The article discusses the complexity of interpreting God's will, especially in relation to significant events like elections. It stresses that while Christians believe in God's ultimate authority, the meanings of events are often ambiguous and not easily deciphered. The author critiques the notion that specific outcomes, such as Donald Trump's election, can be directly attributed to God's intentions. This perspective is presented as potentially hubristic and reflects the broader theological concern of attempting to simplify the divine into easily understandable narratives.
Although Christians believe that God reigns supreme over history and will direct things to their proper end, the meanings of individual events are much more difficult to discern.
Promising prosperity and declaring a secret knowledge about the purposes of God have always been ways to gain applause, power, and money, but they are also dangerous and potentially heretical.
The world is more complicated than that. We are not always sure why some people get sick and their prayers for healing are answered, and why some people get sick and die.
That strikes me as hubris because it assumes the ability to know God's opinion on an event in history.
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