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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?
Jim Elliot
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Jim Elliot
Age: 28 †
Born: 1927
Born: October 8
Died: 1956
Died: January 8
Bible Translator
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Portland
Oregon
Philip James Elliot
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Missionaries are very human folks, simply a bunch of nobodies trying to exalt somebody.
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Be on guard, my soul, of complicating your environment so that you have neither time nor room for growth!
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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 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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God is still on His throne, we're still on His 'footstool,' and there's only a knee's distance between!
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Surely those who know the great passionate heart of Jehovah must deny their own loves to share in the expression of His.
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Lord, give me firmness without hardness, steadfastness without dogmatism, love without weakness.
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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 is no fool who parts with that which he cannot keep, when he is sure to be recompensed with that which he cannot lose.
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Ninety-five percent of our wool is going to China.
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I many no longer depend on pleasant impulses to bring me before the Lord. I must rather response to principles I know to be right, whether I feel them to be enjoyable or not.
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God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with him.
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Rest in this-it is His business to lead, command, impel, send, call, or whatever you want to call it. It is your business to obey, follow, move, respond, or what have you... The sound of 'gentle stillness' after all the thunder and wind have passed will be the ultimate Word from God.
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It's hard to steer a parked car.
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It makes me boil when I think of the power we profess and the utter impotency of our action. Believers who know one-tenth as much as we do are doing one-hundred times more for God, with His blessing and our criticism. Oh if I could write it, preach it, say it, paint it, anything at all, if only God's power would become known among us.
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