Category: Writings by John Thomas Mawson
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Delivering Grace, by John Thomas Mawson, Chapter 14 of 21
“He Saved Himself, not Once nor Twice” How to escape the snares of the devil. “Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp. And the man of God sent to the king of…
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Delivering Grace, by John Thomas Mawson, Chapter 13 of 21
The Axe-Head did Swim How those who are dead may have eternal life. “And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, Behold, now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us. Let us go, we pray thee, to Jordan, and take thence every man a…
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Delivering Grace, by John Thomas Mawson, Chapter 12 of 21
“Go in Peace” How the healed one finds assurance. “And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth but in Israel; now therefore, I…
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Delivering Grace, by John Thomas Mawson, Chapter 11 of 21
“Go and Wash” How a sin-stricken sinner may find healing and peace. “Now Naaman, the captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the Lord had given deliverance to Syria; he was also a mighty man in…
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Delivering Grace, by John Thomas Mawson, Chapter 10 of 21
Then Bring Meal How the works of the flesh are rebuked, and how life may take the place of death. “And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the…
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Delivering Grace, by John Thomas Mawson, Chapter 9 of 21
There is Death in the Pot How Christians affect one another, and what to do when many suffer. “And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of…
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Delivering Grace, by John Thomas Mawson, Chapter 8 of 21
A Dearth in the Land How those who are troubled about it may discover the reason and the remedy. “And Elisha came again to Gilgal; and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him; and he said to his servant, Set…
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Delivering Grace, by John Thomas Mawson, Chapter 7 of 21
“Is it well with thee?” How broken hearts may find solace and blessing through sorrow. “And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers. And he said to his father, My head, my head. And he said to…
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Delivering Grace, by John Thomas Mawson, Chapter 6 of 21
A Chamber for the Man of God How the abiding presence of the Lord may be gained. “And it fell on a day that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed…
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Delivering Grace, by John Thomas Mawson, Chapter 5 of 21
“What hast thou in the House” How bankrupt sinners may be freed and enriched How those who are troubled about their sins may have peace with God “Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets to Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is…
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Delivering Grace, by John Thomas Mawson, Chapter 4 of 21
Make this Valley full of Ditches How those who long for the blessing of God may secure it. “And he said, Thus says the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches. For thus says the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall…
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Delivering Grace, by John Thomas Mawson, Chapter 3 of 21
Bring Me a Minstrel How discordant lives may be put into tune “So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom; and they fetched a compass of seven days’ journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that…
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Delivering Grace, by John Thomas Mawson, Chapter 2 of 21
Salt in a New Cruse How those who are learning that in them dwells no good thing, and are asking, “who shall deliver me?” may be delivered. “He tarried at Jericho … and the men of the city said to Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city…
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Delivering Grace, by John Thomas Mawson, Forword & Chapter 1 of 21
Foreword Great words and wise were those that came last from the pen of Simon Peter for the flock of God that he loved so well. He was about to put off his tabernacle, for thus he described his coming martyrdom — what should he say to those who had…
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Concerning Himself, by John Thomas Mawson, Chapter 13 of 13
The Son of Man: The Judge of Quick and Dead “Heaven is opened, and a white horse appears, the familiar figure of war and victory. It is upon the Rider that our eyes are fixed. He is called “Faithful and True,” and in righteousness He judges and wars: His warring…
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Concerning Himself, by John Thomas Mawson, Chapter 12 of 13
The Deity of the Lord Jesus: In the Later Epistles “The Son is true God, seated on a throne of divine perpetuity, and maintaining a moral government of matchless and inflexible rectitude, Himself immutable and eternal. He must remain in peerless majesty when the material universe shall have passed away;…
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Concerning Himself, by John Thomas Mawson, Chapter 11 of 13
Our Great High Priest: His Qualification for the Office “Christ at God’s right hand unwearied By our tale of shame and sin,Day by day, and hour by hour Welcoming every wanderer in.On His heart amidst the glory, Bearing all our grief and care;Every burden, ere we feel it, Weighed and…
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Concerning Himself, by John Thomas Mawson, Chapter 10 of 13
The Exaltation of the Lord Jesus: The Answer to His Humiliation “He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that He might fill all things.” This tells us the boundlessness of His sovereignty. In His works, His journeyings, His triumphs, the highest and the…
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Concerning Himself, by John Thomas Mawson, Chapter 9 of 13
The Resurrection of the Lord Jesus: God’s Seal upon His Work “The literal resurrection of Jesus was the cardinal fact upon which the earliest preachers of the gospel based their appeal to the Jewish people. Paul, writing to a Gentile church, expressly makes Christianity answer with its life for the…
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Concerning Himself, by John Thomas Mawson, Chapter 8 of 13
The Death of the Lord Jesus: Atonement by Blood It has been truly said, there is nothing like the cross. It stands and shall stand for ever in all its solitary greatness and grandeur, the wonder of every intelligent creature, and the pillar upon which is indelibly inscribed the evil…
Down to Earth But Heavenly Minded 