The Power of Suffering Quotes

“We tend to forget even the basic fact that all people live in a fallen world—we are sinful creatures living in a corrupt, sin-cursed society. Believers should not be surprised, perplexed, or resentful when they encounter difficulties throughout this life.”
― John F. MacArthur Jr., The Power of Suffering: Strengthening Your Faith in the Refiner's Fire

“If Jesus expresses loving concern for the smallest of our troubles, certainly in His role as the perfect sufferer He cares for our greatest traumas.”
― John F. MacArthur Jr., The Power of Suffering: Strengthening Your Faith in the Refiner's Fire

“One primary reason many believers today have a hard time accepting the role of suffering in their lives or in the lives of friends and loved ones is that they have failed to understand and accept the reality of divine sovereignty.”
― John F. MacArthur Jr., The Power of Suffering: Strengthening Your Faith in the Refiner's Fire

“Christian bashing” is increasingly popular. It has become a favorite pastime among journalists in the liberal media and among liberals in education, the arts, and politics. Bigotry is back in style, and the politically correct form of it is to assault Christians. Often it is those who preach “tolerance,” “nonjudgmentalism,” and “intellectualism” who are most intolerant.”
― John F. MacArthur Jr., The Power of Suffering: Strengthening Your Faith in the Refiner's Fire

“take great pleasure and joy in the outcome of a time of suffering, trial, or persecution, realizing that we are enhancing our heavenly reward and understanding more about the power of suffering (Rev. 2:10).”
― John F. MacArthur Jr., The Power of Suffering: Strengthening Your Faith in the Refiner's Fire

“he presented God not only as the One who is faithful but also as the One who is sovereign. God has allowed suffering in their lives according to His overall plan and purpose. Therefore it is only logical and reasonable that Peter’s readers be urged to trust God through trials”
― John F. MacArthur Jr., The Power of Suffering: Strengthening Your Faith in the Refiner's Fire

“If we are faithfully walking the path of discipleship daily, we will be aware of all the possible consequences of obedience. When that’s true, no circumstance of suffering will meet us as a total surprise. If we are called upon to suffer lengthy physical pain that may even conclude in death, we may be initially surprised. But if we are Christ’s disciples, we won’t remain in a state of shock.”
― John F. MacArthur Jr., The Power of Suffering: Strengthening Your Faith in the Refiner's Fire

“Our Lord Jesus Christ, in His own suffering and death, is an unequalled example of the reality that one can be completely in the will of God, supremely gifted and used by God in ministry, and perfectly righteous and obedient toward God and still undergo tremendous suffering.”
― John F. MacArthur Jr., The Power of Suffering: Strengthening Your Faith in the Refiner's Fire

“The real key to accepting and enduring a particular trial or persecution, or to persevering victoriously through a certain period of suffering, is discipleship.”
― John F. MacArthur Jr., The Power of Suffering: Strengthening Your Faith in the Refiner's Fire

“Often it is those who preach “tolerance,” “nonjudgmentalism,” and “intellectualism” who are most intolerant.”
― John F. MacArthur Jr., The Power of Suffering: Strengthening Your Faith in the Refiner's Fire

“He was simply doing what all men tend to do who don’t know God, namely, worshipping himself as a god.”
― John F. MacArthur Jr., The Power of Suffering: Strengthening Your Faith in the Refiner's Fire

“If the disciples had their eyes set on great prominence and high rewards in eternity, they had to know the path to that end is marked by great suffering and endurance.”
― John F. MacArthur Jr., The Power of Suffering: Strengthening Your Faith in the Refiner's Fire

“Asking God for the discernment to understand the suffering’s purpose and how it contributes to placing us in the center of His will is something we ought not overlook.”
― John F. MacArthur Jr., The Power of Suffering: Strengthening Your Faith in the Refiner's Fire

“It is truly comforting to be able to talk to the One who has experienced it all and emerged successful every time.”
― John F. MacArthur Jr., The Power of Suffering: Strengthening Your Faith in the Refiner's Fire

“Whenever God brings us through a severe trial, it will reveal to us either the strength or weakness of our faith and the faithfulness of God.”
― John F. MacArthur Jr., The Power of Suffering: Strengthening Your Faith in the Refiner's Fire

“Abraham obeyed God in the extremity, and as a result, he became the model of faith. Thus anyone who has faith in God and is thereby justified is a child in the spiritual line of Abraham. If we trust God as Abraham did, we can be confident in any test or trial.”
― John F. MacArthur Jr., The Power of Suffering: Strengthening Your Faith in the Refiner's Fire

“Jesus reacted to the most difficult circumstances of unjust persecution with perfect dignity and humble composure.”
― John F. MacArthur Jr., The Power of Suffering: Strengthening Your Faith in the Refiner's Fire