The Gospel According to St. Isaiah- Chapter 1 Part 4

Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier

Throughout the Old Testament scriptures, we are given types and shadows that point to the realities of the New Testament. In this lecture we will focus on the types and shadows of the washing and cleansing as they point to the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit. In Isaiah 1:16. Yahweh says, “Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes; cease to do evil…”  

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Isaiah- Chapter 1 Part 4

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The Gospel According to St. Isaiah- Chapter 1 Part 3

Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier

In this lecture we focus on verses 10-15 in which the people of Israel manifest their rejection of the Word of God by worshiping in their own ways rather than God’s way. Faith comes through hearing the Word of God, but they resist the work of the Holy Spirit. They try to impress God with the multitude of their sacrifices and their innovative worship. However, God does not acknowledge their hands lifted high in praise. Their hands are full of blood. Jerusalem is the city that slays the prophets sent to her and ultimately crucifies the Word of God incarnate.

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Isaiah Chapter 1 Part 3

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The Gospel According to St. Isaiah- Chapter 1 Part 2

Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier

The Prophet Isaiah was sent to Israel to speak God’s word, but they would not listen. The LORD calls them a rebellious children who do not know or understand. They are offspring of evil doers and children who deal corruptly. They have forsaken the LORD and despised the Holy One of Israel. Thus, they have become like Sodom and Gomorrah and they have crucified the Author of Life. Yet, those who are in Christ are sons of God through faith. In holy baptism we are clothed with Christ the Only-begotten Son of the Father who took upon the form of a servant and was obedient to the point of death on the cross.

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Isaiah- Chapter 1 Part 2

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The Gospel According to St. Isaiah- Chapter 1 Part 1

Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier

The Gospel According to St. Isaiah opens with these words, “The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah” (Isaiah 1:1). In this lecture, we take a look at these sons of David. We compare them to the promised Son of David who would sit on the throne and usher in the eternal kingdom.

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Isaiah- Chapter 1 Part 1

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The Gospel According to St. Isaiah- Introduction Part 2

Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier

The Evangelist Isaiah writes, “For out of Zion shall go the Torah, and the Word of the Lord from Jerusalem” (Isaiah 2:3). Again in chapter fifty-one Yahweh speaks through the hand of Isaiah saying,“Give attention to Me, My people, and give ear to Me, My nation; for a Torah will go out from Me, and I will set My justice for a light to the peoples. My righteousness draws near, My salvation has gone out, and My arms will judge the peoples; the coastlands hope for Me, and for My arm they wait” (Isaiah 51:4–5). And again in chapter fifty-two, the Evangelist Isaiah writes, “How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns”” (Isaiah 52:7, ESV). After the resurrection, Christ sent out His apostles to the nations in order to make disciples by baptizing them and teaching them. Isaiah foretold the proclamation of Christ to the Gentiles before the apostles were even sent.

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Isaiah- Introduction Part 2

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The Gospel According to St. Isaiah- Introduction Part 1

Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier

Apostle Peter teaches, “But what God foretold by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ would suffer, he thus fulfilled” (Acts 3:18, ESV). And again, “To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name” (Acts 10:43, ESV). Of all the prophets, Isaiah proclaims the person and work of Christ the boldest and clearest. He foretells the birth, suffering, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension of Christ as if they had already happened. He teaches about the coming of John the Baptizer and the sending out of the Apostles. He writes his gospel before the other four Evangelists write their gospel accounts. In fact, his words are used by them to preach Jesus into our ears. For this reason, Isaiah the Prophet is truly an Evangelist. Thus, we will take an in-depth look at the Gospel According to St. Isaiah.

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Isaiah- Introduction Part 1

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The Attributes of God- Similar and Dissimilar: Wisdom

Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier

The Apostle Paul makes such a distinction between knowledge and wisdom when lists out the gifts of the Spirit.  He says this in First Corinthians chapter twelve, “To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit,” (1 Corinthians 12:7-8, ESV) God is the source of all knowledge and wisdom.  In the letter of James, we are told this, “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.” (James 1:5, ESV) Again, in humanity both knowledge and wisdom our acquired attributes.  On the other hand, God has this attributes from His divine essence.  He has all knowledge and wisdom from eternity.  God gives knowledge and wisdom to humanity through His word.

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The Attributes of God- Similar and Dissimilar- Wisdom

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The Attributes of God- Similar and Dissimilar: Knowledge

Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier

In this lecture, we will continue our discussion with the similar attribute of knowledge.  As we said before, this attribute is shared in common between God and man.  Of course, it is displayed in a lesser, imperfect, and finite degree in man.  Man has the attribute of knowledge.  But, this knowledge is limited.  Man must learn in order to increase in knowledge.  Knowledge is acquired through study, observation, perception, deduction, and induction.  It takes time to gain knowledge.  Man does not know the future. On the other hand, God’s knowledge is not limited in quantity.  God knows all things.  God does not need to learn.  He knows all since the beginning.  God is not in a state of growing in His understanding of things.  He knows all things directly and at once.

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The Attributes of God- Similar and Dissimilar- Knowledge

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The Attributes of God- Similar and Dissimilar: Life

Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier

For the purpose of studying and meditation upon the attributes of God, we will make a designation between those attributes which are similar and those that are dissimilar.  When we refer to “similar” attributes, we are talking about those attributes that are found in an imperfect state in man.  They are similar because man shares in a lesser degree that same attributes.  Yet, these attributes are attributed to God in a higher degree.  They are perfect and infinite.  For example, man has the attribute of knowledge.  However, human knowledge is limited.  God’s knowledge is perfect and absolute. Whereas we grow in knowledge, God does not grow in knowledge. On the other hand, when we refer to attributes that are “dissimilar,” we are talking about those attributes that are not found in man.  For example, man is not eternal.  Man is mortal.  There was a time when man did not exist.  “Dissimilar” attributes are those attributes in which man does not share in common with God. In this lecture, we begin our conversation about “similar” attributes with the attribute of life.

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 The Attributes of God- Similar and Dissimilar- Life

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Characteristics of the Word of God- Clarity Part 4

Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier

The clarity of Scripture is not a magical characteristic.  Rather it is a characteristic that is essential to communicating the divine truth for the benefit of bringing knowledge to the reader and hearer.  The written word brings the revelation of divine things to people who do not know these things by nature.  The purpose of God’s word is to bestow faith on the hearer. Thus, the Apostle Paul says, “faith comes by hearing the word of Christ.”  The word of Christ brings faith in Christ, faith in who He is and what He has done.

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The Characteristics of the Word of God- Clarity Part 4

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Characteristics of the Word of God- Clarity Part 3

Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier

Although the word of God is externally clear, we need the internal illumination of the Holy Spirit to open our eyes, our ears, our minds, our hearts, and our lips.  It is only by the working of the Holy Spirit through His Word that we can believe that Jesus is the Christ.  Because of our inherited sin, we cannot understand God’s word Unless He is our teacher

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Characteristics of the Word of God- Clarity Part 3

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Characteristics of the Word of God- Clarity Part 2

Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier

Now we are not saying that every thing is absolutely clear in and of itself.  In fact, many passages are obscure regarding the intricacy of the words and sentences, but no doctrine is obscure.  The obscurity is not because the subject matter is obscure, but rather because of the ignorance, blindness, and weakness of those looking at it. It is true that the things of God are obscure and not known by natural man, but the things of Scripture are clear.  The Bible gives to us the things of God that He desires to reveal to us.  The Bible clearly states and teaches all doctrine that must be known for salvation. It is the Father’s desire to give the Holy Spirit so that we would believe in Jesus Christ and obtain salvation. God is our Teacher who teaches us with His word.

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The Characteristics of the Word of God- Clarity Part 2

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Characteristics of the Word of God- Clarity Part 1

Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier

When we say that the written word of God is clear, what we mean is that it clearly states the teaching of salvation that everyone must know in order to be saved.  We are not claiming that absolutely everything in Scripture is absolutely clear.  It is true that there are many obscure things, but the articles of faith necessary for salvation are explained with clear and certain language.  All that is needed for the knowledge of salvation is clearly revealed in the Bible.

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Characteristics of the Word of God- Clarity Part 1

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The Revealed Mystery of the Trinity in the Old and New Testaments- Part 4

Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier

In the first chapter of Genesis, we are taught that all three persons of the Blessed Trinity were present at the creation.  The prophet Moses reveals who creation took place.  God the Father was speaking.  The Son was the active Word being spoken.  The Holy Spirit was hovering over the waters.  In this event, God reveals Himself to creation.  In the New Testament, we see the work of recreation being revealed to us at the waters of the Jordan River.  Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is standing in the water.  The Father declares, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”  The Holy Spirit descends in the form of a dove.  In this event, God reveals Himself to the people of Israel.

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The Revealed Mystery of the Trinity in the Old and New Testaments- Part 4

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The Revealed Mystery of the Trinity in the Old and New Testaments- Part 3

Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier

In the Old Testament, God has revealed Himself as the Savior when He lead the people of Israel out of Egypt and rescued them from all their enemies. God declares, “I, I am the Yahweh, and besides me there is no savior.” (Isaiah 43:11)  In the New Testament, God has revealed Himself as the Savior when He took upon flesh, was crucified and resurrected, in order to rescue us from our enemies of the devil, sin, and death. There is only One Savior. In the New Testament, we are taught to confess that Jesus is the only Savior. We confess that Jesus is Yahweh.

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The Revealed Mystery of the Trinity in the Old and New Testaments- Part 3

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The Revealed Mystery of the Trinity in the Old and New Testaments- Part 2

Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier

There is only One True God.  Through natural knowledge we can discern that there is a God who created all things.  Yet, it is only through revealed knowledge that we can know who this One True God is.  The prophets and apostles sent by God have revealed the One True God to the nations.  Apart from this teaching, an individual is left without God. In this lecture we discuss the prophetic office that Moses and Isaiah were placed into in order to reveal the Triune God to the sons of Israel. In addition, we will discuss the apostolic office that Paul was placed into in order to reveal the Triune God to the Gentiles. In particular, we will look at Exodus 3, Deuteronomy 7, Isaiah 63, Genesis 15, Ephesians 2, and Titus 3.

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The Revealed Mystery of the Trinity in the Old and New Testaments- Part 2

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The Revealed Mystery of the Trinity in the Old and New Testaments- Part 1

Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier

We believe, teach, and confess that there is only One True God.  The divine essence is undivided.  At the same time we believe, teach, and confess that the One True God has revealed Himself as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.  The three persons of the Holy Trinity are coequal, coeternal, and consubstantial.  We worship one God in three persons and three persons in one God.  We neither divide the divine essence nor confuse the persons.  We hold to the Trinity in Unity and the Unity in Trinity.  The teaching of the Holy Trinity is rightly called a mystery. This mystery is revealed in the writings of both the Old and New Testaments.

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The Revealed Mystery of the Trinity in the Old and New Testaments

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Introduction to Christology- Part 3

Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier

As we discuss Christology, we mediate upon the person and work of Christ.  He has come to do what humanity cannot do and to do what only God can do, that is, defeat Satan.  Christ is not an created angelic being sent to fight against a created fallen angelic being.  The author of the letter to the Hebrews writes, “For to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my Son, today I have begotten you”? Or again, “I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son”? And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all God’s angels worship him.”” (Hebrews 1:5–6, ESV)  To be worshiped by all the angels, Christ Himself is not a created angel.  He is to be worshiped and honored equally with the Father.  Not only is He coequal with the Father, but He is also coessential with the Father.  He is the begotten Son of the Father, that is, of the same divine substance as the Father.  He is God of God.  He is begotten and not made.  He is True God.  As True God, He alone can overcome and defeat the devil and live.  “Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery.” (Hebrews 2:14–15, ESV)  He came to destroy the devil and deliver humanity from slavery to sin.  He alone can set us free.

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Introduction to Christology Part 3

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Introduction to Christology- Part 2

Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier

Christology is the true knowledge of the person and work of the Christ as it has been revealed to us in the written scriptures of the Prophets and Apostles.  The doctrine of the Apostles teaches us the true knowledge of the true God.  Only through Christ do we have access to the Father in the Holy Spirit.  This knowledge is a revealed knowledge.  Only in Christ, can we know the living God.  Without Christ, we are left to human opinions falsely teaching us a vast variety of false gods that have no life in them.  The True God is Life and He gives life.  He is the source of all life.  Without Him there is no life.  Only the True God is eternal and thus only the Eternal Living God can give eternal life.  To know the True God is to know eternal life.  To have the True God is to have eternal life.  Without the person and work of Christ, one cannot know the True God and one cannot have eternal life.

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Introduction to Christology- Part 2

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Introduction to Christology- Part 1

Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier

Christology is the study of the true knowledge of the person and work of Christ as revealed in the God-breathed scriptures of the Old and New Testaments.  Christ is the Savior who has come to save fallen humanity.  He is true God begotten from all eternity and also true man born of the Virgin Mary.  These are the two natures of the one Christ.  He has the divine nature being eternal God and the source of all life.  He has the human nature being mortal man able to die.  He is one person consisting of the personal union of these two natures.  We do not confound or mix the divine and human natures saying that He has one nature; therefore, we confess the two natures of Christ.  In the same way, we do not separate His divinity from His humanity saying that He subsists of two persons; therefore, we confess Christ to be one person of the Blessed Holy Trinity.

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Introduction to Christology Part 1

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The Written Word in the Days of King Solomon and King Jeroboam

Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier

In this lecture, we look at the significance of the written word for the use of the King of Israel. David walked in the ways of the LORD by listening to His voice in the written word.  However, his son Solomon did not listen to the LORD his God and the kingdom was torn asunder.  Even though Jeroboam was given the northern kingdom, he did not heed the voice of the LORD his God and followed the intentions of his own heart rather than the revealed will of God as found in the written scriptures.

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Pastor Kachelmeier on Issues, Etc. talking about the importance of preaching.  The Apostle Paul states, “…it pleased God through the follow of what we preach to save those who believe: (1 Cor. 1:21) (click here to listen to the interview on Issues, Etc.)

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Introduction to the Attributes of God- Part 3

Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier

In this lecture, we continue to talk about anthropomorphism.  In addition, we begin to discuss holiness vs. love and the problems with confusing the attributes.

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Introduction to the Attributes of God- Part 3

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Introduction to the Attributes of God- Part 2

Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier

In this lecture, we talk about the attributes of God in the book of Jonah.  In addition, we begin to talk about anthropomorphism.

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Introduction to the Attributes of God- Part 2

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Introduction to the Attributes of God- Part 1

Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier

In this lecture, we begin to discuss the attributes of God, that is, who God is and what God does.  God is love.  Thus, He acts lovingly.  God is just.  Thus, He acts in justice.  What God is is what God does.  What God does is what God is.

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Introduction to the Attributes of God- Part 1

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