This sermon delves into the profound spiritual awakening that occurs when one is reborn, where they come face to face with the stark contrasts of God and self, justice and guilt, power and helplessness, and the eternal truths of God's holiness and human sinfulness. It describes the transformative experience of realizing the existence of God for the first time, akin to awakening from a long slumber and recognizing the futility of a life spent in trivial pursuits and religious formalities without true understanding.

Idling Life Away Like an Idiot or a Madman

J.C. Philpot
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J.C. Philpot

Joseph Charles Philpot (1802 - 1869). English Strict Baptist preacher and editor born in Ripple, Kent, to a Church of England rector. Educated at Oxford, earning a B.A. in 1824რ 1824, he taught classics at Merchant Taylors’ School before resigning his Anglican curacy in 1835 to join the Strict Baptists. In 1837, he became pastor at Stamford and Allington, serving until 1869, preaching to hundreds weekly. Philpot edited The Gospel Standard magazine from 1840, publishing sermons and theological works like The True, Proper, and Eternal Sonship. His writings, emphasizing sovereign grace and experimental religion, reached thousands across England and America. A scholar of Hebrew and Greek, he translated Calvin’s Institutes excerpts. Married with one daughter, he prioritized ministry over personal wealth, living simply. His sermons, over 600 published, remain influential among Strict Baptists and Reformed circles.