Dr. Alan Kurschner, Author at Alpha and Omega Ministries

Luke 2:11 – An Explicit Statement of Jesus’ Divinity

Dr. Alan Kurschner, December 22, 2011, Exegesis

“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord (Kurios)” (Luke 2:11 ESV) A brief note on this verse that is often noted for its Davidic-messianic proclamation, but we should not fail to note that the angel’s message of good news was the incarnation of a divine messiah, for it

On Roger Perkins’ Lexical Fallacies in his Oneness Debate with James White

Dr. Alan Kurschner, December 20, 2011, Exegesis

My aim here is not to explain so much the significance of his fallacies, since Dr. White bring that out in the debate. Instead, I will list the fallacies themselves. Error #1 Perkins claims that in the original language of the Bible there are no terms that distinguishes “being” and “person.” Contra, Paul makes this distinction, “For in him (autos,

Instead of Reading the Entire Bible in 2012, Read the Gospels Deeply

Dr. Alan Kurschner, December 16, 2011, The Dividing Line

It’s about that time of the year when we are introduced to creative ways to read our Bible from cover to cover for the next calender year (did you do it this year?). I think this is my fourth year promoting the following reading plan. I would like to suggest that you take each day of next year to contemplate

The Lord Answered William Lane Craig

Dr. Alan Kurschner, December 8, 2011, Christian Worldview

“The counterfactuals of creaturely freedom which confront Him are outside His control. has to play with the hand He has been dealt.” —W. L. Craig “Who is this who darkens counsel with words without knowledge? (3) Get ready for a difficult task like a man; I will question you and you will inform me! (4) “Where were you when

Roger Olson’s Against Calvinism: Reviewed

Dr. Alan Kurschner, October 28, 2011, Reformed Baptist Issues

Paul Manata provides an excellent review of Olson’s book Against Calvinism: http://triablogue.blogspot.com/2011/10/against-calvinism-reviewed.html

Perhaps Herod Dressed Up as the Easter Bunny, Too

Dr. Alan Kurschner, October 27, 2011, King James Onlyism

“When he had seized him, he put him in prison, handing him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him. Herod planned to bring him out for public trial after the Passover.” (Acts 12:4 NET) “And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after

Doulos in a Possible ESV Revision

Dr. Alan Kurschner, October 23, 2011, Textual Issues

Rod Decker expresses his thoughts on the ESV possibly rendering doulos to “bondservant” instead of the current rendered “slave.”

On 1 Timothy 4:10

Dr. Alan Kurschner, October 20, 2011, Exegesis

“For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.” (1 Tim 4:10). In 1 Timothy 4, Paul is exhorting Timothy that sound doctrine and persistent godliness should be the thrust of our life because of the hope of the

One Day Remaining to do Your Homework on Christology!

Dr. Alan Kurschner, October 3, 2011, General Apologetics

Christology for Christians: A Study of the History and Theology of the Person of Christ Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 The Dividing Line, 1 to 3:30pm MST (appx) “On Tuesday beginning at 1pm MST we will have the equivalent of a seminary level class on Christology on The Dividing Line. Christology should be a fundamental area of study of any serious

Sagacious Advice for Wet-Behind-The-Ears Preachers

Dr. Alan Kurschner, September 30, 2011, Pastoral Theology

Tim Raymond: “After the sermon, when this young pastor was standing at the door saying goodbye to his congregants, an elderly farmer came up and put his hand on his shoulder. In words none-too-subtle he barked, “Young man, I thought James wrote the book of James before I got here this morning!” The man walked out the door without saying

Hermeneutics Class Offered in New Jersey

Dr. Alan Kurschner, September 11, 2011, Misc

Tuesday is the deadline to sign up for INTRODUCTION TO BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION at Jesus Bible Institute. For class information go here: http://www.jesusbibleinstitute.org

New Jersey Bible Institute Plant

Dr. Alan Kurschner, August 8, 2011, Christian Worldview

There is a new Jesus Bible Institute plant in North New Jersey. I will be teaching INTRODUCTION TO BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION starting September 15 for eight weeks. For more information click here. Sign up early!

Decker on the Dangers of Translation

Dr. Alan Kurschner, June 28, 2011, Misc

Click here for his comments.

A Note on Plousios Mercy and Nekros Sinners

Dr. Alan Kurschner, June 17, 2011, Reformed Apologetics

Ephesians is an incredibly saturated epistle on the benefits of Christ’s death and resurrection. I was meditating on Ephesians 2:4-5 this evening: “But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us, even though we were dead in transgressions, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you are saved!” When I reflect on this

Amazing Free Will

Dr. Alan Kurschner, June 15, 2011, Misc

Amazing Free Will how sweet the sound, That saved a neutral soul like me. I once was sickly not even drowned, Was seeking then given opportunity. T’was a soft voice that taught my Will to decide. My seeker-self ultimate prime. How precious did that Free Will coincide Looking down the corridors of time. Through foreknowledge and capacity ‘Tis also Free

Course in Introduction to the Pentateuch in Argyl, PA

Dr. Alan Kurschner, June 15, 2011, Misc

Jesus Bible Institute is pleased to announce a new plant, and our first one in Pennsylvania. The debut course will be on the Pentateuch, click here for more info.

God’s Gracious Gift to Humanity is the “Capacity of Free Will”

Dr. Alan Kurschner, June 9, 2011, Reformed Apologetics

Martin Glynn responded to a question I posed recently to Arminians, which was: Since you believe that God is all-powerful and all-loving, why does God not cause everyone to be saved?Glynn writes: “I have never heard a self-proclaimed Arminian say that a human’s free will can “impede” God’s will to change their hearts, and a true Arminian never would.” This

I Have a Quick Question for Arminians:

Dr. Alan Kurschner, June 5, 2011, Reformed Apologetics

Since you believe that God is all-powerful and all-loving, why does God not cause everyone to be saved? What is so all-mightily restraining his will to be able to save all people? If you respond by saying that it is the resisting free-will of the unbeliever that impedes God to change their hearts, then why pray, “God, change the unbeliever’s

Biblical Interpretation Course Offered in Wisconsin in June

Dr. Alan Kurschner, May 26, 2011, Misc

Starting in June, I will be teaching Introduction to Biblical Interpretation at the Jesus Bible Institute-Eau Claire, WI. Class will begin June 14 and meet on Tuesdays for six weeks from 6:30-8:30 pm. For more information Click Here.

One Biblical Reason Why Judgment Day is Not on May 21

Dr. Alan Kurschner, May 17, 2011, Persecution

The apostle Paul in his first Thessalonians’ correspondence provides a sign-condition that must exist in the world before the day of the Lord’s judgment: the ungodly will be saying, “There is peace and security.” But look around…it is not the case. The opposite is true today. The ungodly are saying, “There is unrest and insecurity.” Therefore, according to the apostle

Mars Hell

Dr. Alan Kurschner, May 5, 2011, Simply Silly

http://triablogue.blogspot.com/2011/05/mars-hell.html

Learn Biblical Greek in New Orleans

Dr. Alan Kurschner, April 18, 2011, Exegesis

Evan May will be teaching Biblical Greek through Jesus Bible Institute this summer in New Orleans. For more information and registration, see the page here as well as the course orientation.

Rob Bell Validates the Maxim “A Little Greek is a Dangerous Thing”

Dr. Alan Kurschner, March 27, 2011, Exegesis

Rob Bell Illustrates the Word-Concept Fallacy

Dr. Alan Kurschner, March 23, 2011, Exegesis

Rob Bell commits the common “word-concept” fallacy in respect to singling out the word “hell.” The word-concept fallacy is the assumption that studying a word (or phrase) means having studied the entire biblical concept. This is also called the “concordance” method of interpretation. One should not simply open up a concordance and finger down the page looking for usages of

My Bible Ain’t No Thinline!

Dr. Alan Kurschner, March 23, 2011, Personal

The Kurschner edition.

Paul’s Review of Bell’s Hell

Dr. Alan Kurschner, March 15, 2011, Christian Worldview

I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are following a different gospel—not that there really is another gospel, but there are some who are disturbing you and wanting to distort the gospel of Christ. But even if we (or a hip Wheaton and Fuller grad with artsy

Why Speech-Act Theory Matters For Truth-Lovers

Dr. Alan Kurschner, March 3, 2011, Post-Evangelicalism

Peter Pike’s questions illustrate the illocutionary and perlocutionary acts of Rob Bell.

Did God Actually Say Eternal Punishment Exists?

Dr. Alan Kurschner, March 2, 2011, Christian Worldview

Steve Hays illustrates naive piety.

Teachable Moment for Those Who Live in Lumpkins’ World

Dr. Alan Kurschner, February 11, 2011, Reformed Apologetics

Any seasoned Calvinist will tell you that to try to interact biblically with an Arminian is a Herculean feat. And if you achieve that stage, it is an additional challenge to have them concentrate on a single coherent passage without them jumping all around the Bible. Peter Lumpkins is illustrative of that type of Arminian. Recently, I argued that human

The Greatest Mystery in the Universe

Dr. Alan Kurschner, February 11, 2011, Christian Worldview

I think the greatest mystery in all of the universe, and by “mystery” I mean that which we as creatures cannot wrap our finite minds around so as to comprehend, is, not the trinity, and not that he made the universe ex nihilo (out of nothing), and not the virgin birth, but the greatest mystery is his divine love for

Human Responsibility Does Not Imply Human Ability

Dr. Alan Kurschner, January 19, 2011, Reformed Apologetics

Human responsibility is dependent on an objective entity (God’s law), not a subjective entity (human moral ability). Human responsibility relates to a moral standard. It does not imply a so-called free will. If a teenager boy gets drunk and runs a red light, is he no longer responsible because of his condition? Yes he is responsible because he has broken

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