Jim Elliot

Philip James Elliot (October 8, 1927 – January 8, 1956), known as Jim Elliot, was a Christian missionary who was killed in Ecuador during the evangelizing effort known as Operation Auca.

Quotes

• 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. We need more of this 'being asleep' in the will of God. Then we can receive what He brings us in His own time, if at all. Instead we are set as bloodhounds after a partner, considering everyone we see until our minds are so concerned with the sex problem that we can talk of nothing else when bull-session time comes around. It is true that a fellow cannot ignore women — but he can think of them as he ought — as sisters, not as sparring partners!
  • Quoted in Elisabeth Elliot, Shadow of the Almighty (1989), Chapter 4
• Father, make of me a crisis man. Bring those I contact to decision. Let me not be a milepost on a single road; make me a fork, that men must turn one way or another on facing Christ in me.
  • Journal excerpt from Shadow of the Almighty (1989) by Elisabeth Elliot, Jim Elliot, Summer 1948

Misattributed

• He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose.
  • Journal excerpt from Shadow of the Almighty (1989) by Elisabeth Elliot, Jim Elliot, 1949
  • This quote is a paraphrase of Elliot's from the original quote (below) by English nonconformist clergyman Philip Henry (1631-1696)
• 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.
  • Quoted from The life of the Rev. Philip Henry, A.M., Matthew Henry, J. B. Williams, pub. W. Ball, 1839 p. 35 (Google Books)