’t seem to be all that problematic. Certainly not at destructive as pride, anger or lust, the first three deadly sins. But as you’ll see during the next half hour or so, perpetual laziness brings with it some rather severe consequences.  

And Jesus said, “If your right eye causes you to stumble, tear it out and throw it away.” What did Jesus mean by those words? Are we to take them literally? Ron has answers next, as he continues his teaching series, “Undefeated: Overcoming the Deadly Sins That Drag You Down.” 

“You have heard it said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart." Well, Jesus gave a lot of hard sayings during His life and ministry. The one you just heard was one of the hardest. What did He mean? What are the implications for you and me?  Answers come your way next, as Ro...

That which begins in the heart can only be overcome through a change of heart. Anger is like that. It begins in our hearts and, if not kept in check, can lead to angry words, angry actions, or both. To help us overcome this deadly sin, Ron takes us to the words of Jesus as continues his series, “Undefeated: Overcoming the Deadly Sins That Drag You Down.”  

The Bible tells us to be angry but do not sin. The question is, How do we do it. Ron has answers today on Something Good, as he moves ahead to the next stop in his series, Undefeated: Overcoming the Deadly Sins That Drag You Down.” As you’ll see over the next twenty minutes or so, there is a way to manage anger without sinning. There’s even a way to overcome it once and for all.  

He was the greatest person who ever lived.  He was also the most humble. Jesus, without blemish, without sin, the only begotten Son of God, humbled Himself to the point of death on a cross. Today, Ron shares more about the example of humility Christ gave to us. But first, he points to someone else, a man to whom Jesus gave high praise during His life on Earth. Stay with us here as Ron moves ahead...

It was Satan himself who was kicked out of heaven because of his pride. And he has been appealing to our own sense of pride ever since. Today, on Something Good, Dr. Ron Jones reminds us that pride is not only the first of the seven deadly sins. It’s also the deadliest, because it sets the foundation for all the deadly sins that follow. How can we overcome it once and for all?  Answers come your w...

The greatest threats to the victorious Christian life are the world, the flesh and the devil. But because of Christ, we are already more than conquerors over all three. You may not always feel like a conqueror, but you are. Today, Ron shares the biblical proof for that claim, reminding us of who and what we are in Christ.  

“In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.” That’s Romans eight, thirty-seven, and this is Something Good. Back in the Sixth Century, Pope Gregory the First came up with a list of seven deadly sins. Pride, anger, lust, laziness, gluttony, envy, and greed. For the next couple of weeks Ron will take you through each of them, as he shares his teaching series, “Undefeat...