Acknowledgements
Preface to the first edition
Preface to the Trial
prolog

Part 1 Portland, Oregon (1927–1945)
A family of deep-rooted faith
The Orator and the Janitor

Part 2 Wheaton, Illinois (1945–1949)
“God’s Approval” Degree
Go straight to the goal
Let it be a flame
There is only darkness
Wine that makes you tremble
The place where the sheep go is the altar
God who stimulates
Renaissance

Part 3 Portland, Oklahoma, Indiana
Portland, Illinois (1949–1952)
The test of free time
The Test of Ministry
Pushed by these voices
Experimenting with the New Testament Church
Block all roads
The precise timing of forming a line
Put your hand to the plow

Part 4 Ecuador (1952-1956)
Departure
Man's pathetic dream
The fulfillment of His will
Three Challenges of Faith
This is our God.
Framework of ministry
Mission accomplished

Epilogue
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A timeless bestseller that has awakened millions of sleeping souls over the past 50 years!
- Recommended by Billy Graham, Ok Han-heum, Lee Dong-won, and Richard Foster

“He is no fool who gives up what cannot last to gain what cannot last.”

“To obey is to know Him.
Obedience is an expression of love for God.
To obey means to abide in God.
If we abide in Him, we too will walk as Jesus walked.

Jim's goal was to know God.
His way was obedience.
Obedience was the only way to achieve his goals.
Some call Jim's ending a special death.
But whenever he spoke of death, Jim would quietly point out that many people had died in obedience to God.
People hailed Jim and those who died with him as heroes and martyrs.
I don't agree.
They themselves would not agree.
Is there such a difference between living for Christ and dying for Christ? Isn't the latter a logical consequence of the former? Living for God is, in the words of the Apostle Paul, a daily death.
It is to lose everything to gain Christ.
When we give up our lives in this way, we get them back.


I believe Jim Elliot was one of those people.
His letters and diary are the concrete basis for my belief.
These are not words that I can hold on to alone.
It is part of the story of humanity and the story of one man's relationship with the Almighty.
It's a true story.” _Elizabeth Elliot

＊The cover photo shows Jim Elliot standing on Mount Pichincha, a peak in the Ecuadorian Andes, looking across the snow-capped Mount Cuito toward the land that would become his future ministry.
This photograph was treasured by Elizabeth Eliot throughout her life and was released to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the book's publication.

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- Reprinted to commemorate the 50th anniversary of publication (featuring vivid photographs that illustrate Jim Elliot's life)
- A modern classic that models the life of a young Christian.
- Selected as Book of the Day by Missionary Korea in 2002

For readers

- Christians who want to know specifically what it means to love God
- A young Christian who is wondering how to live.
- A minister who helps and nurtures young people