Rev. Buchanan,

If lesser magistrates are obliged to disobey greater magistrates, then where should lines be drawn, if any? For instance, is a state governor allowed to rebel against the president? What about a village mayor?

And how does this fit in with the fact that magistrates are arranged hierarchically? What use is it to speak of lesser magistrates if they are allowed to rebel against any higher magistrates?

Actually, suddenly, I think I may have the general principle down, but please correct me if I am wrong: citizens must disobey any magistrates if and only if they are ordered to sin. Lesser magistrates must disobey any greater magistrates if and only if the greater magistrates are themselves unduly wicked. (This wickedness may be hard to demarcate, but the principle is still there.) Does that sound good?

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Ben Maas. . . . .Facebook
In college, attending First Presbyterian Church (PCUSA), Ada, OH, and
Belle Center Reformed Presbyterian Church (RPCNA), Belle Center, OH
When at home, attending Covenant Presbyterian Church (OPC), Mansfield, OH

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