God ordained wicked kings as much as he ordained the kings that honored Him (imperfect as they were in the kingdoms of the North and the South—Israel and Judah/Jerusalem). Likewise He raised up Pharaoh and many other wicked yet powerful people in various positions of leadership in history for His own glory (cf. Romans 9:17-23).
In the context of contemporary leadership from the national, to federal, to state and local levels, God is likewise in control of putting people where He has predetermined them to be. If we say this is not true, then, broadly, we would have no basis for believing God is in control of what leads and concludes in the Tribulation (and great Tribulation).
Otherwise, God simply “lucked out” that human beings, in all their power and authority and actions taken within the framework of their governments and militaries etc. “just so happened” to interrelate and interweave and unfold in the precise way that resulted in what God said would happen in Scripture regarding the end of the age.
God even ordained the leadership in Israel and Rome which culminated in the arrest and death of Israel’s Messiah.
My point is this:
The concept of God ordaining people who will do both moral and immoral things with their positions of power and authority is not a theological breach of protocol from any era or phase of history from ancient days to our current day.
God Ordaining people according to His predetermined plan for Congress (both wicked and righteous/gospel believers and gospels deniers) in the United States is no different than any other method of fulfilling His will for a nation and people. There are inherent differences between ordaining and anointing (broadly, all are ordained but not all are specially anointed and by the Spirit), but I think your overall premise for rejecting Mike Johnson’s statement on God placing people into government/leadership is flawed and it greatly reduces both God’s sovereignty and His will (both decretive and preceptive, respectively).
God ordained wicked kings as much as he ordained the kings that honored Him (imperfect as they were in the kingdoms of the North and the South—Israel and Judah/Jerusalem). Likewise He raised up Pharaoh and many other wicked yet powerful people in various positions of leadership in history for His own glory (cf. Romans 9:17-23).
In the context of contemporary leadership from the national, to federal, to state and local levels, God is likewise in control of putting people where He has predetermined them to be. If we say this is not true, then, broadly, we would have no basis for believing God is in control of what leads and concludes in the Tribulation (and great Tribulation).
Otherwise, God simply “lucked out” that human beings, in all their power and authority and actions taken within the framework of their governments and militaries etc. “just so happened” to interrelate and interweave and unfold in the precise way that resulted in what God said would happen in Scripture regarding the end of the age.
God even ordained the leadership in Israel and Rome which culminated in the arrest and death of Israel’s Messiah.
My point is this:
The concept of God ordaining people who will do both moral and immoral things with their positions of power and authority is not a theological breach of protocol from any era or phase of history from ancient days to our current day.
God Ordaining people according to His predetermined plan for Congress (both wicked and righteous/gospel believers and gospels deniers) in the United States is no different than any other method of fulfilling His will for a nation and people. There are inherent differences between ordaining and anointing (broadly, all are ordained but not all are specially anointed and by the Spirit), but I think your overall premise for rejecting Mike Johnson’s statement on God placing people into government/leadership is flawed and it greatly reduces both God’s sovereignty and His will (both decretive and preceptive, respectively).