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The shiny paint laid on by curiosity's hand has worn off. What thing better can a man know than the love of Christ, which passes knowledge?

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Jim Elliot
Age: 28 †
Born: 1927
Born: October 8
Died: 1956
Died: January 8
Bible Translator
Missionary
Translator
Portland
Oregon
Philip James Elliot
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God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with him.
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I seek not a long life, but a full one, like you Lord Jesus.
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Why do you need a voice when you have a verse?
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For my generation I must have the oracles of God in fresh terms.
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Lord, give me firmness without hardness, steadfastness without dogmatism, love without weakness.
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No one warns young people to follow Adam's example. He waited till God saw his need. Then God made Adam sleep, prepared for his mate, and brought her to him.
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Live every day as if the Son of Man were at the door, and gear your thinking to the fleeting moment. Just how can it be redeemed? Walk as if the next step would carry you across the threshold of Heaven. Pray. That saint who advances on his knees never retreats.
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The will of God is sweet tonight, altogether ‘good and acceptable and perfect.’ The considerate love of the Lord Jesus for us seems such a kind thing now. I know it has always been so, but somehow I didn’t see how wise it was when it didn’t seem kind… Remind me of this when I cannot regard His love as considerate some time.
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He makes His ministers a flame of fire. Am I ignitible? God deliver me from the dread asbestos of 'other things.' Saturate me with the oil of the Spirit that I may be aflame. But flame is transient, often short lived. Canst thou bear this, my soul - short life? ... Make me thy fuel, Flame of God.
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I do not know how to make a man think seriously about sin and judgment, and must look to the work of the Holy Spirit for any hint of such a working.
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Father, take my life, yea, my blood if Thou wilt, and consume it with Thine enveloping fire. I would not save it, for it is not mine to save. Have it Lord, have it all. Pour out my life as an oblation for the world. Blood is only of value as it flows before Thine altar
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Those whimpering Stateside young people will wake up on the Day of Judgment condemned to worse fates than these demon-fearing Indians, because, having a Bible, they were bored with it - while these never heard of such a thing as writing.
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It's hard to steer a parked car.
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Eternity shall be at once a great eye-opener and a great mouth-shutter.
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Unwillingness to accept God's 'way of escape' from temptation frightens me - what a rebel yet resides within.
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Feast of Stephen, Deacon, First Martyr, the man who will not act until he knows all will never act at all.
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Rest in this - it is His business to lead, command, impel, send, call... It is your business to obey, follow, move, respond.
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I have had to make a cross of two logs, and lie down on it, to show the Indians what it means to crucify a man.
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