We would like to welcome you to West Tennessee Bible Institute. You have chosen to enroll in what we believe to be the finest Bible Believing Institute available today. The Bible says that a christian and a preacher specifically is to “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.” These verses point out the fact that there is only one correct way to understand the Bible: to rightly divide it, anything else is just babblings. All heresies and unscriptural movements fail to rightly divide the Scriptures.
The late Dr. Oliver B. Greene said,” A call to preach is a call to prepare.” The Apostle Paul declared in 2 Tim 2:2, “ And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.”
The West Tennessee Bible Institute is a theological seminary designed to assist and train those who have been called to the ministry. WTBI operates as a correspondence school, making it possible for ministerial students to earn a non-accredited, college level Theological Degree, and yet be active in their local church.
The West Tennessee Bible Institute upholds the Bible as the inspired, infallible, inerrant Word of God (Proverbs 30:5). It is the position of this institute that the Holy Scripture (2 Tim. 3:15) has been preserved in the English Authorized King James Version, and are thereby "given by inspiration of God" (2 Tim. 3:16).
Accreditation
WTBI is a ministry of our local church, therefore we do not seek accreditation from any state or local organization. Our credits and degrees stand on their own merit. Many Bible colleges are approved by the state of Tennessee; yet their credits are no more respected in state universities than ours.
As to how our credits will be accepted at other colleges, some points need to be made. First, every school is its own authority when deciding what credits to accept or reject. We trust that as our reputation for quality becomes known that many Bible schools of like faith will accept our credits. Second, most secular schools will not accept any credit or degrees from Bible colleges.
Doctrinal Statement
1. We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit
2. We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, His sinless life, His vicarious and atoning death, in His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection and His ascension to the Father’s right hand.
3. We believe that man is totally depraved, a sinner both nature and practice, therefore totally separated from God, totally lost and in need of the convicting and regenerating ministry of the Holy Ghost.
4. We believe that salvation is a free gift from God offered to any man totally “by grace” and must be received “through faith” apart from any works, plus nothing and minus nothing.
5. We believe in the bodily resurrection of the saved unto “LIFE” and the unsaved unto “JUDGMENT” and everlasting damnation. We believe in a literal heaven with golden streets and a literal burning hell with fire and brimstone.
6. We believe in the visible, personal, and premillennial return of Jesus Christ.
7. We believe in the local New Testament church which is a body of baptized believers who come together in obedience to Christ to carry out the message of the Word of God.
8. We believe that there are two ordinances of the local church--Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. We believe baptism to be the symbolic act of a saved believer being immersed in water, the Lord’s Supper being observed by the church by taking of bread and grape juice as a memorial of the Lord’s death and in expectation of His return.
9. We believe that the Bible ( King James 1611) is the Word of God and is the absolute authority in determining the faith and practice of God’s people. We affirm that the sixty-six books of the Bible are inerrant divinely and uniquely inspired, and are given to mankind written as they were inspired by the Spirit of God. These Scriptures are divinely intended for personal study and interpretation under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
10. We believe that when a person accepts the Lord Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Saviour, he can never be lost as he is kept by the power of God.
11. We believe in the personality of Satan; in his power and kingdom, in his wiles and in his judgment at the cross and in his eternal destruction in hell.
DEGREE PROGRAMS
BACHELOR PROGRAM
Prerequisite: None
The Bachelor’s Degree requires 128 credit hours . These hours are composed of the following courses.
Subject
Bible Doctrines I
Bible Doctrines II
King James Bible Study
Bible Interpretation
Genesis- Deuteronomy
Joshua – Ruth
I Samuel – II Chronicles
Job- Song of Solomon
Jeremiah- Daniel
Hosea-Malachi
Evangelism
Isaiah
Credit Hours
6
6
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
6
6
4
Subject
Dispensationalism I
Dispensationalism II
Matthew- Luke
John
Acts
Dispensationalism III
Hebrews- James
Revelation
Modern Speech Versions
Church History
Credit Hours
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
4
4
6
#GRADING SCALE
GRADE
POINT SCALE
A
B
C
D
F
90---100
80---89
70---79
60---69
59 and below*
Financial Information
We believe that the Lord has lead us to do what we do. And that is to teach the Word of God to anybody with a teachable spirit.
TUITION
Application fee: $35.00
The courses are $35.00 per course.
Note: Tuition does NOT cover the cost of the books that must be purchased for some of the courses.
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WTBI
Our Address is: 475 Hwy 51 By-Pass N Dyersburg,TN 38024
You can enroll at WTBI by printing out and completing a form below and mailing it in along with the appropriate payment or use Pay-Pal. If a course requires a book, it will be your responsibility to purchase that book. You may keep all CDs, handouts, and any course material that you receive.
Please mail your application for admission and payment to:
Upon receipt of your application and payment, WTBI will mail you the course material if you like, or send a link to you for downloading yourself. If you have any questions, concerns, or have problems with your CDs, please call WTBI at (731) 627-3926.
This is one of the sample courses in the left column. Once you make your payment, you can download the course to your computer.
These next four courses make up Bible Doctrine II
THE FACULTY OF W. T. B .I
Pastor Leonard Ballinger Jr:
Founder of Dyersburg Bible Institute and holds a Bachelor of Bible Degree from Open Bible College in Millbrook, AL. He was the pastor of Trinity Baptist Church in Dyersburg, TN for 36 years before he retired. Shortly after his retirement, Trinity Baptist Church and Holy Hills Baptist Church merged together. Bro. Leonard Ballinger has trained many preachers who now have there own churches and serving the Lord in TN, AR, and MO.
Pastor Jeremy Ballinger:
President of West Tennessee Bible Institute and holds a Bachelor of Bible Degree from Dyersburg Bible Institute, a Master of Theology & Doctor of Theology from Slidell Baptist Seminary in Slidell, Louisiana. He also holds a Doctor of Ministries from Open Bible College in Millbrook, AL.
Jeremy Ballinger has been the pastor of Holy Hills Baptist Church Dyersburg, TN since January 2007.
Pastor John Dillinger
Bro. John Dillinger is the pastor of NEA Baptist Church in Truman, AR and is one of our Bible teachers in the Bible Institute. He holds a Bachelor of Bible degree from Dyersburg Bible Institute.
President of West Tennessee Bible Institute and holds a Bachelor of Bible Degree from Dyersburg Bible Institute, a Master of Theology & Doctor of Theology from Slidell Baptist Seminary in Slidell, Louisiana. He also holds a Doctor of Ministries from Open Bible College in Millbrook, AL. 
