Passion and Purity by Elisabeth Elliot
Week 10: Chapters 19–20 — True Stories: Letters from Readers
Read Chapters 19–20 of Passion and Purity. These chapters draw on letters from readers and true stories of others navigating love, singleness, and surrender.
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In these chapters, Elliot broadens the lens beyond her own story — letting readers hear from others who have wrestled with the same questions. Their stories may feel closer to yours than Jim and Elisabeth's did.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.What do the reader letters that Elliot responds to reveal about the kinds of struggles most common among people trying to live out the principles she describes? Do any of them sound like a question you have asked?
2.One common thread in the letters is the pain of loving someone who does not love you back, or who loves you differently than you love them. What counsel does Elliot offer? Is it sufficient, in your view?
3.The true stories Elliot includes show that the path of surrender and purity does not always lead to marriage — some of the people represented remained single. How does she use those stories without making them feel like cautionary tales or second-best outcomes?