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The Theological Commonplaces series is the first-ever English translation of Johann Gerhard's monumental work, Loci Theologic, widely regarded as the standard compendium of Lutheran orthodoxy. In it, Gerhard, the premier Lutheran theologian of the early seventeenth century, combined his profound understanding of evangelical Lutheran theology with a broad interest in ethics and culture, producing significant works on biblical, doctrinal, pastor...

About This Volume In On the Church, Gerhard presents a robust ecclesiology centered on the doctrine of the visible and invisible church. Brick and mortar communities represent the visible church, which includes both faithful and faithless members. Gerhard calls the true church "invisible" because the faith of its members isn't outwardly discernable. As marks of the church, Gerhard simply proposes the pure preaching of the Word of God and the p...

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About This Volume On the Nature of Theology and Scripture collects several introductory essays alongside the first volume of Gerhard's commonplaces. Concerning Scripture, he attributes God as their cause and man as God's instrument. Gerhard affirms the divine authority of the Scriptures and provides an extensive overview of the canon. He also esteems the authenticity of the Greek and Hebrew of the two testaments and their integrity. The follow...

About This Volume On Sin and Free Choice consists of three of Johan Gerhard's commonplaces: On Original Sin, On Actual Sin, and On Free Choice On Original Sin establishes the existence of original sin from the testimony of the scriptures. Gerhard identifies original sin not only as the loss and lack of mankind's original righteousness but also a newly corrupt quality that adheres to our nature, while not being rightly called the whole substanc...

About This Volume On the Law contains two of Gerhard's theological commonplaces: On the Law of God and On the Ceremonial and Forensic Laws. On the Law of God delineates the various types of God's law, including the moral, ceremonial, and forensic laws. Gerhard dedicates the majority of this commonplace to the decalogue itself, investigating each commandment individually. He also argues for three uses of the Law, as curb, as mirror, and as guid...

About This Volume On Creation and Predestination consists of four of Johan Gerhard's commonplaces: On Creation and Angels, On Providence, On Election and Reprobation, and On the Image of God in Man After the Fall. On Creation and Angels presents a day-by-day interpretation of the creation account that argues for a simple six-day timeline, against a variety of astrological interpretations prevalent in his day. Gerhard emphasizes the Ex-Nihilo m...

About This Volume In On the Christ, Gerhard presents an exhaustive systematic theology of the second person of the trinity. Addressing the major early Christological heresies, he discusses both the divine gifts but also the divine nature of Christ, citing His titles of divinity and His divine attributes such as eternity, immortality, omnipotence, and others. Christ's assumption of humanity and all its essential properties is also addressed. In...

About This Volume On Good Works was written both in opposition to antinomianism and to Rome's claims of moral perfection in this life.First, Gerhard makes clear through the analogy of faith the fact that the regenerate faithful are not free concerning whether they do good works or not. Works flow from living faith and are necessary by God's command, the order of reason, and one's duties. These works are both a consequence of and a maintenance ...

About This Volume On Interpreting Sacred Scripture consists of two of Johan Gerhard's commonplaces and one additional collection on method: On Scripture, On Interpretation, and Methods On Scripture defends the sufficiency, perfection, wholeness, and perspicuity of the scriptures, while also covering the role of tradition and the history of the canon. On Interpretation argues for the credibility of language in the scriptures, suggesting that ...

About this Volume On the Gospel and Repentance includes two of Gerhard's commonplaces: On the Gospel and On Repentance. On the Gospel defines the Gospel carefully as the proclamation of God's promises and forgiveness of sins for the sake of Jesus Christ. Since confusions continually arise on the relationship of the Gospel to the text of the New Testament, Old Testament, and the Law of God, Gerhard carefully distinguishes Law from Gospel and ex...

About This Volume On Justification through Faith defines faith as a God given gift that knowledge, trust, and assent that apprehends Christ. In this way, faith is the instrumental cause of justification, where Christ is the meritorious and material cause of the same. This faith is a judicial term, apprehending Christ and receiving a change of status before God from villainy to sonship. Gerhard also argues that true, justifying faith cannot be ...

About This Volume On the Ministry II contains the second half of Gerhard's commonplace On the Ministry and focuses on the power and duties of the ecclesiastic office, where the first volume considers the call and work of ministers both of civil and ecclesiastic ministers. On the Ministry presents the pastoral office as a divine office imbued with power, right, and authority to publicly preach and interpret the scriptures and to exercise the of...

About This Volume On the Ministry I contains the first half of Gerhard's commonplace On the Ministry and focuses on the call and work of ministers both of civil and ecclesiastic power, where the second volume considers the power and duties of the ecclesiastic office specifically. On the Ministry argues for the existence of the office of ministry since creation, with Adam as both ecclesial priest and civic ruler, called directly by God. Gerhar...

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