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Topic: Bless (Blessing)

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2024-01-19
The Secular Nation of Israel: Does the blessing about those who bless Israel ("I will bless those who bless you") still apply to us? How do we present information about the way Israel has become so completely secular? [Genesis 12:3].



2023-12-28
Growth Through The Narrow Path Ministry/ Radio Program: Caller expresses his great appreciation for his growth through The Narrow Path ministry and radio program.
Better (Non-Dispensational) Study Bible: Is there a better Study Bible for the partial preterist, non-dispensationalist?
Pope's Blessing Same-sex Marriage: What do you think about the Pope blessing same-sex marriage?

2023-12-22
"All Will be Blessed Through Him": Is Zacharius referring to Genesis 12, when it is indicated that all will be blessed through Him? [Luke 1:68-73, Genesis 12:1-3].



2023-11-06
"Blessed" or "Happy": Can you give me a better definition of the word "blessing" instead of "happy?" Happy doesn't seem accurate.



2023-10-06
Offering "Blessings": Can you help me with the meaning of the word "bless" in Hebrews 7 about Melchizedek and how one would bring blessings to the Lord? [Hebrews 7:7, Psalm 63:4, Matthew 5:3-12].



2023-08-30
Raising Hands in Worship: Could you give me scriptures that support the raising of one's hands to get a blessing? [1 Timothy 2:8, Psalm 63:4].
"Unstable Souls": Would you explain "unstable souls" in 2 Peter? [2 Peter 2:14, Matthew 7:24-28].


2023-08-16
Blessings on the Just & Unjust: Why does God bless the unjust? [Matthew 5:43-44].



2023-08-01
Blessing Others: What is meant when one "blesses" another? [Numbers 6:24-26, Ephesians 1:3]
Why Twelve Children for Steve Gregg: Why did you want twelve children?


2023-06-15
The Birthright & the Patriarchal Blessing: Could you explain the birthrights discussed in Genesis 25 and Genesis 27? [Genesis 25, Genesis 27].



2023-06-12
Blessing of One's Children: How do I relate the blessing of Isaac to my own children? Especially if some are going astray? [Genesis 27].



2023-06-07
Material vs Spiritual Blessings: What do you think of a pastor saying that the everyday material provisions are not the blessings referred to in John 10:10, but spiritual blessings? [John 10:1-10, Luke 12:15, 1 Timothy 6:17-18, Ephesians 1:3, Luke 3:1. Matthew 19:23-24]
Dallas Willard's Ministry: What do you think about Dallas Willard's ministry and books, like "The Divine Conspiracy" and "Renovation of the Heart?"


2023-01-18
Hasidic Jews: I asked you previously why the Hasidic Jews wear black, and they said it was to separate themselves from the rest of the world.
Saying "God Bless You:" What do you think about the danger of saying "God bless you" to those i other faiths that are spreading falsehoods? [2 John 1:10].


2023-01-05
Is "Faith" Meritorius: Is "faith" meritorius in terms of salvation? [Genesis 15:6, Hebrews 11].
Why "death"? If death is not the end of opportunity what is the point of death? [I Timothy 6:16].


2022-09-23
Blessing Israel: Should we bless Israel today? If so, what does this symbolize? [Numbers 23:20, Matthew 5:45, I Corinthians 16:22, Genesis 12:3].



2022-07-26
Joseph as Fruitful & Blessing: Could you talk about Joseph and the verse about his being a "fruitful bough ... whose branches run over the wall? [Genesis 49:22].



2022-05-04
The Blessing Through the Ancestral Line: Does the blessing of Abram (Abraham) go down through the seed of that line? [Galatians 3:16].
God Brought "The Curse" Upon Himself: Did God bring the curse upon Himself, when He cursed Israel? [Galatians 3, Deuteronomy 30:19, Deuteronomy 28-29, Leviticus 26].


2022-03-16
God's Blessing and Intercession for Unbelievers: Does God both bless and intercede for unbelievers, or just believers? [Matthew 5:45, Hebrews 4:15, James 1:17, Romans 2:4].



2022-02-25
Word of Faith (Prosperity Doctrine): Could you help me understand these verses relative to the Word of Faith movement? [Matthew 7:11, Luke 11:13, Deuteronomy 28, Ephesians 1:3, John 16:33].



2022-02-11
Blessings & Blessing Others: Could you talk about the word blessing and the various uses and meanings of the word in scripture? [Ephesians 1:3, Deuteronomy 28:1-14, Galatians 3:8-14].



2022-01-24
Getting More Grace: Can one get more grace and what is the difference for the believer vs non-believer? [Matthew 5:45, James 1:17, Psalms 103:10, Ecclesiastes 8:11, Revelation 2:21, Romans 2:21, I Corinthians 15:10, I Corinthians 3:10, 2 Corinthians 12:9, 2 Peter 1:2, I Peter 5:10].



2022-01-14
Genesis-Literal, Historical, or Symbolic: Would you trust someone who starts out saying that one doesn't need to take Genesis or historically? [Genesis 1].
Is God Blessed?: Is God blessed in Himself? [Genesis 6:6].


2022-01-11
God's Promise of Prosperity to the Faithful: How does one approach the topic of Christians not necessarily being blessed with prosperity? Recommended topical lectures on "The Word of Faith". [Ephesians 1:3, I Timothy 6:8-10, Luke 22:42, I John 2:15-17].



2022-01-07
Blessings in Christ: What are our primary spiritual blessings in Christ to which Paul refers? [Ephesians 1].
"In Christ" & the "Body of Christ": Is being "in Christ" a mystical thing, or is it more of a metaphor? [Romans 8:9, Ephesians 1].


2021-12-15
God's Promises Conditional: Are God's promises to us conditional? ;[Matthew 5:45, Deuteronomy 28, Luke 14:12-13, Romans 2:4].



2021-11-24
Blessing a House: If someone wants their house blessed because of suspected demonic activity, is it something that is biblical to do? [Revelation 18:2, Jeremiah 51:37, Matthew 12:43].



2021-08-17
Hearing from God: How do you know when something is from God? Sometimes I feel like I may be destined to fail, like it is in Calvinism, with no way out. [James 1:17, Colossians 3:22].



2021-07-27
"Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” What did Jesus mean when he said they would not see him again until they say, "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!”? [Matthew 23:39, John 14:21-23].



2021-07-23
God's Promises for Us: How do you know if and when God's promises are for us? Recommended Topical Lectures; "Word of Faith" & "Making Sense of Suffering". [2 Corinthians 1:20, Hebrews 8:6, Ephesians 1:4-6, James 5:14].



2021-01-15
Benefits for a Believer Listed in Psalms: Are the benefits for believers mentioned in Psalm 103, still applicable to believers today? [Psalm 103:2-14].



2021-01-11
Birth Control for the Chrisitian: Could you talk about your view of birth control being less than desirable for the Christian? [Psalm 127:4, Romans 12:2].



2020-12-14
Blessed are the Meek, They Shall Inherit: What is your take on "blessed are the meek" from the beatitudes? [Matthew 5:5, Psalm 37:11, Psalm 2:8, Psalm 115:16, Revelation 5:10].



2020-11-09
Bless Those That Curse You: Could you explain what Jesus meant by "bless" as in "Bless those that curse you"? [Matthew 5:44, Exodus 23:4-5].



2020-08-18
War - Christian Who Die are Ready: Caller comments on the call about "The Crusades", noting that Muslims are not ready to meet God, but Christians are.
Giving to Christian Ministries: Isn't giving to Christian ministries a requirement for the believer, and could neglect there be why we suffer at times? [Luke 12:48].


2020-08-14
Poor in Spirit, but Be Joyful: How do you align scripture's suggestion that there are those who are poor in spirit, but yet they are promised joy? [Philippians 4:4, Psalm 34:18].



2020-05-21
Letters to the Seven Churches in Revelation: If the seven churches in Revelation are in Asia Minor, then why would John be writing to them instead of the believers in Jerusalem? [Matthew 24].
Blessing Promised to Churches in Revelation: Would the blessing promised to the seven churches in Revelation be primarily because they would witness prophecy being fulfilled? [Revelation 2:10, Revelation 3:10].
Laws Written on our Hearts-Absolute Right & Wrong? Are the laws of God really written on our hearts, so that we know absolute right and wrong? Particularly since so many right things are contingent on the circumstances and situation? ?

2020-05-12
Rejecting Knowledge of God: Would you comment on the application of perishing for lack of knowledge in Hosea 4:6 and relating it to us today? [Hosea 4:1 & 6, Hosea 5:4, Hosea 6:3].
If My People Called By My Name: Could you comment on 2 Chronicles 7:13 and if the promise is about making America great? [2 Chronicles 7:13, I Corinthians 1:10, Joshua 1:7, Ezekiel 7:21].


2020-04-13
Blessed-in the Name of the Lord: In Matthew 23, what is Jesus referring to when he says, "blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord? [Matthew 23:39].
The Beast in Revelation: Could you discuss the Beast in Revelation 13? [Revelation 13].


2020-04-01
Blessing Israel Fulfilled: Is the blessing referred to in Genesis 12, fulfilled in Christ? [Genesis 12, Numbers 22, Acts 3:25-26].



2020-03-03
Choosing Salvation for our Children: Is this verse saying that the children of Christians will be saved, if we choose life for them? [Deuteronomy 30:19]
Blue Ribbons, Fringe, & Black Israelites: As a particular religious sect suggests, do we still have to wear Blue Ribbons and fringe, since scripture says, "from generation to generation"? [Numbers 15:38].


2020-01-29
No Millennium, No Blessings: If there is no millennium, then why are we told to pursue the blessings of God during that time? [Revelation 20:6, 14, John 5:24, 28-29, Acts 24:15, Matthew 25:31, Ephesians 2, Colossians 2].



2020-01-14
Benefits for Obeying Commands of Moses: Is Moses saying he or God will give them rain & other benefits for following the commands God has given? [Deuteronomy 11:13-14] (NOTE: Steve's internet drops out, so he is not able to answer it. It is answered on the next day's show.)



2020-01-10
All Things Together for Good: How do trust that "all things work together for good" when so much goes wrong when we are not in obedience? [Romans 8:28].



2020-01-09
Isaac Blessing Jacob: Did Isaac exhibit supernatural power when he bestowed a blessing on Jacob? [Genesis 25:19-36, Genesis 49].



2020-01-08
Blessing Israel: Is it true today, that who will bless Israel, will be blessed, and those who curse, will be cursed? [Genesis 27:29, 12:1-3, Galatians 3:29, Matthew 12:48, 25:40, John 8:39].



2019-12-31
Money=Blessing: Is it true that just because someone has money, they are blessed, especially in light of Matthew 5? [Matthew 5:1-12, 25:15].



2019-10-14
Intentional Sin Block Blessings: Do you think that intentional sin will block out one's blessings?
Experiencing or Knowing God: Would you share a real experience you have had that made you know that God was there?


2019-10-10
Blessing Israel: Does the blessing still apply to us to day and should we then donate to Jewish causes? [Genesis 12:13, Galatians 3, John 8].



2019-08-30
Supporting Israel: Should we support Israel and will we be blessed according to scripture? [Genesis 12:3, Numbers 24:9].



2019-08-16
Tithing: Do we need to be tithing in order to receive God's blessing, particularly when we hope to support more ministries than just our local church? [Malachi 3].



2019-02-04
Fall of Babylon & Sun 7 Times Brigher: Are these scriptures talking about judgment? [Isaiah 13:10, Isaiah 30:26]



2019-01-28
Blessing Israel: How are we supposed to bless Israel if they are not part of Israel yet? [Acts 3:25, ]



2019-01-21
God Wants to Kill Moses: Why does God want to kill Moses? [Exodus 4:24].
"The Blessing" in the Old Testament: Why was "the blessing" so important in the Old Testament?


2018-12-05
Blessing or Cursing Israel: Aren't we supposed to be blessing national Israel? [Genesis 12:3]



2018-12-04
Jesus Calling Book Endorsement: "Jesus calling" book endorsement, the caller makes.



2018-10-25
Blessing Israel: Caller feels we need to bless Israel, whether it's pagan or not. [Genesis 12:3]
No Hell in OT: There's no mention of hell in the Old Testament, so doesn't that stand to reason that it's not going to be bad as some people think it is of an eternal torment? Wouldn't you think God would do everything they could do to warn people?


2018-10-25
Physical Blessing & Spiritual Blessing: A type & antitype, physical blessings parallel to spiritual blessings today, do you think that is right? [Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Ephesians 1: 3-14]



2018-08-21
Blessing Them Which Bless You: God told Abraham, "I will Bless those that bless you and curse those that curse you", can you comment on what this means? [Genesis 12:3]
Tradition & Scripture: Is tradition in the church as important as scripture like the Catholic Church seems to suggest? [1 Thessalonians 2:15]


2018-07-09
Narrow Path's Show Introduction Music: I really the introduction music to your show. Is that you playing the guitar?
Blessing God & God blessing us & lifting Hands: You said recently said that the it's the greater man that blesses the lesser man, so God blesses us, more than we are blessing God, with praise & worship & the lifting hands in, but what about these verses in Psalms? [Psalm 63:4, Psalms 134:2]


2017-08-08
The Sonship of Abraham: A series of questions about Isaac, Ishmael, & the other 6 sons.



2017-07-31
Prosperity & Blessing in OT, Suffering & Persecution in NT: In the Old Testament there seems to be an emphasis that if you live a righteous life, you will prosper, be blessed, but in the New Testament, just the opposite seems to be true, that we'll be suffering more than being blessed.



2016-10-21
God "hating" people: So God loved Israel more than the pagan countries? And, how does this coincide w/ what Jesus said about not hating our enemies. [Psalm 5, Matthew 5, 1 John]



2016-10-14
Second Blessing: Is their a biblical basis for a second-type blessing



2016-09-23
Material Contentment: We seem pretty blessed in the USA, so are we supposed to give help 3rd world countries? [2 Corinthians 8:14]



2016-08-03
Goodness of God Leading to Repentance: the goodness of God leads to repentance, how is that better than using the 10 commandments for conviction of sin? [Romans 2:4]



2016-03-30
Abraham Blessed: Why do you think Abraham was so blessed?
We Becoming Blessed: Is there any way we can become blessed like Abraham was blessed by God?


2016-03-01
Demons Attaching to Inanimate Objects: Does the Bible say anything about demons that are attached to objects?
Anointing Houses: How we are supposed to anoint/bless objects such as houses?


2015-11-05
Abraham's Blessing to All: Would you help me understand the controversy about interpretation of the Abrahamic blessing- does it mean that, “through Abraham all will be blessed?” or does it mean that “all people will bless themselves through Abraham”? [Genesis 12:3, Galatians 3:8].



2015-05-28
Blessing & Cursing Israel: Does not the Bible says that those who "bless Israel will be blessed & those who curse Israel will be cursed"! [Genesis 12:3]
We Are the Temple of God: Regarding "Temple of the Holy Spirit", why didn't Steve also go to 1 Corinthians 6:19? [1 Corinthians 3:16, 1 Corinthians 6:19]


2015-05-18
Curses: What is the explanation of the way the word "curse" is used in the Bible? For instance, stoning children for cursing their parents, or Job's wife saying he needed to curse God?



2015-05-15
Abraham, Isaac & Jacob: What is the 7-fold Blessing to Abraham & where can you find it? The Promise of Abraham's Seed was promised to him the number of the Stars & the Sand of the sea, to Isaac only the Stars & to Jacob only the Sand, was there a significance to omitting both to Jacob & Isaac? [Genesis 12:1-3]



2015-04-09
Ishmael: God blessed Ishmael, but He said say he would be like a wild ass, being against every nation? What did He mean by that?
Purgatory: A comment about Purgatory.
David: David being a man after a God's own heart.

2015-04-09
Ishmael & Isaac: Can Steve explain how the Ishmael & Isaac story panned out? How was the blessing passed down through Isaac? [Genesis 25]



2015-03-13
Blessings of the OT for Israel & us: Are the Old Testament just for Israel or for us also?



2014-06-27
Blessings & Woes: Can you please tell me about the Blessings & Woes in Luke because I seem to align myself w/ the woes but not really the blessings? [Luke 6:20-26]



2014-06-04
Prayer: Even praying for simple things is beneficial, asking God to help you with small matters. [James 4:2]



2014-04-29
Israel being a special people: Someone doesn't seem to think that it was right or fair that Israel got to be elevated above everybody else.



2013-12-03
Tithing: The reason you are not receiving God's blessing is because you are not tithing, you hear all the time. Can you talk about that?



2013-12-03
Blessings: We receive blessings from being in Christ & being faithful in little.
Wrath of God: How can there be another wrath of God after Jesus appeased it on the cross? [1 Corinthians 11]


2013-08-09
America Blessing the Nation of Israel: Is America supposed to bless the Nation of Israel according to Scripture? [Genesis 12, Galatians 3:16]



2013-07-15
"Blessed is the name of the Lord": When declared, "Blessed is the name of the Lord", was it also talking about Jesus' Second Coming? [Mark 11:9, Matthew 21:9, Matthew 23:39]



2013-06-19
Local Church Blessed by God: How do you know if your local church is blessed by God?



2013-05-02
"Jesus" or "God" Blessings: Does it make any difference if one says, "Jesus bless you" vs "God bless you." [Acts 7:59, Revelation 22:20].



2013-03-28
Saying "God Bless You": I have noticed that you say, "God bless you" to everyone at the end of the show.
What is Really Important - to Steve Gregg: What question would you like to hear asked? What is important to ask about?


2013-03-11
Supporting Israel Today: Could you clarify what you said about supporting modern Israel, because the Bible says those that bless Israel will be blessed? [Deuteronomy 28:15, Deuteronomy 28:63, Matthew 5:45, Hebrews 8:13, Ezekiel 18:20, Hebrews 10].



2013-02-11
David & Jesus Regarding Enemies: Why did David curse or say bad things about his enemies, but Jesus said to forgive & love your enemies?
Blessings for doing Good, Cursing for doing Bad: How come in the Old Testament is says evil will happen if you sin, & good if you obey, or blessings & cursings for doing good or bad? [Job, Deuteronomy 28]
Legalizing Abominations: Does a nation that legalizing abominations be in trouble & receive the judgment of God?

2012-01-05
"Tronto Blessing": Caller shares his experience in the revival-"Toronto Blessing."


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