Category: Writings by John Thomas Mawson
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The Rent Veil, by John Thomas Mawson,
It has often been said that when the veil of the Temple was rent in the midst from the top to the bottom, at the death of the Lord Jesus, that it indicated that the way was opened for God to come out to men and for men to go…
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Therefore I have Hope, by John Thomas Mawson,
“This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope” (Lamentations 3:21). There was some great cause for this hope that seems suddenly to have illumined the soul of the weeping prophet; his THEREFORE proves this. It is the word that is specially used to introduce the conclusion as a…
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There am I, by John Thomas Mawson,
“For where two or three are gathered together in My name there am I in the midst of them” (Matthew 18:20). There are times in one’s Christian experience when some great truth of God comes home with irresistible power to the soul and leaves an impression there that can never…
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The Provision of Christ for His People During His Absence, by John Thomas Mawson,
Notes of an address given in Edinburgh in April, 1921 “If ye love Me, keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever, even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it…
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The Preacher of the Word, by John Thomas Mawson,
A preacher is a messenger; he is sent forth with a report, and it is the Lord who sends him. This he must not forget, for “how shall they preach, except they be sent?” (Romans 10). The man who keeps this in mind will be kept from self-importance and swagger.…
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The Position and Condition From Which Everything Can be Rightly Viewed, by John Thomas Mawson,
The attitude of the faithful servants of the Lord Jesus towards any movement or community must always be determined by His own. They will delight in that which He approves, and separate themselves from that which He condemns. The Lord has been pleased “to show to His servants things which…
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The Person of the Lord, by John Thomas Mawson,
The Gospel of Luke reveals the Lord to us in His holy manhood. We see Him there the Man Christ Jesus. Thus it has been taught, and we believe rightly. The whole character of the Gospel bears witness to this. Yet it is instructive and we must take notice of…
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The Perfections of Jesus: Prophet, Priest and King, by John Thomas Mawson,
“Whatsoever things are lovely … think on these things.” We waste no time when thinking of Jesus, for every thought of Him yields present delight and is of eternal value. All the wisdom that the minds of men can evolve will pass like smoke, but every Holy Ghost given thought…
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The People Standing, by John Thomas Mawson,
In many ways and words in the Holy Scriptures God has made known His great compassion for the ignorant, unenlightened multitudes. They seem to be ever before His mind. But in no way, so it seems to me is this more in evidence than in three arresting passages. Think of…
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The Patience of Job, by John Thomas Mawson,
“Behold we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord, that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy” (James 5:11). Yes, we have heard of the patience of Job, and how he held on to…
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The Palestine Settlement
A map of Palestine from 1926, published in Germany. The orange spots are Jewish settlements. by John Thomas Mawson In regard to the settlement of the Palestine question, Dr. Weissmann, Head of the Zionist organization, has said: “Two decisions have been reached which are of the utmost importance; the first…
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The Order of the Pauline Epistles, by John Thomas Mawson,
It would appear as though there had been divine supervision in regard to the order in which the books of the Bible are placed in our Authorised Version. Take the nine general epistles of Paul as an example. (A) ROMANS unfolds the subject of righteousness and declares the way by which…
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The Opening of the New Testament, by John Thomas Mawson,
Crowns of glory for the brow of the Lord Jesus Christ shine in the opening chapters of the New Testament. He came into the world as Heir to all the promises made to Abraham and David, for He was the Son of David, a true and proper man, with full…
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“The Old Text Again”, by John Thomas Mawson,
One night I had a dream. In it a friend and I were visiting some Yorkshire villages, giving away Gospel tracts and talking to the folk about the great Saviour. A group of women sat round the door of one of the cottages, gossiping in the sunshine. We gave them…
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The Old Men Weeping and the People Shouting for Joy, by John Thomas Mawson,
Notes of an address on Ezra 3 “And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks to the Lord; because He is good, for His mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house…
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The Old and the New, by John Thomas Mawson,
There is not a greater figure than Moses in Old Testament history, he was Jehovah’s SERVANT, faithful in all his house, but he was only a servant, hence when he drew near to the bush that burned with fire, he heard the voice of God saying: “Take thy shoes from…
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“The Next Day After”, By John Thomas Mawson
An Address on Worship, Work, and Witness (John 1:35-42) Every Bible reader should know that John’s Gospel shows the Lord Jesus in the fullness of His glory. It opens, as Augustine said, as with a peal of thunder. We are carried back to the beginning when the voice of God,…
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The New Relationship and its Resources, by John Thomas Mawson,
It is of the utmost importance that we should understand the relationship in which we stand to God and to our Lord Jesus Christ. Our conduct cannot be right unless we are instructed in this, for all right conduct is the outcome of a right apprehension of relationship. This is…
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The Name of it … Marah, by John Thomas Mawson,
“And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter” (Exodus 15:23). It was not in Egypt that the people of Israel had to taste the bitter waters. There they groaned in a bitter bondage, which typifies what a man suffers…
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“Them Which Thou Hast Given Me”, by John Thomas Mawson,
“I pray not for the world, but for them that Thou hast given Me; for they are Thine. And all Mine are Thine, and Thine are Mine, and I am glorified in them … And I have declared to them Thy Name, and will declare it; that the love wherewith…
Down to Earth But Heavenly Minded 