The Coffee Hour — The Person of Christ in the Formula of Concord

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Why does it matter that we understand that Jesus is both 100% God and 100% man? 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 The Person of Christ that are addressed in August’s readings. What is a proper understanding of the natures of Christ, and where is this written and confessed? Why is a proper understanding of the divine and human natures of Jesus vital to our faith? What happens when we get it wrong, and how can this be detrimental to faith? Where do we see these errors in other churches’ teachings?

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.

August | The Person of Christ

Week 1:
Ep VIII 1-3 (p. 491)
AC III (p. 32)

Week 2:
Ep VIII 4-18 (p. 492-493)
Ap III (p. 82)

Week 3:
LC Part II, Article II (p. 401-402)
SD VIII 1-15 (p. 581-583)

Week 4:
Ep VIII 19-39 (p. 493-495)

As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you’d like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: listener@kfuo.org.

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