Supreme authority in both church and home has been divinely vested in the male as the representative of Christ, who is Head of the church. It is in willing submission rather than grudging capitulation that the woman in the church (whether married or single) and the wife in the home find their fulfillment.
Elisabeth ElliotThe way we live ought to manifest the truth of what we believe. A messy life speaks of a messy and incoherent faith.
Elisabeth ElliotNo one whose first concern is feeling good can be a disciple. We are called to carry a cross and to glorify God.
Elisabeth ElliotWhen obedience to God contradicts what I think will give me pleasure, let me ask myself if I love Him.
Elisabeth ElliotGod will never disappoint usโฆ If deep in our hearts we suspect that God does not love us and cannot manage our affairs as well as we can, we certainly will not submit to His discipline. โฆTo the unbeliever the fact of suffering only convinces him that God is not to be trusted, does not love us. To the believer, the opposite is true.
Elisabeth ElliotI took it for granted that there must be a few men left in the world who had that kind of strength. I assumed that those men would also be looking for women with principle. I did not want to be among the marked-down goods on the bargain table, cheap because theyโd been pawed over. Crowds collect there. It is only the few who will pay full price. "You get what you pay for.
Elisabeth Elliot