Category: Writings by John Thomas Mawson
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For Days of Trial, by John Thomas Mawson,
“Whom the Lord loves He chastens” (Hebrews 12:5-11) I was greatly impressed when a young Christian by hearing a dear saint of God, whom I knew to be a great sufferer, say, “I feel that I must be a special object of the Father’s loving interest, for I receive so…
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For Christian Women, by John Thomas Mawson,
1 Peter 3 There are three things spoken of in the New Testament that are of “great price,” or very costly. 1. The alabaster box of ointment that Mary poured upon the person of the Lord in view of His burying; and the intelligence of love and adoration that lay…
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Flesh and Blood, by John Thomas Mawson,
The Gospel condemns the old life of the flesh in which men do their own sinful wills and offers new life in the Spirit in which they do the will of God. Judgment must fall on the first, there can be no judgment but only approval for the second. Adam…
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First and Second Prophecies, by John Thomas Mawson,
THE FIRST PROPHETIC WORD uttered in this world came from the lips of God. It announced to Satan, that old Serpent, that the Seed of the Woman should bruise his head, and that word was fulfilled when through death the Lord Jesus Christ annulled him that had the power of…
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Fill the Water Pots, by John Thomas Mawson,
Notes of an Address to Sunday-School Workers Every one who takes up any service for the Lord ought to be able to give some reason why he serves Him. Let me say at once that no service save that which flows from the constraint of love — the love of…
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Fellowship and Service, by John Thomas Mawson,
Those parts of the New Testament which describe these last days make it very clear that the spheres of fellowship and service are not the same. The Second Epistle to Timothy especially brings this out, and being written for those servants of the Lord who desire, at least, to be…
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“Fear Not Ye”, by John Thomas Mawson,
“Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees came together to Pilate, saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again. Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until…
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Faith! What is it?, by John Thomas Mawson,
There are many who can sing the Doxology when all things go well with them in this world. They very readily say, “Thank God,” if they are delivered from trouble. And if they have bread in the pantry, and health in their bodies, and peace in their homes, and perhaps…
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Faith, Faithfulness, Fellowship, by John Thomas Mawson,
“And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true and he knows that he says true, that ye might believe … After this came Joseph of Arimathaea … And there came also Nicodemus” (John 19:35, 42). Faith We begin with faith. Faith is the response in a human…
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Faith and Love, by John Thomas Mawson,
Notes of an address “And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God. There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the…
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“Every Dark Shadow Wiped Out”, by John Thomas Mawson,
It is not a difficult matter to shun the preacher of the gospel and his warnings. It is easy, in the rush of business and the whirl of pleasure, to shut out all thought of God and eternity; but when death — the inexorable — puts in an appearance, brushing…
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“Every Creature of God is Good”, by John Thomas Mawson,
The ceaseless efforts of Satan are directed against every provision that God has made for the good of men, whether they are for “this life that now is or that which is to come.” Under his guidance are many seducing spirits. Some of these evidently direct their attention against the…
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Even When we were Dead, by John Thomas Mawson,
Remarks at Bradford, 1926 “But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, even when we were dead in sins, has quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) and has raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly…
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Essential Christianity, by John Thomas Mawson,
1. THE MYSTERY surely no one could read the opening verses of the Ephesians and be indifferent to what follows. Could anyone say I am eternally enfolded in those wonderful statements; I am one of those who have been blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ; chosen…
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Espoused to One Husband, by John Thomas Mawson,
What a change it makes in a Christian’s outlook when he discovers the fact that he is loved by the Lord and that he is precious and desirable in His sight. When this knowledge comes to us — and it is true of every one who has owned the Lord’s…
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Enlargement, by John Thomas Mawson,
Many a time we must have marvelled at the favour shown to those eleven Galileans to whom the Lord Jesus showed Himself after His resurrection from the dead, by many infallible proofs. And we may have wished that we could have been with them and listened to His own voice…
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Encouragement, by John Thomas Mawson,
The Hebrew epistle shows up for us the path of faith; it shows us how to tread that path, and pours its comfort and encouragement into our heart as we do it; and all this comfort and encouragement seems to be gathered up and concentrated in the glorious benediction at…
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Emmanuel, by John Thomas Mawson,
As Moses kept the sheep of Jethro, the Midianite, in the back side of the desert, he came to Horeb, the mountain of God, and there he beheld a strange thing. Upon the rugged sides of that notable mountain there burned a bush with fire, but in spite of the…
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Dwelling Together in Unity, by John Thomas Mawson,
An Address on Psalms 133 and 45:8 When we take up the Scriptures to read them, we are not reading the words of men, no matter how good or wise, but we are reading the words of God. That is a fact acknowledged by us as a point of doctrine, but do we…
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Does the Word Justify Division?, by John Thomas Mawson,
From a Letter … You are quite right, I believe, in saying that the New Testament gives no sanction to division in the church, or assembly, as the word should be; indeed, nothing comes under severer condemnation than this, as we may see from the first Corinthian Epistle. Separation from…
Down to Earth But Heavenly Minded 