Something Good with Dr. Ron Jones

Killing your enemies on today’s Something Good with Dr. Ron Jones. When we talk about killing our enemies in the context of Christ’s teaching, what we mean is to kill them with kindness. To overcome evil with good. This is the challenge issued by Jesus in His Sermon on the Mount, when He tells us to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. Ron takes you to this hard saying of Jesus next, as he moves ahead in his series, “Kingdom Come: Lessons from the Sermon on the Mount.”  

When was the last time you surprised someone with your generosity? In Matthew chapter five, Jesus introduces a few revolutionary ideas. “Turn the other cheek. Go the extra mile. Give the shirt and the coat.” Ron takes an in-depth look into these hard sayings of Jesus today as he moves ahead in his teaching series, “Kingdom Come: Lessons from the Sermon on the Mount.” 

“You have heard that it was said, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But I say to you, do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.” How’s that for a hard saying from Jesus? And it’s just one of many from this passage in Matthew chapter five. Ron breaks it all down for us next, as he moves ahead in his teaching series, “Kingdom Come: Lessons from the Sermon on the Mount.”  

“Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices.” That verse from Colossians chapter one reminds us of what it means to have integrity, and what it looks like in the life of a Christian. Today, Ron moves ahead in his series, “Kingdom Come: Lessons from the Sermon on the Mount, by sharing three critical areas in which integrity is of the utmost importance. 

It’s been said that integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is watching, and it’s true. But in Matthew chapter five, Jesus offered a more thorough view when He instructed us to honor our word, and to do it without taking any sort of oath. “Let your yes be yes and your no be no,” He said. Ron takes a look at this passage in Matthew five today, as he moves ahead in his series, “Kingdom Come: Lessons From The Sermon On The Mount.”   

What did Jesus say about divorce? Perhaps not as much as you would have guessed. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus addressed a wide variety of hot-button subjects. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Lust. Anger. Today, we come to what just might be the hottest button yet.  Divorce. What did Jesus say about it, and how are we to interpret it? Ron helps you understand the subject next, as he continues his series, “Kingdom Come: Lessons From The Sermon On The Mount.” 

“You have heard that it was 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.” That’s one of the most shocking statements Jesus ever made. But what does it mean, exactly? Ron helps us understand this hard saying of Jesus next, as he moves ahead in his teaching series, “Kingdom Come: Lessons From The Sermon On The Mount.” 

You may already know that, when it comes to human relationships, Jesus put a premium on forgiveness. But He took reconciliation every bit as seriously. Today Ron moves ahead in his series, “Kingdom Come: Lessons From The Sermon On The Mount,” with an in-depth look into the process of reconciliation, and the obstacles we face that sometimes prevent it. 

The hard sayings of Jesus, on today’s Something Good with Dr. Ron Jones. Jesus spoke with great authority during His earthly ministry. And some of His toughest sayings come to us in Matthew chapters five through seven, the Sermon on the Mount. Ron takes us to a few of those statements today, including Christ’s position on murder, forgiveness, and--perhaps most importantly--reconciliation, as he moves ahead in his teaching series, “Kingdom Come: Lessons From The Sermon On The Mount.”  

“Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” Jesus said those words in Matthew chapter five to His disciples and to a great multitude who had gathered there to hear His teaching. But what exactly does this particular teaching mean? How are we to exceed the righteousness of the Pharisees? Answers come your way next, as Ron moves ahead in his teaching series, “Kingdom Come: Lessons from the Sermon on the Mount.”