In the context of growing concern about the social life, it is noted that honesty understood as keeping recognized standards of moral behavior and integrity, which ensures reliability in their implementation is undoubtedly important in the process of building a good society. On honesty of Christians, which is understood in this way, depends the style of work of self-government and the kind of decisions they take. Honesty understood in this way is professional care for spiritual and material goods of the local community; it is a service related to preserving this good and the concern for its growth; it also keeps control over the uniform access to benefiting from these goods. Honest self-government activity is also a concern to preserve the unity and social bond.
Key words: honesty, self-government, local authorities, local community, the common good, righteous life