Speaker Mike Johnson: Biden's Election was God's Will


It's really hard to follow Christian reasoning when one has left the faith behind. Baptist Speaker Mike Johnson likes to quote scripture whenever possible. Answering a reporter, Johnson said Biden's election was "God's will." Johnson was following up on his own view of himself that God had put him in a leadership position. 

I thought when humans made sinful mistakes they were exercising "free will." Sinful decisions were then met with punishment like destructive storms and an eternity in hell. Johnson's view is further confusing because he has never said Trump was wrong in claiming Biden was elected due to cheating in the vote counting. Were the "cheaters" exercising God's will also? I need some training so I can understand this stuff.

I'm curious, too, about where God's will fit into Johnson's denomination. A Vice President of the Southern Baptist Convention is now a known sexual abuser. He was a powerful force in covering up what was apparently widespread sexual abuse. Was that God's will or free will? From experience I know there is a phony way to off-load the responsibility from God. Suddenly God's purpose is not love of "his people" or punishment of sinners but to help the bereaved go forward. All of this is confusing.

In watching Speaker Johnson I have the feeling his views of Christianity, full of contradictions, have never been seriously challenged. It's apparent his experience has been to speak in front of believers and say he believes what they believe. The contradictions are never noticed.

The allegation of a stolen election seems completely unresolved. If God is all powerful and God blesses leaders by giving them power over others, how is a stolen election resolved? It would be better if they would say, "Yes, the Bible says we should respect political leaders because they were placed there due to God's will. But really, they were put there by voters, crime, inheritance, the military or other methods that had nothing to do with God or God's will. Just ignore that part of the Bible."

Ignoring that part of the Bible is what we atheists do. In fact, we ignore all of it.  

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