Uma vida de obediência: 7 disciplinas para a vida do cristão

by Elisabeth Elliot, Renata do Espírito Santo (Editor), Karina Naves (Translator)

Em uma época de prazer imediato e atitudes do tipo “vai te fazer bem, então faça!”, a autodisciplina e a autonegação dificilmente são práticas populares. No entanto, elas podem ser algumas das virtudes mais importantes que se perderam em nosso tempo. Em “Uma vida de obediência”, Elisabeth Elliot aborda, com maestria e graça, sete disciplinas importantes para a vida do cristã a disciplina do corpo, da mente, da posição, do tempo, das posses, do trabalho e dos sentimentos. Quando entendemos que a obediência nos ajuda a entregar o controle da nossa vida ao Deus que tudo governa, somos capazes de verdadeiramente confiar e descansar nosso coração, seja na provação ou em tempos de bonança.

165 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 25, 2022

About the author

From the Author's Web Site: My parents were missionaries in Belgium where I was born. When I was a few months old, we came to the U.S. and lived in Germantown, not far from Philadelphia, where my father became an editor of the Sunday School Times. Some of my contemporaries may remember the publication which was used by hundreds of churches for their weekly unified Sunday School teaching materials.

Our family continued to live in Philadelphia and then in New Jersey until I left home to attend Wheaton College. By that time, the family had increased to four brothers and one sister. My studies in classical Greek would one day enable me to work in the area of unwritten languages to develop a form of writing.

A year after I went to Ecuador, Jim Elliot, whom I had met at Wheaton, also entered tribal areas with the Quichua Indians. In nineteen fifty three we were married in the city of Quito and continued our work together. Jim had always hoped to have the opportunity to enter the territory of an unreached tribe. The Aucas were in that category -- a fierce group whom no one had succeeded in meeting without being killed. After the discovery of their whereabouts, Jim and four other missionaries entered Auca territory. After a friendly contact with three of the tribe, they were speared to death.

Our daughter Valerie was 10 months old when Jim was killed. I continued working with the Quichua Indians when, through a remarkable providence, I met two Auca women who lived with me for one year. They were the key to my going in to live with the tribe that had killed the five missionaries. I remained there for two years.

After having worked for two years with the Aucas, I returned to the Quichua work and remained there until 1963 when Valerie and I returned to the U.S.

Since then, my life has been one of writing and speaking. It also included, in 1969, a marriage to Addison Leitch, professor of theology at Gordon Conwell Seminary in Massachusetts. He died in 1973. After his death I had two lodgers in my home. One of them married my daughter, the other one, Lars Gren, married me. Since then we have worked together.

Reviews

[Juliana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Como sempre excelente.
Muito direta a senhora Elliot, nos traz à memória como é importante obedecer.

[Livia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mais um da Elisabeth Elliot Que vai ficar pra memória gostei de cada uma das disciplinas mencionadas mas principalmente das disciplinas da mente,do tempo e dos sentimentos..um livro recheado de dicas práticas para o cristão deseja ser mais disciplinado na sua vida.Recomendo;)

[Naju :) · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Não tente se fortificar contra as emoções. Reconheça-as; nomeie-as, se isso ajudar; e depois as deposite diante do Senhor para que ele treine suas reações. A disciplina das emoções é o treinamento das reações."

[Renata Meneses · Rating 5 out of 5]

como é bom nos deparar com livros cristãos fundados na Palavra, que não massageiam nosso ego mas admoestem-nos de forma verdadeira e bíblica. esse livro foi muito revelador e confrontador. anotei cada palavra lançada ao meu coração à luz de Cristo, e agora espero praticar a minha obediência.

[Rafael (polyglotreads) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nossa um livro para ser ler e reler e meditar em muito pontos, se disciplinar é difícil no entanto e necessário para que em nosso seja criado a imagem de Cristo, renuncia, renuncia, renuncia!!!