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

Although this book was written in a different era, it's been so helpful to hear Elizabeth Elliot's perspective and her personal story on dating. It's hard for women to navigate our current dating world. Her words are both grounding and affirming. The only thing that I didn't think was entirely applicable to our current age was her black and white perspective on male verses female roles. I generally agree with her, but it's become harder with online dating for women to fully allow men to pursue. I'm curious what she would have said about our current era and what would have changed for her. I would 100% recommend this to anyone wanting a fresh perspective on Christian dating!

Beautiful story depicted of school friends whose love grew for each other and despite being separated they trusted in God and became married in the end!

Great feed back on this book, I love the author and the biblical principals and doctrine she shares. Came and purchased after I watched her youtube video😍

This book was written by one of my favorite authors and teachers who has since passed away. Passion and Purity has taught me a lot about how waiting on the Lord in difficult seasons that just keep going. I have read this book several times through and when I was trying to think of a birthday gift for a friend, this book came to mind. I greatly appreciate the quality of the book and I am excited to give it to my friend to read!

I love this author. She is classy and “old- school.” This book is eloquently written. As a born-again believer in Jesus Christ as my Savior, I was very helped as a young person reading this book before I married my husband. I purchased it again as a help for a series on Purity that I was having with our teen girls from our youth group. There was a little bit I was able to share with them. But mostly this book is for a single person who has committed themselves to staying pure and saving themselves for their future spouse. I think this book would be very hard to understand and laughed at- if the reader didn’t have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Look up these verses in a KJV Bible to find out how to have a relationship with Jesus: (Then buy the book. 😁) Romans 3:23 Ephesians 2:8-9 John 3:16 Romans 10:13 This book has really been a blessing to me!

Both Elisabeth and Jim were amazing servants of God. What an inspiration it was to read about their love story and how they submitted every part of it to the Lord. 100% recommend. I tend to read books quite slowly but I couldn’t put this one down. I will forever treasure it

This book needs a new cover.. It makes it appear way more cheesy than it actually is. Although there are some cheesy parts, the gems scattered throughout overpower them, in my opinion. Much of this book is Elisabeth’s reflection/journal of her single life. She spent various seasons of her life as a single woman. She was married 3 times - her first two husbands (the first being missionary Jim Elliot) died before her. As I’ve mentioned before, her relationship with Jim was an absolute roller coaster. During one of their many DTR conversations, he told her he loved her, and she was thrilled. Then, in almost in the same breath, he said he felt called to remain single. Although Jim was clearly a great man of God, she said she would never recommend Jim’s plan of action in a million years. 😳 She almost had a cow when she heard about him kissing other girls, during what he called his “Renaissance.” Through all of her frustrations with Jim, she was reminded again and again of the steadfast love of the Lord. Regardless of what happened with Jim, He should be the object of her deepest longings and affections. These hymns/quotes/reflections were of great comfort and joy to her: “Take my love—my God, I pour. At Thy feet it’s treasure store.” “O Christ, He is the fountain, the deep, sweet well of love...” “Let us ‘undistracted be’ in our following.” “Have I an object, Lord, below, which would divide my heart with Thee?” “O God, our hearts are fixed. Let us not turn. Consume all our affections, let Thy love burn.” “The Lord has brought about growth in me through knowing him, something I cannot regret... already my joy is unspeakable.” “Wherever you are, be all there. Live to the hilt of every situation you believe to be the will of God. Let not our longing slay the appetite for our living.” “I did not want to turn Jim aside from the call of God, to distract his energies, or in any way to stand between him and a thoroughgoing surrender. This is what I understood real love to mean.”

Elisabeth Elliot and this book are absolutely excellent!!! I love how authentic and practical this book is. It completely change my mindset on dating and even on other aspects of life. Elliot does not make being relatable or funny or politically correct her priorities, but trait but puts forth scripture and her personal experience to develop this incredible guide to what it means to be in a God honoring relationship. I bought so many of these as gifts because they are so good!

One of the best books to read not only for those who are dating but also for all the single women. The genuine love and dedication which Jim and Elisabeth Elliot has for the Lord is what makes this book so wonderful. Her precepts from her journals are like precious jewels. Overall it’s inspiring, encouraging, challenging and very interesting to read. I consider this book as a treasure.

Haven't read it all yet, a couple of chapters and it seems like a great book for Christians.

Livro necessário pra todos os cristãos. Seja solteira (o), casada (o) ou com o dom do celibato. É a narrativa muito intimista, simples, mas muito profunda.

Looking forward to reading this.

Great book. Good for the married as well as the unmarried but specially for all single's