New Testament Overview

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Over 10 Monday evenings between Easter and Summer we’ll work our way from Matthew to Revelation – book by book – becoming familiar with the structure and theme of each book, and seeing how it contributes to the storyline of the Bible as a whole. 

The class will be held on Monday evenings, between 7 and 9, starting on April 15th, and will be held on zoom, so that wherever you live you will be able to take part.

You can simply audit the course and benefit from the teaching and fellowship, or complete an assignment with a view to gaining some study credits. Full study notes and recordings are included in the price, which is £200, but only £150 for the auditing option.

Registration is essential and can be done here. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

John Brand was born to missionary parents in India and trusted Christ for salvation while at boarding school there at the age of 11.  He later trained at the Bible Training Institute in Glasgow, and then, for 12 years, pastored two independent evangelical churches, one in the inner city of London and then one in Liverpool, during some of which time he also served on the UK Council of Africa Inland Mission International (AIM). In 1993 he took on the role of AIM’s Director for Scotland, becoming Director for UK and Europe in 1999. During his 8 years in this position he exercised a Bible teaching ministry throughout UK and Europe and made regular visits to many of AIM’s fields of service in Africa where he was involved in ministering to missionaries and nationals. After some years on the staff of The Faith Mission Bible College in Edinburgh, John, in partnership with several church leaders, established Edinburgh Bible College. Married to Caroline and with two grown up sons and two grand-daughters, John contributes book reviews and articles to Christian publications, and is author of three books – A Concise Chronology of the Bible, The Bible as it Happened and Mission Matters, which has also been published in Romanian. John is currently involved in itinerant ministry in local churches and in the little spare time he has he enjoys reading, walking and family history research. He has his own ministry website at www.route66.og.uk

When We Say ANYWHERE….We Mean ANYWHERE!

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At EBC we often say that students can study with us ANYWHERE in the world, thanks to zoom; and when we say ANYWHERE we really do mean that.

In recent weeks we have had students zooming in from a van, from hotel rooms, from a railway station in Morocco, and next week one of our students is going to join his class from Cyprus where he will be on his honeymoon!

Such is the dedication of our students, but also, such is the technology, although we are based in central Scotland you can become a student from literally anywhere in the world. You don’t need a visa, you don’t need to move house – you don’t even need to leave your house?

Want to know more? Drop us a line: info@edinburghbiblecollege.co.uk

Spiritual Formation

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“…the process of being conformed to the image of Christ by the gracious working of God’s Spirit and for the transformation of the world”

(Dallas Willard)

In this module, taught by Heather Holdsworth, the Gospel of Matthew will be the discipleship handbook from which Jesus’ discourses will be studied. ‘Kingdom Focussed Discipleship’, studies the principles and depths in Christ’s first sermon set out in Matthew 5-7.

The course will run over 10 Tuesday mornings, from 11.00am – 1.00pm, starting on January 9th, and since they are held over zoom you don’t even need to leave home!

There are two ways to get involved:

  • You can audit the course – simply taking part, enjoying the teaching and online fellowship, and benefitting from lots of notes and materials; cost £150
  • you can submit assessments – completing an assignment for marking and gaining EBC study credits; cost £200

Please note that fees must be paid in advance. Registration is essential and can be done here.

You can download a Module Description: here

If you have any questions or want more information, please email info@edinburghbiblecollege.co.uk

The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit

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The Christian life is a spiritual life, because the Holy Spirit should be at the heart of our daily Christian experience. There is no Christian life apart from the presence, power and resources of the Holy Spirit.  This course will seek to teach clearly the biblical truths about the person and work of the Holy Spirit, while also addressing the areas of controversy and confusion.

Taught by EBC’s Principal, Rev John Brand, the course will run over 10 Tuesday afternoons, from 2.00 – 4.00pm, starting on January 9th, and since they are held over zoom you don’t even need to leave home!

There are two ways to get involved:

  • You can audit the course – simply taking part, enjoying the teaching and online fellowship, and benefitting from lots of notes and materials; cost £150
  • you can submit assessments – completing an assignment for marking and gaining EBC study credits; cost £200

Please note that fees must be paid in advance. Registration is essential and can be done here.

You can download a Module Description: here

If you have any questions or want more information, please email info@edinburghbiblecollege.co.uk

Anthropology: The Doctrine of Humanity

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John Calvin wisely stated that “Nearly all the wisdom we possess, that is to say, true and sound wisdom, consists in two parts: the knowledge of God and of ourselves……Accordingly, the knowledge of ourselves not only arouses us to seek God, but also, as it were, leads us by the hand to find him.”

This module will examine the biblical teaching on the doctrine of humanity, emphasising the constitutional nature of human beings, what it means to be made in the image of God and the effects of sin on human nature.

Taught by EBC’s Principal, Rev John Brand, the course will run over 10 Thursday mornings, from 9.30 – 10.30am, starting on January 11th, and since they are held over zoom you don’t even need to leave home!

There are two ways to get involved:

  • You can audit the course – simply taking part, enjoying the teaching and online fellowship, and benefitting from lots of notes and materials; cost £75
  • you can submit assessments – completing an assignment for marking and gaining EBC study credits; cost £100

Please note that fees must be paid in advance. Registration is essential and can be done here.

You can download a Module Description: here

If you have any questions or want more information, please email info@edinburghbiblecollege.co.uk

The Synoptic Gospels

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This module introduces the student to Matthew, Mark and Luke, both as individual books with their own distinctive agendas, structures and themes, and also as a synoptic record of the life and ministry of Christ as distinct from the fourth gospel.  It address the issue of the supposed ‘synoptic problem’ and gives reasons why we can have confidence in the reliability of the gospel accounts.

Taught by EBC’s Principal, Rev John Brand, the course will run over 10 Wednesday afternoons, from 2.00 – 4.00pm, starting on January 10th, and since they are held over zoom you don’t even need to leave home!

There are two ways to get involved:

  • You can audit the course – simply taking part, enjoying the teaching and online fellowship, and benefitting from lots of notes and materials; cost £150
  • you can submit assessments – completing an assignment for marking and gaining EBC study credits; cost £200

Please note that fees must be paid in advance. Registration is essential and can be done here.

You can download a Module Description: here

If you have any questions or want more information, please email info@edinburghbiblecollege.co.uk

The Doctrine of Christ

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“What think ye of Christ? is the test to try both your state and your scheme; 

you cannot be right in the rest, unless you think rightly of him.”

(John Newton)

In this module, taught by Rev Dr Sandy Roger and EBC’s Principal, Rev John Brand, we will study the biblical teaching on the doctrine of Christ, focussing on his being and the main aspects of his life, work, death, resurrection and continuing ministry, as well as considering some of the inadequate Christological views that have been held through the centuries.

The course will run over 10 Wednesday mornings, from 11.00 – 1.00pm, starting on January 10th, and since they are held over zoom you don’t even need to leave home!

There are two ways to get involved:

  • You can audit the course – simply taking part, enjoying the teaching and online fellowship, and benefitting from lots of notes and materials; cost £150
  • you can submit assessments – completing an assignment for marking and gaining EBC study credits; cost £200

Please note that fees must be paid in advance. Registration is essential and can be done here.

You can download a Module Description: here

If you have any questions or want more information, please email info@edinburghbiblecollege.co.uk

Comings and Goings

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This week saw two major changes to EBC’s Board of Directors.

First we reluctantly accepted the resignation of Greig Ferguson, Pastor of Yoker Evangelical Church. Greig has decided to stand down because of growing ministry commitments and, while thanking him for his contribution to the work of the College in recent years, we commend him and his ministry to the Lord.

Then we welcomed Rev Gavino Fioretti, Minister of Evanton Free Church, to the Board. Gavino has taught a couple of modules at the College which have been very well received and we are delighted at this new level of involvement.

The Land of the Book Needs People of the Book

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This piece expresses the passion and vision of EBC

Affectionately known around the world – at least at one time – as ‘The Land of the Book’, Scotland, the land of the Covenanters, of Knox, of the saintly Bonar brothers, Samuel Rutherford, and so many more, is, today, in a dark place spiritually. 

As of old, “The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are destroyed by fire.” (Nehemiah 1:3)

As in much of the UK as a whole, the Church in Scotland is in steep decline and most of the mainline denominations are confused and compromised.  In Scotland, it is estimated that the Church of Scotland itself will be extinct in the next decade if things continue on the current trajectory.

Much of the blame for all of this is put on the world around us and its influence on the church, but the truth is that the churches are emptying and closing at an alarming rate, not because of opposition or persecution or even secularism; not because of external influences, but due to internal decay, because of biblical illiteracy in the pew and biblical error and unbelief in the pulpit.

As John MacArthur has rightly said, “Satan is most effective in the church, when he comes, not as an open enemy, but as a false friend; not when he persecutes the church, but when he joins it; not when he attacks the pulpit, but when he stands in it.”

Or as Sinclair Ferguson expresses it, “The decay of the church is never the fault of the world.  Inward spiritual decline always precedes outward collapse.”

Not everything is bleak.  There has been a rediscovery of biblical expository preaching in some quarters, the forging of gospel partnerships, and a passion for the planting of new churches.

EBC was born out of a vision and a burden to not just weep and lament, as did Nehemiah, but, like him, to do something to help rebuild the walls, to restore the glory of what once was.

The Church in Scotland needs strengthening – not just by truly regenerate preachers in the pulpit but by biblically literate men and women in the pews.

We exist to meet both pressing needs – serve the churches and equip the saints, and the more the saints are equipped the more effectively they can serve their churches.