Category: Writings by John Thomas Mawson
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To a Young Man in Soul Difficulties, by John Thomas Mawson,
We have received a letter from a young Christian — a very poignant letter — who for some years had served the Lord with zeal, but who has been swept on a tide of doubts to the very verge of lost faith and hope. He writes of having “lost every…
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Trading for an Absent Lord – “Occupy till I come”, The Parable of The Ten Pounds Luke 19, by John Thomas Mawson,
Notes of an address in 1911 on the parable of the pounds (Luke 19:20-27) An educated Hindu visited a missionary in India, and said to him, “We have found you Christians out. You are not as good as your Book.” As I read that story it arrested me, and I…
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Two Questions on Prophetic Subjects, by John Thomas Mawson,
The Shout of the Lord, the Voice of the Archangel, and the Trump of God Explain why the voice of the archangel and the trump of God are connected with the shout of the Lord at His coming. The Passage in question reads, “For the Lord Himself shall descend from…
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The Two Josephs, by John Thomas Mawson,
It is no mere coincidence that the two Josephs of the New Testament were prominent, one at the birth and the other at the death of the Lord Jesus Christ. There is a third Joseph in Acts 1, but he is of no account. The Joseph of the Old Testament was…
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“Thy House” and His Dwelling, by John Thomas Mawson,
While visiting an afflicted Christian some time ago we were given a word of counsel, which was this: “In sending out the magazine, do not forget the needs of the invalids who are deprived of the help of Christian fellowship and public ministry.” Our friend told us that such are…
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“A Throne was Set in Heaven”, by John Thomas Mawson,
An Address on Revelation 4 and 5 I want to speak of that which has been fundamental to faith in all ages and which can hold us now as a sure and steadfast anchor in stormy seas. “Behold a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.” John was caught…
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Three Men, Saul, Jonathan, Mephibosheth, by John Thomas Mawson
An Address on Devotedness to Christ “What think ye of Christ is the test To try both your state and your scheme,You cannot be right in the rest Unless you think rightly of Him.” David, the son of Jesse, was chosen of God to be the saviour, shepherd and king…
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Three Great Sights, by John Thomas Mawson,
“And he that saw it bear record” (John 19:30-35). “And he saw and believed” (John 20:1-9). “When they saw the Lord” (John 20:19-22). The disciple whom Jesus loved saw his Lord dead upon a cross; he looked within His empty tomb, and, along with his brethren, he beheld the living…
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3 Brief Articles on Psalm 23, by John Thomas Mawson,
“He restoreth my soul: He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His Name’s sake” He does not drive me, nor drag me, but “He leads me,” and there is a great tenderness in the way in which He does it. This was illustrated for me the other day…
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Thou Shalt Be Saved, by John Thomas Mawson,
Gospel Address at Bangor, N. Wales, on Romans 10:1-13 It may sound strange to some of you but the fact is there are a lot of people in this city who are religious, very religious, and yet not saved. In spite of their religion they are unforgiven sinners, they do not…
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“Thou Art … Thou Shalt Be”, by John Thomas Mawson,
Certainly Simon Peter would never forget his introduction to the Lord Jesus as recorded in John 1. It is not difficult to visualize him coming in his eagerness with his more prosaic brother, full of questions, but suddenly arrested and silenced by the dignity and power of the Lord. Of course…
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This One Thing, by John Thomas Mawson,
“This one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth to those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:13-14). Thus spake the pattern saint of God, energized by the Holy…
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“Things that Cannot be Shaken”, by John Thomas Mawson,
The division of our Bible into chapters sometimes spoils our apprehension of the connection of things, and an instance of this may be seen in the 12th and 13th chapters of Hebrews. Without the break we should read, “OUR GOD IS A CONSUMING FIRE. LET BROTHERLY LOVE CONTINUE.” To the…
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Things to Come, by John Thomas Mawson,
A correspondent asks us to place in order the events that are to happen upon earth after the translation of the church to heaven. We here endeavour to do this. The prophetic Scriptures divide the earth into three parts, namely: (1) the land of Israel; (2) the Roman world, throughout…
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Things Most Surely Believed, Part 12 of 12, by John Thomas Mawson,
12. The Judge of Quick and Dead “The only-begotten Son which is in the bosom of the father” became THE SON OF MAN that He might fulfil the whole will of the Triune God. His title of Son of Man is a glorious title. It carries with it universal dominion,…
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Things Most Surely Believed, Part 11 of 12, by John Thomas Mawson,
11. Our Great High Priest The closing words of Luke’s Gospel are most notable. They tell of the Lord Jesus being carried up into heaven and how His disciples “worshipped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God.” It is…
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Things Most Surely Believed, Part 10 of 12, by John Thomas Mawson,
10. The Exaltation of Christ The Old Testament Scriptures hold a riddle that the Jew cannot solve. They looked for — and still look for — a glorious Messiah, the Son of David, but there are many arresting passages in these Scriptures that tell of One who should come in…
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Things Most Surely Believed, Part 9 of 12, by John Thomas Mawson,
9. The Resurrection of Christ Never had brighter hopes been buried in any grave than in the grave of Jesus and never had hearts been more bereft than the hearts of the disciples and of those women that loved and followed Him. How they must have shuddered in their sorrow…
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Things Most Surely Believed, Part 8 of 12, by John Thomas Mawson,
8. Atonement by Blood “And behold a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne, and He that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone” (Revelation 4:2-3). It is my conviction that if the glorious and eternally blessed Occupant of that throne…
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Things Most Surely Believed, Part 7 of 12, by John Thomas Mawson,
7. The Deity of our Lord in the later Epistles (continued) It is not in Paul’s later Epistles only that the truth of the Deity of our Lord is emphasised, it is the fountain from which all his ministry flowed. “It is taken for granted all through his Epistles, and…
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