For Hereunto Were Ye Called (I Pet. 2:21)

The statement was made that the powers that be must be honored, irrespective of the character of those seated by God in the places of authority. This raises the question whether revolution is ever justifiable. Views differ. Some take decided ground against any right of insurrection, while there are others who maintain that the citizens of a state have this right and must exercise it when rulers depart from the ideal. "Whenever the system of government," says Meeter, "be it monarchy or...