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Christian anarchism

Christian anarchism is a movement in political theology and political thought. It is the belief that there is only one source of authority to which Christians are ultimately answerable, the authority of God as embodied in the teachings of Jesus. More than any other Bible source the Sermon on the Mount, and Jesus' call to not resist evil but turn the other cheek, are used as the basis for Christian anarchism.

Most Christian anarchists are pacifists and oppose the use of violence, such as war. The foundation of Christian anarchism is a rejection of violence, with Leo Tolstoy's The Kingdom of God Is Within You regarded as a key text.Christian anarchists denounce the state as they claim it is violent, deceitful and, when glorified, a form of idolatry.

Few Christian anarchists comment a great deal on the Old Testament, given the scripture's many recounts of war and retaliation, although Jacques Ellul is one notable individual who has remarked on the book's compatibility with anarchism. For example, Nimrod was disapproved for becoming a dominator (Genesis 10:8,9). Abraham, who left civilization to live in tents, conflicted with Nimrod. (Jewish tradition Gen. R. Pesik. R.).^{[citation needed]}Moses led the Hebrews out of captivity from the Egyptian state (Exodus 3:7,10), and the nation remained three centuries without king: “In those days there was no king in Israel. As for everybody, what was right in his own eyes he was accustomed to do." (Judges 17:6, 21:25). Gideon refused to be made king: "Jehovah is the one who will rule over you." (Judges 8:23), and his son described the state as parasites (Judges 9:8-21).^{[citation needed]}Samuel then warned the Hebrews against the evils of a kingdom (1 Samuel 8:5-18).^{[citation needed]} The prophets disapproved domination (Ecclesiastes 8:9, Jeremiah 25:34, Ezekiel 34:10, 45:8, Hosea 13:10,11), and a God's kingdom of freedom was envisioned (Isaiah 2:4, 65:22).^{[citation needed]}