This video series will help you read, understand and "make use" of the Scriptures.

Topics include ...

• the principles of Biblical interpretation

• the "five uses" of the Scripture

• the distinction between the Law and the Gospel

• how the person and work of Jesus for the forgiveness of sins is the central message of the Bible

• the gift, corruption and the proper use of human reason

• helpful tools, resources and much more

List of Resources

Here's a list of resources that I reference in the videos and that were influential in the creation of the content. Some are accessible and easy to read. Others are a bit more "academic" and "scholarly" in substance and require some effort to work through.

• Concordia: The Lutheran Confessions-A Reader's Edition of the Book of Concord - 2nd edition, by Concordia Publishing House

• On Interpreting Sacred Scripture and Method of Theological Study, by Johann Gerhard, translated by Joshua J. Hayes and edited by Benjamin T. G. Mayes

• On the Nature of Theology and on Scripture - Theological Commonplaces - 2nd edition, by Johann Gerhard, translated by Richard J. Dinda and edited by Benjamin T. G. Mayes

• The Theology of Post-Reformation Lutheranism Volume I, by Robert Preus

• The Useful Applications of Scripture in Lutheran Orthodoxy: An Aid to Contemporary Preaching and Exegesis Benjamin T. G. Mayes, Concordia Theological Quarterly, Volume 83:1–2, January/April 2019

• Law and Gospel: How to Read and Apply the Bible, by C.F.W. Walther