{"id":452,"date":"2019-07-22T12:02:15","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T17:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianlifegroups.org\/share\/?p=452"},"modified":"2025-12-12T17:02:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T23:02:11","slug":"can-there-be-any-successful-negotiations-with-wicked-government-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianlifegroups.com\/blogs\/can-there-be-any-successful-negotiations-with-wicked-government-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Can there be any successful negotiations with wicked government leaders?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Can there be any successful negotiations with wicked government leaders?<\/p>\n<p><em>Only if it serves the wicked leaders&#8217; interests.<\/em> <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Read these stories below, and see how history just repeats itself.<\/p>\n<p>The story of Moses and Aaron being sent to Pharaoh to &#8220;let the Israelites, to let God&#8217;s people, go, and be free of bondage and slavery.<\/p>\n<p>God raised up Moses and used him to negotiate with Pharaoh.\u00a0 And despite all signs and wonders, Pharaoh&#8217;s heart was still darkened even if his own people, the Egyptians, suffered because of the Pharaoh&#8217;s wrong decision to NOT follow God&#8217;s commands, as sent through Moses and Aaron.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianlifegroups.com\/moses-and-aaron-before-pharaoh-exodus-71-13-kjv\/#post-1367\">Moses and Aaron Before Pharaoh &#8211; (Exodus 7:1-13) KJV<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianlifegroups.com\/the-first-plague-water-turned-to-blood-exodus-714-25-kjv\/#post-1368\">The First Plague: Water Turned to Blood &#8211; (Exodus 7:14-25) KJV<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianlifegroups.com\/the-second-plague-frogs-exodus-81-15-kjv\/#post-1370\">The Second Plague: Frogs &#8211; (Exodus 8:1-15) KJV<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianlifegroups.com\/the-third-plague-gnats-exodus-816-19-kjv\/#post-1371\">The Third Plague: Gnats &#8211; (Exodus 8:16-19) KJV<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianlifegroups.com\/the-fourth-plague-flies-exodus-820-32-kjv\/#post-1373\">The Fourth Plague: Flies &#8211; (Exodus 8:20-32) KJV<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianlifegroups.com\/the-fifth-plague-egyptian-livestock-die-exodus-91-7-kjv\/#post-1374\">The Fifth Plague: Egyptian Livestock Die &#8211; (Exodus 9:1-7) KJV<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianlifegroups.com\/the-sixth-plague-boils-exodus-98-12-kjv\/#post-1375\">The Sixth Plague: Boils &#8211; (Exodus 9:8-12) KJV<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianlifegroups.com\/the-seventh-plague-hail-exodus-913-35-kjv\/#post-1376\">The Seventh Plague: Hail &#8211; (Exodus 9:13-35) KJV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>God will always raise some individuals, from out of nowhere, to be\u00a0 &#8220;messengers&#8221;, &#8220;prophets&#8221; to send to people in positions of &#8220;leadership&#8221;, in order to remind them to choose to do the &#8220;right thing before God&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Because there will always be an &#8220;or else&#8221;, that follows.<\/p>\n<p>God is THE God of all, whether or not people believe in God, it doesn&#8217;t make Him not God.<\/p>\n<p>He is the Ruler, Creator, of THIS Universe, worthy of honor and reverence.<\/p>\n<p>ALWAYS.<\/p>\n<p>Some politicians forget that they need to listen to the &#8220;voice of the people&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>And we also need to realize and accept and honor God who put these leaders in their positions.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;Be Subject to Government<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities.\u00a0<strong>For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2 Therefore\u00a0<strong>whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3 For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same;<\/p>\n<p>4\u00a0<strong>for it is a minister of God to you for good<\/strong>. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing;\u00a0<strong>for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5 Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath, but also for conscience\u2019 sake.<\/p>\n<p>6\u00a0<strong>For because of this you also pay taxes, for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>7<strong>\u00a0Render to all what is due them: tax to whom tax is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor<\/strong>.&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianlifegroups.com\/submission-to-the-authorities-romans-131-7-kjv\/\" target=\"true\">Romans 13:1-7<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Some of the media that &#8220;bear false witness&#8221; will be held accountable by God, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can there be any successful negotiations with wicked government leaders? 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