“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life.” Well, there was a time when all of us were slaves to sin and death. Some still are. But the free gift of God is eternal life. The Apostle Paul wrote about this forgiveness from sin in Romans six, twenty-three, and it’s a message he shared with his final New Testament epistle to his friend, Philemon. Stay with us now as Ron moves ahead in his series, “Route 66: The Ultimate Road Trip Through The Bible.” 

Freedom, Forgiveness and Second Chances, on today’s edition of Something Good with Dr. Ron Jones. Do you need forgiveness today? Have you blown your first chance and now find yourself in need of a second? If so, you’ll enjoy today’s message from the book of Philemon. Because it’s all about the beauty of forgiveness and second chances. Stay with us now as Ron continues his teaching series, “Route 66: The Ultimate Road Trip Through The Bible.” 

To change the way you behave, you first have to change the way you think. Well, before anyone can take the action of putting their faith in Christ for salvation, they first have to believe that it’s necessary, and they have to believe that Jesus Christ is the only means by which they can be saved. Behavior follows belief. That’s why teaching sound doctrine in the church is so critical. Stay with us now as Ron talks about the importance of sound doctrine, as he continues his teaching series, “Route 66: The Ultimate Road Trip Through The Bible.”  

Just as sin brought disorder to an otherwise orderly world, so do we, even as believers in Christ saved by grace through faith, sometimes bring disorder to what God wants to be an ordered church. There is a biblical order to the church, one the Apostle Paul wrote about some two thousand years ago in his letter to Titus. Ron takes us to that epistle today, as he continues his teaching series, “Route 66: The Ultimate Road Trip Through The Bible.” 

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness. The Apostle Paul wrote those words to Timothy in chapter three of his second letter to the young clergyman. Today, Ron takes us to this important letter, written by Paul near the end of his life. Stay with us now as Ron continues his teaching series, “Route 66: The Ultimate Road Trip Through The Bible.”  

C.S. Lewis once said, “You can’t go back and make a new beginning, but you can start right now and make a new ending.” What Lewis was talking about, among other things, was finishing strong. All of us, regardless of our past or our present, can start running our Christian race right now and finish well at the end. The Apostle Paul had just this idea in mind when he wrote the book of Second Timothy. Ron takes us there next, as he continues his teaching series, “Route Sixty-Six: The Ultimate Road Trip Through The Bible.”  

The Gospel of Jesus Christ is a sacred trust, one that should be protected, carefully guarded against any doctrine or any teaching that runs contrary to it. Well, false teaching in the church is nothing new. It’s been around almost since the day the church was born, and it is still prevalent today. How do we guard against it? Find out next, as Ron continues his teaching series, “Route 66: The Ultimate Road Trip Through the Bible.”

The truth about false doctrine, on today’s Something Good with Dr. Ron Jones. Well, the book of First Timothy was written to a young clergyman in Ephesus who had been mentored by the Apostle Paul. Paul wanted to make it clear that the local church should be properly structured, with elders and deacons carefully chosen on the basis of spiritual maturity. But Paul also warned Timothy as to the dangers of false teaching, urging him to rightly disseminate the Word of God with a mixture of boldness and humility. Paul’s instruction is as relevant today as it was two thousand years ago. And Ron shares Paul’s wisdom with us next, as he continues his series, “Route 66: The Ultimate Road Trip Through The Bible.”  

“Do not let anyone deceive you in any way, for the day of the Lord will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction.” Just who is this man of lawlessness, and what is keeping him from emerging on the world scene? Find out next, as Ron takes us to Second Thessalonians in his continuing series, “Route 66: The Ultimate Road Trip Through The Bible.” 

In light of Christ’s future return, how shall we now live? Today, we come to the book of Second Thessalonians, as Ron continues his teaching series, “Route 66: The Ultimate Road Trip Through The Bible.” Some of the believers in Thessalonica were under the impression that Christ had already returned. They were confused, disillusioned, and had begun to shirk some of their responsibilities. The Apostle Paul wrote this second letter to set the record straight, and Ron takes us there next. 

“For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God.  And the dead in Christ will rise first.” That’s First Thessalonians four, sixteen, and this is Something Good Radio. Well, the church in Thessalonica had been misinformed about the Second Coming of Christ, and had now grown concerned that their loved ones who had departed were no longer able to be saved.  Paul clearly and emphatically addressed those false teachings, and then, for good measure, he added some additional thoughts on the subject of Christ’s second coming.  

“We also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the Word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it, not as the word of men, but for what it really is, the Word of God.” Well, the Apostle Paul wrote those words to the Thessalonians, a body of believers who had turned from idolatry and begun to worship the true and living God. Paul commended for their strong faith, and yet he also needed to point out a few areas of concern.  

You may think you know who you are. But do you know who you are in Christ? Well, before anyone can know who they are in Christ, they first need to know the truth about who Jesus is. Today, Ron takes us to the book of Colossians to identify the truth about Jesus, and the truth about who we are as a result. Stay with us now as Ron continues his teaching series, “Route 66: The Ultimate Road Trip Through The Bible.”  

Some two thousand years ago, false teaching had begun to creep its way into the church at Colossae. So the Apostle Paul wrote a letter to the Colossians to debunk those heretical ideas. What were these false teachings, and how does Paul’s letter apply to us today? Answers come your way next, as Ron continues his teaching series, “Route 66: The Ultimate Road Trip Through The Bible.”