I PRAISE YOU 24/7!!!!!! AND THIS HOW YOU DO ME!!!!! YOU EXPECT ME TO LEARN FROM THIS??? HOW???!!! ILL NEVER FORGET THIS!! EVER!!! THX THO…
While I don't want to condemn Johnson (as I probably did this plenty of times in middle school and high school basketball) there are some great lessons we can learn from this statement.
1. This is what happens when Calvinism is worked out to its logical conclusion...
Johnson may not be but he sounds like a thorough-going Calvinist. Why? Because in Calvinist theology God is directly responsible for causing all that occurs, including human sin and mistakes. Taken to its logical conclusion Calvinism can "blame" God for anything and everything - thus taking away personal responsibility. You're obese... it's God's fault. You failed your test... God's fault. Your girlfriend broke up with you... God's fault. Your team lost... God's fault. We need to understand that not everything is the fault of God. Sins are the fault of sinners, Satan, and demons... not God. While dropping a pass isn't a sin, you could see how Johnson's theology might be off concerning other more important matters.
2. Johnson doesn't really care about glorifying God (at least in this statement) he cares about glorifying himself.
Johnson never humbles himself in this situation. Say God did cause him to drop that pass. If so, GOD IS IN THE RIGHT AND WE HAVE NO RIGHT TO QUESTION HIS ACTIONS. One of the true tests of your devotion to the will and glory of God is when God decides to do something that you don't agree with. Do you complain? Or do you submit and find joy in God's will? Can you truly always pray, "Yet not my will, but yours be done"?
3. Johnson seems to believe God is obligated to bless him since he worships God.
This is the root issue here... and the logic is completely backwards. Johnson is essentially saying, "I worship you so you must bless me in the ways I see fit." He's trying to control God based upon his own supposed righteousness. First of all, God does not owe us anything. He created us and we owe him perfect obedience, which we have all failed to give him. Second, God's favor does not depend upon our works but on Jesus' death on the cross. God is not even required to give us eternal life because we worship him 24/7... he gives it because Jesus accomplished it for us by taking the punishment for our sins.
4. We've all probably thought something like this, but we should recognize how silly these thoughts are when broadcast to the world.
Let's not be hypocritical here. We've all probably blamed God for something God didn't directly cause before. However Johnson's post on Twitter allows us to see how ridiculous this type of thinking actually is. Don't tell yourself you'd never think this... you just might be smart enough not to post it on the internet.
5. God probably doesn't care that much about who wins a sports game
Contrary to what UK Basketball fans think God probably doesn't care what happens here... caught pass or dropped. I like what Tim Tebow, former QB for the Florida Gators said when a reporter who knew about his faith asked him if he thought God was on the Gators' side. Tebow replied something to the effect of, "Honestly I don't think God really gives a flip who wins a football game." I think he's right.