A Slow and Certain Light
The Savage My Kinsman
Love Has a Price Tag
No Graven Image
The Journals of Jim Elliot
Through Gates of Splendor
Shadow of the Almighty
Let Me Be a Woman
The Mark of a Man
Discipline: The Glad Surrender
Quest for Love
“Rainbows are made of sunlight and rain. The sunlight, which turned my world into a radiance of color, was the knowledge of Jim Elliot’s love. The rain was the other fact he explained to me as we sat on the grass by the Lagoon—that God was calling him to remain single. Perhaps for life, perhaps only until he had firsthand experience in the place where he was to work as a jungle missionary. Older missionaries had told him that single men were needed to do jobs married ones could never do. There were some areas where women could not go. Jim took their word for it and committed himself to bachelorhood for as long as the will of God required.”
Five years passed before Jim Elliot knew that it was God’s will that he and Elisabeth marry. During those five years both experienced the same feelings that you may now have—loneliness .-.-. longing .-.-. impatience ... hope ... fear of what may lie ahead combined with trust in God .-.-. the elation of love mingled with the pain of separation. Through their time of waiting upon the Lord, both grew in faith and their love was purified. They learned many lessons which Elisabeth Elliot now shares with you. You, too, will learn to let your heart rest “where true joys are to be found.”
© 1984, 2002 by Elisabeth Elliot
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About Passion and Purity: Learning to Bring Your Love Life Under Christ's Control
In her classic book, Elisabeth Elliot candidly shares her love story with Jim Elliot through letters, diary entries, and memories. She is honest about the temptations, difficulties, victories, and sacrifices of two young people whose commitment to Christ took priority over their love for each other. These revealing personal glimpses, combined with relevant biblical teaching, will remind readers that only by putting their human passion and desire through His fire can God purify their love. |
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