A review by maigahannatu
The Power of Suffering: Strengthening Your Faith in the Refiner's Fire by John MacArthur

3.0

MacArthur has some very helpful things to say and this book would be one I'd be willing to share with people going through a hard time. He gives a good solid theology for suffering. Two things that I really remember from the book is that he said when Paul said he had a thorn in the flesh is that he believes that thorn was a person. I've never heard that before and am not sure I agree. The other thing he said is that while suffering helps us grow in patience, that's not the main purpose of our suffering. The main purpose is to help us know better how to worship, honor, and glorify God in everything. When we get to heaven, we won't need to be patient, but we will be spending the rest of our lives glorifying God. For me the book was not written in an engaging manner and I would have benefited more if he'd included real ways in which he had suffered and learned these biblical truths.