The Coffee Hour — Election in the Formula of Concord

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What do the Formula of Concord and Scripture have to say about election? The Rev. Brady Finnern, President of the LCMS Minnesota North District and host of KFUO Radio’s Concord Matters, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the Formula of Concord reading plan he created for 2025, including the questions concerning election that are addressed in November’s readings. What were the disagreements on election at this time? What are important distinctions to remember when studying election? What other parts of Scripture should we study when meditating on election? Where do we see different views of election in church bodies today?

Find the full reading plan from The Lutheran Witness at witness.lcms.org/2024/reading-plan, and find correlating Concord Matters episodes at kfuo.org/formulaofconcord.

November | Election

Week 1:
Ep XI 1 (p. 497–498)
SD XI 1–12 (p. 602–604)
(Romans 1-2)

Week 2:
Ep XI 2–15 (p. 498–499)
SD XI 13–32 (p. 604–607)
(Romans 3:1-5:21)

Week 3:
SD XI 33–49 (p. 607–609)
(Romans 6-8)

Week 4:
Ep XI 16–23 (p. 499–500)
(Romans 9-11)

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Today’s episode of The Coffee Hour is underwritten in part by Concordia University, Irvine. You can learn more about Concordia University, Irvine at cui.edu.