How does the Book of Concord help us understand Original Sin? (And what on earth is concupiscence?) 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 context of the Formula of Concord in our church history, what was happening in Germany and Rome after Luther's death in 1546, the controversies the Formula of Concord addresses, and what we will learn about Original Sin and Concupiscence in the January readings. 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.

JANUARY | Original Sin

WEEK 1:

• Ep “Summary” 1–8 (p. 473–474)

• Ep I 1 (p. 474)

• AC II (p. 31–32)

WEEK 2:

• Ep I 2–10 (p. 474–475)

• Ap II (p. 76–81)

WEEK 3:

• SA I (p. 270–271)

• SD 1 33–49 (p. 515–517)

WEEK 4:

• Ep I 11–25 (p. 475–477)

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