Ministries · Faith Bible Institute
Through the Bible
A through-the-Bible course for every Christian. Classes meet once a week.
About this ministry
Faith Bible Institute (FBI) is a through-the-Bible course for every Christian. Founded in 1985 by Dr. John T. Yates and hosted in local churches, it is a three-year journey through the whole Bible. More than 78,000 students have been trained through FBI in churches across the United States and around the world.
Students study every book in the order the events happened, usually verse by verse, and work through the major doctrines of the faith.
Cathedral offers Faith Bible Institute because the Lord commands His people to know His Word, not only to hear it.
A Christian who can rightly divide the Word is steadier in doctrine, stronger in witness, and better able to comfort others. That is why this class is on our calendar.
Faith Bible Institute is a college-level Bible course for every Christian—parents, Sunday School teachers, new believers, and anyone preparing to serve. No high school diploma is required. High-school students may dual-enroll if they are at least 14 and within three years of graduation. You may take the tests for a diploma, or audit the class and still finish with a certificate.
FBI awards a Bible College Diploma to students who complete homework, attend class, and pass the tests in Old Testament, New Testament, and Theology across all six semesters (36 credit hours). A Certificate of Completion is for students who attend and finish the homework without taking tests. A Letter of Recognition is for faithful attendance. An Advanced Diploma adds six credit hours of electives.
A chronological journey through the entire Bible — Old Testament, New Testament, and Theology — completed over six semesters. Students may enter at any semester and complete the full cycle.
Bible 101 · Old Testament
Dr. John T. Yates
From creation to the patriarchs — Genesis traces God's covenant with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph, while Job wrestles with suffering and the sovereignty of God.
Genesis & Job
Bible 201 · New Testament
Dr. John T. Yates
A panoramic introduction to the four Gospels, following the birth, early ministry, and growing impact of Jesus Christ through the eyes of four eyewitnesses.
Begins Matthew, Mark, Luke & John
Theology 201 · Theology
Dr. John T. Yates
Examines the nature and attributes of God alongside the inspiration, authority, and reliability of Scripture — the foundation on which everything else in the curriculum rests.
Foundational theology
Bible 102 · Old Testament
Dr. John T. Yates
From slavery in Egypt to the conquest of Canaan — covers Moses, the giving of the Law at Sinai, the Tabernacle, and Joshua's faithful leadership into the land God promised.
Exodus – Joshua
Bible 202 · New Testament
Dr. John T. Yates
Completes the four Gospels with the final year of Jesus' ministry — the Triumphal Entry, the Upper Room, Gethsemane, the Crucifixion, and the Resurrection.
Completes Matthew, Mark, Luke & John
Bible 222 · New Testament
Dr. John T. Yates
Luke's account of the birth and rapid expansion of the early church — from Pentecost in Jerusalem to the spread of the Gospel across the Roman world through Paul and Peter.
History of the early church
Bible 103 · Old Testament
Dr. John T. Yates
From the chaotic cycle of the Judges to the united monarchy under Saul, David, and Solomon — tracing Israel's longing for a king and God's faithfulness despite repeated failure.
Judges, Ruth, 1 & 2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles, 1 Kings 1–11, 2 Chronicles 1–9
Bible 123 · Old Testament 2
Dr. John T. Yates
Psalms give voice to the full range of human emotion before God; Proverbs offers wisdom for daily life; Ecclesiastes confronts vanity apart from God; Song of Solomon celebrates covenant love.
Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes & Song of Solomon
Bible 213 · New Testament
Dr. John T. Yates
Paul's foundational letters — from the practical wisdom of James and Galatians to the theological masterpiece of Romans — a passionate defense of the Gospel of grace for daily life.
James, Galatians, 1–2 Thessalonians & Romans
Bible 114 · Old Testament
Dr. John T. Yates
After Solomon, the kingdom divides and decline begins — a sobering study of Israel's and Judah's kings, the ministries of Elijah and Elisha, and the first writing prophets calling the nation back to God.
Completes 1–2 Kings & 2 Chronicles, Obadiah, Joel, Jonah & Amos
Bible 214 · New Testament
Dr. John T. Yates
Paul's letters to Corinth, Ephesus, Colossae, and Philippi — covering spiritual gifts, the mystery of the church as Christ's body, and the famous letter of joy written from a Roman prison.
1–2 Corinthians, Ephesians, Colossians, Philemon & Philippians
Theology 214 · Theology
Dr. John T. Yates
A thorough study of how sinful people are made right with a holy God — covering election, the atonement, regeneration, justification, sanctification, and glorification from Genesis to glory.
Theology: soteriology
Bible 115 · Old Testament
Dr. John T. Yates
The great writing prophets take center stage — Isaiah's sweeping vision of the Messiah, Jeremiah's heartbroken warnings to Jerusalem, and the minor prophets' urgent calls to repentance as Assyria and Babylon advance.
Hosea, Micah, Isaiah, Nahum, Zephaniah, Habakkuk, Jeremiah & Lamentations
Bible 215 · New Testament
Dr. John T. Yates
Paul's pastoral letters to Timothy and Titus on church leadership, Hebrews' case for Christ's supremacy over the Old Testament, and Peter and Jude's calls to stand firm under false teaching and suffering.
1–2 Timothy, Titus, Hebrews, 1–2 Peter & Jude
Theology 215 · Theology
Dr. John T. Yates
Examines three practically vital and widely misunderstood subjects — the person and work of the Holy Spirit, the real nature and limits of Satan's power, and what it means to be made in the image of God.
Pneumatology, angelology & anthropology
Bible 106 · Old Testament
Dr. John T. Yates
Ezekiel and Daniel speak God's word into the Babylonian exile; Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther lead the nation's return. The post-exilic prophets close the Old Testament with anticipation of the coming Messiah.
Ezekiel, Daniel, Ezra, Esther, Nehemiah, Haggai, Zechariah & Malachi
Bible 216 · New Testament
Dr. John T. Yates
John's three epistles call the church to love, truth, and discernment; Revelation unveils the glorified Christ and the ultimate triumph of God — completing the grand narrative that began in Genesis.
1–3 John & Revelation
Theology 216 · Theology
Dr. John T. Yates
Christology examines the full humanity and divinity of Jesus and the eternal significance of the incarnation. Hamartiology explores the nature and consequences of sin — and why Christ is the only sufficient answer.
Christology & hamartiology
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New students may join through the second class of a semester. Fall and spring carry the core courses; electives are often offered at other times.
Faith Bible Institute students can use these Bible games to review between classes. Open Choose a game for Bible Trivia, Guess that Hymn, and more.
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Calendar & events
Weekly classes are listed first. Enrollment, new semesters, and other dates are on the calendar below.
1:30–4:30 PM
9:00 AM–noon
5:30–8:30 PM
Please see the calendar below for enrollment night, new semester dates, and other upcoming dates.