Passion and Purity: Learning to Bring Your Love Life Under Christ's Control

by Elisabeth Elliot

Publisher:

Revell

, 2021

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.

In a culture obsessed with dating, sex, and intimacy, the need for Elliot's freeing message is greater than ever. This beautifully repackaged edition will appeal to today's young people.

From the Back Cover

We know we need to commit daily to Christ all matters of the heart and to wait upon Him. But so often it is a painful, lonely process that takes longer than we want it to.

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. 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. 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.

Includes honest, biblical direction on these important matters of the heart

•loving passionately while remaining sexually pure
•whether or not to marry, and who is the right one
•the man's and woman's role in relationships
•putting God's desires ahead of personal desires
•how far is too far, physically

In a culture obsessed with dating, sex, and intimacy, the need for Elliot's freeing message is greater than ever.

Product Details

• Title: Passion and Purity: Learning to Bring Your Love Life Under Christ's Control
• Author: Elisabeth Elliot
• Publisher: Revell
• Print Publication Date: 2021
• Logos Release Date: 2021
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9781493434558, 9780800723132, 1493434551, 0800723139
• Resource ID: LLS:9781493434558
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T10:50:36Z

About Elisabeth Elliot

Occupation Missionary, Author, Public speaker

Nationality American

Genres Biography, Christian living

Spouse(s) Jim Elliot(Oct 8, 1953 – Jan 8, 1956), Addison Leitch(1969 – 73), Lars Gren(1977 – present)

Children Valerie Elliot Shepard (b. 1955)

Relative(s) Philip E. Howard Jr. Katherine Gillingham Howard, Dr. David M. Howard, Dr. Thomas Howard

Influences Amy Carmichael

Influenced Joshua Harris

Source http://www.elisabethelliot.com/