Overview

Knowing, loving, and worshiping God is the call and privilege of every disciple of Jesus. Because all Christians are part of his royal priesthood, theology is not just for those teaching in the academy or serving in ministry vocations. You are not simply setting out on a journey toward deeper knowledge. If theological study only results in knowing abstract truths about God, then we have not done theology well. Right theology invariably leads to right living and right worship, and this is our ultimate goal in these books and in this life. This book focuses on God in Christ and his works of creation, humanity, and redemption. He is God made flesh, the revelation of God to us. To know Christ is to know God. Word is the second volume of a three-part series entitled Theology for Every Person. The first volume, God, released in 2024 and focuses on God's existence, nature, Persons, and attributes, and the forthcoming third and final volume, Spirit, which explores God the Holy Spirit and the divine works of salvation, the church, and the end.  

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""Malcolm Yarnell's Word is a biblical, orthodox, and beautifully written Christology that shows how knowing Christ is inseparable from knowing God--tracing the Son's identity in relation to the Trinity, creation, and salvation. With an unmistakably evangelical heart, Yarnell brings clarity and warmth to doctrine that is too often either flattened or overcomplicated. Remarkably, in a relatively brief 400 pages, Word manages to be both accessible and thoroughly substantive--an excellent guide for pastors, students, and serious readers alike."" --Kenneth Keathley Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary ""Word, the second volume of the Theology for Every Person series, embraces the same readable, accessible style as the first volume. Like still waters that run deep, these volumes represent a distinctive effort by Dr. Yarnell to make technical arguments in layman's terms thus making it easier to use for academia or the church. Dr. Yarnell's approach is a welcome asset in the discipleship and equipping of the church."" --Darin M Wood, PhD Pastor, First Baptist Church ""Theology for Every Person: Word by Malcolm B. Yarnell III is a beautiful book about our beautiful Saviour. It is theological: Yarnell wants readers to know God. It is Christological, pointing us again and again to the eternal Word made flesh, Jesus Christ, who makes God known. It is anthropological, asking the most essential questions about what it means to be human, in light of the Word by whom we were made and who himself was made flesh and dwelt among us. It is historical, engaging with rich traditions of Christian thought and Scriptural interpretation from the Patristic period to the present. More could be said, but perhaps most importantly, Word is devotional: it is evident that Yarnell is writing as an act of worship, and is inviting readers to join him in that worship, exalting Jesus Christ as Lord."" --Ryan King Pastor, Grace Baptist Church Wood Green in London, England Ministry Coordinator for Grace Baptist Partnership Author of Every Man's Conscience: Early English Baptists and the Fight for Religious Liberty

Author Information

Malcom B. Yarnell III serves the churches of the Southern Baptist Convention as Research Professor of Theology at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and as Editor of the Southwestern Journal of Theology. He also serves the Lakeside Baptist Church in Granbury, Texas, as Teaching Pastor. He is a Member of the Commission on Baptist Doctrine and Christian Unity with the Baptist World Alliance, is affiliated with numerous research institutes and publishing projects, and mentors dozens of PhD students. Malcolm's most recent books include a dogmatics volume, Special Revelation and Scripture (Nashville, 2024) co-authored with the president of Southwestern Seminary, David S. Dockery; a biblical theology, Who Is the Holy Spirit?; and a philosophical theology, John Locke's ""Letters of Gold"". Among his most widely reviewed books are a biblical theology, God the Trinity; an historical theology, Royal Priesthood in the English Reformation; and a theological method, The Formation of Christian Doctrine.

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