Title:
Passion and purity : learning to bring your life under Christ's control
Author:
ISBN:
9780800723132
Edition:
Repackaged edition.
Physical Description:
191 pages ; 22 cm
Contents:
1. Me, Lord? Single? -- 2. The life I woe -- 3. Passion is a battleground -- 4. Unruly affections -- 5. Does God want everything? -- 6. The snake's reasoning -- 7. The first date -- 8. Unfailing love -- 9. The revelation -- 10. Does God notice? -- 11. Oozing ache -- 12. Holding pattern -- 13. Material for sacrifice -- Honor above passion -- 15. Little deaths -- 16. Life from death -- 17. What to do with loneliness -- 18. What providence has gone and done -- 19. The revel sigh -- 20. Self-deception -- 21. What women do to men -- 22. What do men look for? -- 23. The mess we've made -- 24. Hot sweats and wet feet -- 25. Nobody knows the trouble -- 26. A letter at last -- 27. Whetted appetites -- 28. How much can a kiss tell you -- 29. They abstain from nothing -- 30. A "small" sin -- 31. A cave and a driftwood fire -- 32. How do you say no? -- 3. Four bare legs -- 34. His sublime keeping -- 35. Impatience -- 36. I have you now unravished -- 37. Hold God to His bargain -- 38. God granted and God denied -- 39. Confused rollings and wheels -- 40. Love letters -- 41. This is our God - we have waited for Him -- 42. Out of love and into charity -- 43. A new act of creation
Summary:
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.
