In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. — 1 John 4:10 — Tomasz Krazek: European Bible Training Center | Germany Essentially everywhere we look, love is a response to the perceived worthiness of its object. Thus, … Read More
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Confident Confession
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. — 1 John 1:9 — Marius Birgean: European Bible Training Center | Germany True confession of sin to—and forgiveness from—our heavenly Father are vital if we are to enjoy a normal Christian … Read More
Central Europe
Central Europe Theological Biblical Academy | Croatia Czech Bible Institute | Czech Republic European Bible Training Center | Germany/Austria/Switzerland Though it is the birthplace of the Reformation, Central Europe today is one of the most atheistic regions in the world. Only a return to God’s word can bring the people of these countries out … Read More
God’s Glory Comes Through Simple Men
But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong. — 1 Corinthians 1:27 — Christian Andresen: European Bible Training Center | Germany Not only did God choose to confound the wise by … Read More
The Message That Saves
If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. — Romans 10:9 — Matthias Frohlich: European Bible Training Center | Germany Have you ever asked yourself what to aim for in conversations with unbelievers? This verse provides us … Read More
20 Years in Germany—And Still Reforming
EBTC has just recently celebrated 20 years of ministry in Europe—and in God’s grace, they’re not done yet!
As we’ve now witnessed the 504th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation (October 31st), it’s a joy to see how God’s hand is still hard at work to reform His people.
Much of Europe has grown cold to Christ, but EBTC is an exception. They’re grounded in the doctrines of grace that ignited the Reformation, and they stand on the same German soil as men like Martin Luther before them, carrying the same ambition: “Train Jesus’ disciples for life and Church ministry.”
From China to Germany: Tianyu’s Testimony
Born in China in the 1970s, Tianyu grew up heavily influenced by Marxism, Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and other traditional folk beliefs. It wasn’t until the age of twenty-five, when he came to Germany to study, that he first came into contact with believers in Jesus Christ.
60 Year-Old Skeptic Turned Student
At sixty, Eduard was one of the oldest graduates of the European Bible Training Center’s “Profitable Bible Study” program this year. But at the beginning of the school year, he’d had no such aspiration. In fact, he hadn’t intended to participate at all. He’d only meant to observe some classes with his daughter and figure … Read More
Encouraged and Equipped for Ministry in France
Manuel was born and raised in Mexico, spiritually born again in Canada, and now lives in France with his wife (who’s from Kazakhstan) and their children. When Manuel first moved to Cannes, in the south of France, he couldn’t find a solid, Bible-teaching church. So he planted one. “By far the most challenging thing about … Read More
“We are all Dust!”
You can probably think of a handful of books that have dramatically affected your life. Of course, every believer should affirm that Scripture is supreme, that no other resource carries the weight of God’s inspired Word. Still, the faithful work of other saints—often received in written form—can be mightily used by God to shape our … Read More
Leaving Legalism: The Story of Willi Unger
John MacArthur has often said that the Legalist and the Antinomian make the same dangerous error—they define their relationship with God by their relationship with the law. Willi Unger grew up in a church that espoused a tradition-driven, legalistic approach to the Scripture. It was a church that emphasized a strict series of do’s and … Read More
500 Years and Counting
On October 31, 1517, a monk with a mallet hammered one of the most consequential nails in history. On this day, Martin Luther posted his 95 theses—a series of arguments against the heretical practice of selling indulgences—to the castle church door in Wittenberg, Germany. Though Luther was but one in a faithful line of saints … Read More
Berlin: EBTC Flourishes in the Life and Landscape of the Local Church
European Bible Training Center (EBTC) has just recently signed the contract for the ground floor of a building in central Berlin, which will house not only the growing TMAI training ministry of EBTC but also the new Eckstein church plant. In many ways, this move by EBTC highlights TMAI’s commitment to maintain an integral relationship … Read More
