Category: Writings by John Thomas Mawson
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The Spring of all Devotion to Christ, by John Thomas Mawson,
It is surely one most sorrowful indication of the low and backslidden condition of the majority of the children of God that devotion to Christ should be spoken of as something to marvel at and to praise. It is undoubtedly beautiful, and must yield sweet fragrance to the Father whose…
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The Spirit of Prophecy, by John Thomas Mawson,
“The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy” (Revelation 19:10). In the thoughts of God Christ is supreme, and in the mission of the Holy Ghost to earth Christ is supreme, as John 15:26 and 16:14 declare, and in the hearts and minds of all the children of God who walk in the Spirit Christ…
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The Spirit of Christianity, by John Thomas Mawson,
There are three spheres of Life in which the children of God are called to move, and in which is to be manifested the greatness of the spirit of Christianity. They are: the individual life; life in relation to the church of God; and the life of testimony before the…
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The Sower and the Harvest, by John Thomas Mawson,
“He that goes forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him” (Psalm 126:6). The Sowing The key to all Old Testament Scripture was indicated by the Lord Jesus when He ministered to His disciples “things concerning Himself,” out of Moses, the…
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The Source of Peace and Energy, by John Thomas Mawson,
“Princes also did sit and speak against me; but Thy servant did meditate on Thy statutes” (Psalm 119:23). “I will run the way of Thy commandments, when Thou shalt enlarge my heart” (Psalm 119:32). The Psalmist desired that his way might be directed by God’s statutes (verse 5): he desired…
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The Son of God is Come, by John Thomas Mawson,
It is our earnest desire that our readers, the young as well as the old, for we write for both, should be stimulated in their affections towards the Lord, and react to His great love in decided and intelligent devotion to Him and in the recognition of His desires and…
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The Society of the Son of God, by John Thomas Mawson,
Address given in the Society of Arts Hall, Edinburgh, on January 3, 1929 “Where two or three are GATHERED TOGETHER to My Name, there am I in the midst of them” (Matthew 18:20). “In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are GATHERED TOGETHER” (1 Corinthians 5:4). “When…
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The Sin Offering, by John Thomas Mawson,
The question has been asked, “How was God glorified by the death of Christ?” This brief study of the sin offerings as typical of the death of Christ in one of its aspects may partly answer the question. A sin offering was required in Israel in the case of the…
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The Seven Words, by John Thomas Mawson,
Notes of an address at Leeds, 1937 on Luke 23:32-34, 39-43; John 19:25-27; Matthew 27:46; John 19:28-30; Luke 23:46. You will recall the words of the aged Simeon as he took the Child Jesus in his arms; said he, “Behold this Child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel … that…
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These Testing Times, by John Thomas Mawson,
Victories that history acclaims, and that make names which live upon the lips of men for centuries are not gained upon beds of sloth and in easy circumstances, but amid appalling privations and stern realities that put to the test the mettle, and nerve, and sinew of the warrior. Neither…
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These Dead Times, by John Thomas Mawson,
“The cloak that I left at Troas … bring … At my first answer no man stood with me, but all forsook me” (2 Timothy 4:13-16). To deplore the days in which we live and to complain of the indifference of men in general and the deadness of our brethren…
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The Secret of Helpfulness, by John Thomas Mawson,
“Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord” (Psalm 27:14). Those who know God best and live most in His presence will be the greatest helpers of their fellow-men in these times of trouble. For those who know…
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The Secret of Abiding in Christ and of a Fruitful Life, by John Thomas Mawson,
The following series of questions were handed to us during special meetings held for the help of young Christians. We publish the questions and our answers in the hope of helping many others who nave similar exercises In John 15:4 the Lord Jesus says “Abide in Me, and I in you. As…
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The Sabbath of the Lord in Your Dwellings, by John Thomas Mawson,
Notes of an Address “And the Lord spake to Moses, saying, Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, concerning the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts. Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day…
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The Rubbish-heap and the Palace Treasures, by John Thomas Mawson,
Everybody who has read Bunyan’s immortal story must have felt sorry for the man with the “muck-rake,” the man who, though there stood one over his head, with a celestial crown in his hand, and proffered to give him the crown for his muck-rake, did neither look up nor regard,…
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The Royal Banquet, by John Thomas Mawson,
How inconceivable is the honour put upon us when we are gathered together in the Name of the Lord. God is the Host and we are His guests, and He sets before us a royal banquet. “He brought me into His banqueting house and His banner over me was love.”…
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The Right Position and Condition, by John Thomas Mawson,
The Lord has been pleased “to show to His servants things which must shortly come to pass” (Revelation 1:1), and to one of these servants He gave commandment to write the things which he had “seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter” (verse 19).…
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The Righteousness of the Law Fulfilled in Us, by John Thomas Mawson,
“That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit.” (Romans 8:4) Our text does not say fulfilled BY us, but IN us, and there is a great difference between the two. An illustration will make this difference clear.…
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The Result of Having Christ as our Shepherd, by John Thomas Mawson,
“I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever” (Psalm 23:6). “Come, come, David,” we may almost hear some of our friends say, “is it not very presumptuous on your part to speak with such certainty about the future? Would it not be evidence of a more lowly…
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“The Rest of our Time”, by John Thomas Mawson,
Let this expression, “the rest of our time,” come home to every one of us in its full force. How long it may be, none can say. It may be years, or months, or weeks or days. It may be brought to a sudden close any day by the coming…
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