Ok, let’s just deal with one thing.  It is a pretty important thing.  perhaps the most important with Tim Tebow and his expression of faith.

Tim Tebow isn’t preaching this one thing, he doesn’t even subscribe to it himself (as far as I know). He doesn’t believe it.  He just has a habit of being likable, influencing and respectable.  As far as we can tell, he is using these traits to point to Jesus.  He raises money for Children’s charities, He loves Jesus.  He is an all around great guy. For the haters, whatever.  But for those who love Tebow from Christendom, this is what you may be falling into, it is what misinformed naive Christians subscribe to.  It is a perversion of following Jesus.  I now call it Tebow-ology. (maybe its unfair to use his name but it seemed appropriate)

It goes like this, God loves Tim Tebow, Tim Tebow loves God. God made Tim Tebow a celebrity. God helps Tim Tebow find a way to win football games. God is obviously for Tim Tebow more than the other team.  So therefore, if I could just love God more, like Tebow does, he will bless me more.  A further perversion is, “Jesus has chosen Tim Tebow and needs him to get his message out.”  “Hey, it is working for Tim Tebow, maybe it will work for me?”  It is so ridiculous but it is that simple.  Sure you haven’t said that, I don’t think.  In the back of your mind last night on that amazing, game winning, overtime play, I know you were thinking, “God obviously is for Tebow.  There goes God again, blessing Tim Tebow, making him a winner while he made all those other worldly NFL football Steelers evil.  He must love Tebow & the Broncs more than Roethlisberger.” I saw Big Ben point to the heavens when he completed the pass that tied the game in the 4th.  “Nice try Ben, but it’s Tebow Time” 

The lie is: “The better I am, the more Jesus will love me.”  Garbage.  This is a lie that will lead you to religion and failure.  Rule keeping and legalism.  Try harder and then, well, fail.

If we subscribe to, “The better I am, the more Jesus will love me,” we are saying we think when things are going wrong there must be sin in our lives.  There is something wrong.  God doesn’t approve. Garbage.  Suffering happens, regardless if you are more good or more bad.  Jesus suffered, we will to.  You can’t good works your way out of suffering and you can’t manipulate God to make you rich, famous have a more successful life. One third of the Psalms are of Lament, almost every OT book contains Lament. Read Ephesians 3, Paul wrote Ephesians from prison.

Life isn’t all Overtime Touchdowns and end zone prayers.  I want to see Tebow get sacked on his butt and do his Tebow prayer position. That would do more good for people to see.

That would represent more real life – God is faithful and loving through the SACKS and the Touchdowns. Tebow-ology is garbage Don’t believe it.  It stunts your growth.

This scripture is messing me up, let it rearrange your practices:  1 Thessalonians 5:18 “…give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” Then how about this one… 1 Corinthians 11:30 “If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.” Ouch

I’m done now, thoughts anyone?