What is Free Will and how do we understand conversion? 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 what "free will" means, how we are converted, heresies surrounding free will, the role of God's Word in conversion, and where we find this in Scripture. 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.

February | Free Will

WEEK 1:

Ep II 1 (p. 477)

AC XVIII (p. 40–41)

WEEK 2:

Ep II 2–6 (p. 477–478)

Ap XVIII (p. 197–198)

WEEK 3:

SD II 48–73 (p. 529–533)

WEEK 4:

Ep II 7–19 (p. 478–479)

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