The Institute for Time & Judgment Studies is an independent academy of biblical instruction. It is not affiliated with any church, denomination, seminary, or ecclesiastical body. Its purpose is to assist in spiritually nourishing and strengthening God’s elect during the present Day of Judgment. The only source of nourishment and strengthening in this unprecedented time period is God’s Holy Word: the Bible. ITJS exists to help God’s elect accurately and faithfully study the Scriptures with all dependence on the Holy Spirit, the Comforter who must teach His elect all things pertaining to His Word.
“But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.” John 14:26
The Institute holds that the Bible is its own interpreter. Bible truth is not established nor understood by the natural minds of men, their ecclesiastical authorities, their methods of biblical interpretation, nor their creeds and confessions, but rather by the method embedded within Scripture by God for the spiritually minded — comparing Scripture with Scripture, precept upon precept, line upon line, under the illumination of the Spirit who authored it. Christ spoke in parables, and without a parable He did not speak; the whole of the Word therefore bears a spiritual sense that the natural mind cannot reach, and no human method can unlock. ITJS is committed to teaching God’s own hermeneutic, embedded exclusively within His Word: the Bible. Comparing spiritual with spiritual (1 Corinthians 2:13–14) — that is, comparing the words of Scripture with all the other words of Scripture — is the hermeneutical foundation anchoring every course ITJS offers. Students are not taught what to conclude. They are taught how to search — how to let the Word define its own terms, disclose its own types, and establish its own doctrine as the Holy Spirit grants us understanding.
Courses are conducted live on Zoom and are open to anyone who wishes to attend, anywhere in the world. Each course provides a Student Handbook, weekly instruction, class quizzes, a mid-term assessment, and a final examination. Twenty Two courses are currently planned, spanning introductory through advanced study, and they will be released in sequence. All Scripture is cited from the Authorized King James Version.
Course schedules, times, and registration are listed on the Courses tab in the menu above.
“Freely ye have received, freely give.” Matthew 10:8
The Institute was founded by J.R. Carman. He has written an account of how it came about — including a candid reckoning with his own participation in proclaiming May 21, 2011 — in My Road to Damascus Moment.
