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.

I have deep feelings for this guy, but he says I'm like a sister to him. What should I do?" "Why should a man still be expected to initiate romance?" "Isn't it okay to spend time together if we're just friends?" "If I never marry, will God take that desire away?" These are some of the many questions posed in letters to Elisabeth Elliot by readers of her bestselling book Passion and Purity. In this beautifully repackaged edition of Quest for Love, she responds with sound, biblical guidance, dusting off "antiquated" concepts such as commitment, integrity, honor, and servanthood, and showing how they still apply to dating and singleness today. Intertwined are hopeful true stories of discovering love through God's direction.

It took Brian, my husband, and me some time to grasp the idea of purity while we were dating. After reading our story, you’ll see that making the commitment to purity was just the beginning. We had tasted the forbidden fruit for a number of years. Then I got to know Jesus in a new and powerful way as I recovered from an eating disorder. Brian eventually followed, and we knew things had to change. We had the difficult task of trying to figure out how to have a Christian dating relationship, living in the Garden of Eden, so to speak, right next to the tree but resisting the habit and compulsion of reaching for that fruit. How close to the forbidden tree can you get? Can you actually hold the apple in your hand but not taste it? There is no hard-and-fast rule I can give you for where to draw the line. However, I will share with you some lessons that I learned to show you how to build your relationship together through Christian dating. I will describe some strategies to keep the pilot light of your passion lit but under God’s gentle control. Then, how does it work to take two imperfect people, joined under God to become one in a loving marriage?

You were bought with a price (purchased with a preciousness and paid for, made His own), so then Honor God and bring Glory to Him in your body. (1 Corinthians 6:20) Maintaining Purity Ephesians 5:3 But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's Holy people. God wants us to live a lifestyle of Purity to be pure, whole and clean. Maintaining requires strength and self control. Saying focused on the Word of God and maintaining a clean heart. God loves us and he has given us the tools to remain pure. You were bought with a price, you are WORTH waiting for. Stand up and Fight! Regaining Purity Psalm 32:5 I acknowledged my sin to you, and my iniquities I did not hide. I said, I will confess my transgressions to the Lord (continually unfolding the past till all is told) - then you instantly forgave me. So many girls start out wanting to wait then it happens all so fast. They find themselves feeling ashamed, unworthy and guilty about their wrongdoing. Satan has spun them in a web of lies. God wants to un-wrap all the lies and set you FREE. Don't let sexual sin keep you down, get up and fight with the Word of God. The truth is, God died on the cross for you, it is finished. He sees you through his son Jesus Christ. He will give you strategies from his Word to get back what was stolen. You are precious in His sight! Stand up and Fight! God's Word is designed to teach and equip women of all ages to come to a deeper understanding about Purity, the Love of God, and their identity in Jesus Christ.