Godly sorrow springs from a view of a suffering Savior, and manifests itself by hatred of self, abhorrence of sin, groaning over our backslidings, grief of soul for being so often entangled by our lusts and passions, and is accompanied by softness, meltings of heart, flowings of love to the Redeemer, indignation against ourselves, and earnest desires never to sin more.

J.C. Philpot (1802–1869), Prediger

Topics: Guilt & Forgiveness, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit

Occasions: For Reflection

J.C. Philpot

Joseph Charles Philpot (1802–1869) war ein englischer Theologe und Prediger, der nach seinem Austritt aus der anglikanischen Staatskirche als Pastor der Strict Baptists und langjähriger Redakteur der Zeitschrift „The Gospel Standard“ wirkte. Er stand für einen kompromisslosen Calvinismus sowie eine erfahrungsbezogene Glaubenspraxis, die persönliche Anfechtungen und den Trost durch Gottes souveräne Gnade betonte. Heutigen Bibellesern bieten seine Auslegungen und Andachtstexte eine seelsorgerlich ausgerichtete Orientierung für Phasen geistlicher Krisen und Prüfungen.

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