Written by Philip Mauro (1859-1952). A KINGDOM “NOT OF THIS WORLD” When the Lord Jesus Christ and His forerunner, John the Baptist, were publicly announcing in the hearing of many thousands of people that the Kingdom of heaven was “at hand,” that is, about to be introduced, what actually was at hand was this present … Continue reading Dispensationalism Justifies the Crucifixion – Conclusion
Written by Philip Mauro (1859-1952) THE TRUE WITNESS We come lastly to John’s account, where facts are mentioned which will help us comprehend the positive and uncompromising judgment of Pilate that the Lord was wholly innocent of any word or act contrary to the rule and authority of Caesar. One peculiarity about this strange judicial … Continue reading Dispensationalism Justifies the Crucifixion – Part 5
Written by Philip Mauro (1859-1952). CHRIST BEFORE PILATE Matthew does not record the beginning of the proceedings before Pilate, nor does Mark: but Luke supplies the important facts — “And the whole multitude of them arose and led Him unto Pilate. And they began to accuse Him, saying, we found this fellow PERVERTING THE NATION … Continue reading Dispensationalism Justifies the Crucifixion – Part 4
Written by Philip Mauro (1859-1952). CHRIST BEFORE THE SANHEDRIN The Jewish law, divinely given in its marvellous completeness many centuries before the Roman Empire came into existence, was scrupulously careful in its safeguards against miscarriage of justice where human life was at stake. Particularly was their law rigorous in respect to the matter of evidence. … Continue reading Dispensationalism Justifies the Crucifixion – Part 3
I belong to an old family, the various spellings of the name revealing to which genealogical line we belong. Our ancestors came from Wiltshire to Massachusetts on 1638. The descendents of Edmund spell their name Goodenow or Goodnow and are mostly still found in New England. Another subgroup of this line spells their name Goodeno … Continue reading I have a funny name
More about Philip Mauro (1859-1952), the author of this writing: It was Mauro who prepared the legal case that was argued by William Jennings Bryan in the Tennessee - Scopes trial in 1925. It is often forgotten that the proponents of evolution were defeated in this case. Mauro wrote a book, entitled Evolution at the … Continue reading Dispensationalism Justifies the Crucifixion – Part 2
This is the first installment of a booklet written by Philip Mauro and first published around 100 years ago. Mr Mauro was a prominent US lawyer, who embraced dispensationalism at the beginning of his Christian life but then saw the inconsistencies in that teaching. He wrote a number of books on the subject, which today … Continue reading Dispensationalism Justifies the Crucifixion – Part 1
Starting this blog was an attempt to get myself motivated to do more writing, and to improve my communication skills. I want to be able to write like C. S. Lewis or G. K. Chesterton. Since I'm already 71, that may be beyond my reach. Still, I don't want to set my sights any lower. … Continue reading To build and to plant
The rain began July 19, 1996 over the semi-mountainous terrain surrounding the Kenogami basin in Québec and continued for three days, dropping enough water to fill the Kenogami reservoir one and a half times. Unfortunately, it was nearly full to begin with. Torrents of water flowed over the dam and into the cities of Chicoutimi … Continue reading Thoughtless generosity
