The Response of the Contemporary Orthodox World to the Ancient Church- State Biblical Model
The Response of the Contemporary Orthodox World to the Ancient Church- State Biblical Model

Summary/Abstract: Following the logic of the Biblical governmental system, politics was not allowed tocontaminate religion; instead, like in other ancient states (Ugarit, Syria, Palestine),it simply had to consolidate national feeling and territorial belonging, based onwhich and within whose framework, the people could practise their faith in Yahweh,the Only God, in full freedom. For this very reason, the Leviathan proposed byThomas Hobbes does not have a correspondence in the Jewish-Christian world. Thebirth of a political system based on society voluntarily renouncing its most basicrights, established by God in the Torah, only for a utopian peace with civil securityblatantly contradicts the politics revealed by the Scriptures: Christian doctrinerequires abiding by political power and not showing an obedience that precedesspiritual corruption (Matthew 22, 21; Romans 13, 1-7; 1 Timothy 2, 1-3; Titus 3, 1-2;1 Peter 2, 13-17). This is precisely why, hoping to correct certain deviations that stillexist, we put forward an orthodox vision of theocracy – the sole form of governmentrevealed by God. In this context of Biblical theocracy, the Constitution of a statemust be based on the moral values of the Law of God; leaders must faithfully bow toGod and the rights of ordinary people, foreseen by the Torah – the Word of the Lord–, must be respected.

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