Category: Writings by John Thomas Mawson
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New Birth and Eternal Life, by John Thomas Mawson,
We have received several letters with regard to papers that have appeared under the above title in this magazine, and feel that we must return to the subject again in the hope of clearing away difficulties which seem to exist in the minds of some of our correspondents. The views…
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“My Lord and My God”, by John Thomas Mawson,
The Unitarian objects to this exclamation being advanced as evidence of the Deity of our Lord. He contends that Thomas was an admiring enthusiast, and an Eastern withal, having a tendency towards the picturesque and the exaggerated in his speech, and that on this occasion he was betrayed by his…
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“Mine Eyes Have Seen”, by John Thomas Mawson,
“Mine eyes have SEEN Thy salvation” (Luke 2:25-32).“He that SAW it bear record, and his record is true” (John 19:30-35).“We SEE Jesus … crowned with glory and honour” (Hebrews 2:6-11).“We shall SEE Him as He is” (1 John 3:1-3). I offer you a chain of four golden links. Four passages…
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“My Father’s Business”, by John Thomas Mawson,
The first recorded words of the Lord in each of the gospels furnish an index to its character. For example In Matthew 3:15, “Thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness,” we see the King, Who will rule His kingdom with equity and truth, Himself marking out the way of righteousness…
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“My brethren”, by John Thomas Mawson,
“Go to My brethren, and say to them, I ascend to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God” (John 20:17). In the whole range of revealed truth there is nothing higher or more blessed than that which is declared in these words of the Lord…
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Moses and the Critics, by John Thomas Mawson,
“And they (the Israelites) built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Ramses … and they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in mortar, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field” (Exodus 1:11-14). But this was one of the glaring “mistakes of Moses,” according to…
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More than Conquerors (1 & 2), by John Thomas Mawson,
There have been many conquerors in the world’s history; Alexander, Julius Caesar, Napoleon, for instance, were conquerors; they might even be called great conquerors, but not “more than conquerors.” This is language that we could not find in mere human literature. How could any man be more than a conqueror?…
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More About the “Open” Meeting, by John Thomas Mawson,
Considerable comment has been made, both favourable and otherwise, on a paper that appeared in the last issue of the “Supplement”, entitled “The Abuse of the Open Meeting.” We are sure that such a paper was needed, and also that it by no means exhausted what ought to be said…
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Modern Blasphemies (1 & 2), by John Thomas Mawson,
One of the most subtle of modern blasphemies is that which declares that our soldiers in France are dying for us just as truly as ever Christ did and that their death is of the same character as His. It is subtle because, in pretending to exalt a soldier’s death it deceives…
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The Mind in Christ Jesus, by John Thomas Mawson,
“Let this mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 2:5) “In the form of God—the death of the cross.” No mind of angels or men can measure the distance that separated the form of God from the death of the cross. As being in the form of…
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The Midnight Cry, by John Thomas Mawson,
“Behold the Bridegroom; go ye out to meet Him” (Matthew 25) Three great facts make up the Christian testimony to the Lord in the world. First, He has been here. Second, He is not here. Third, He is coming back again. When He was here He was the Light of…
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Men ought always to pray, by John Thomas Mawson,
“I will … that men pray everywhere” “When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. Give us day by day our daily bread” (Luke 11:2-3). How often we put ourselves and…
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Made Free from the Law of Sin and Death, by John Thomas Mawson,
“The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death” (Romans 8:2). If I have in my hand a piece of steel and release my hold upon it it becomes subject to the law of gravitation and falls to…
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Loyal-Hearted, Though Not Lion-Faced, by John Thomas Mawson,
Mephibosheth was a very different sort of man to the Gadites with “the faces of lions,” who were “swift as the roes upon the mountains,” and “could handle shield and buckler,” and were “fit for the battle” (1 Chronicles 12:8). David needed such men as they were, for he was…
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“Lo, we heard of it in Ephratah.”, by John Thomas Mawson,
Psalm 132 It appears from this Psalm that the pious Jesse, patriarch of Bethlehem Ephratah, used to gather his sons about him when the day’s work was done and tell them of the mighty God of Jacob and of His wondrous works of old: how He delivered Israel from the…
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Love that Suffered the Sorrow and Shares the Song, by John Thomas Mawson,
How wonderful is the love of Jesus, our Saviour and our Lord! In it there is no alloy, no mixture of selfishness, and no reserve. It passes knowledge, we are told in the Holy Word, and how true that is, for no human thought can measure the bounds of it…
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The Lord’s Treasure, by John Thomas Mawson,
“The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field: the which when a man has found, he hides, and for joy, thereof goes and sells all that he has and buys the field” (Matthew 13:44). The Lord of glory has a treasure on earth, nothing can exceed…
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The Lord’s Prayer for His Own, by John Thomas Mawson,
John 17 Having finished all His words of counsel and comfort to His disciples, words spoken to them that they might have peace in Him though beset by tribulation in the world, the Lord lifted His eyes to heaven and spoke to His Father. He had requests to make for…
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“The Lord Shall Fight for You”, by John Thomas Mawson,
Exodus 14:14 This great war is causing many to ask questions such as these: Why does God not intervene on the side of the right? Does God ever intervene? Can God intervene? To such questions the history of the nations as recorded in the Old Testament, the oldest history book…
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The Lord in the Boat, by John Thomas Mawson,
At the bidding of their Master, His fishermen-disciples launched forth upon as calm a sea as ever the sun shone upon. They had sent away the multitude and taken Him “even as He was in the ship” and put Him in the hinder part of it—which was the helmsman’s seat…
Down to Earth But Heavenly Minded 