These revealing personal glimpses, combined with relevant biblical teaching, will remind you that only by putting your human passion and desire through His fire can God purify your love. Through letters, diary entries, and memories, she shares the temptations, difficulties, victories, and sacrifices of two young people whose commitment to Christ took priority over their love for each other. In her classic book, Passion and Purity, Elisabeth Elliot candidly shares with you her love story with Jim Elliot as evidence that she has been there. But so often it is a painful, lonely process that takes longer than we want it to. This beautifully repackaged edition will appeal to today's young people.įrom the Back Cover We know we need to commit daily to Christ all matters of the heart and to wait upon Him.

In a culture obsessed with dating, sex, and intimacy, the need for Elliot's freeing message is greater than ever. 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. 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. About the Book Using her own life as an example, Elliot shows single young people how to put their love lives under the authority of Jesus Christ.īook Synopsis In her classic book, Elisabeth Elliot candidly shares her love story with Jim Elliot through letters, diary entries, and memories.

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