Social values as one of the backbones of normative order are a constant of every society. Their sources are multiple and one of them is religion e.i. mythology, which is represented in this paper. Cognition of reality and human experience are not based only on empiricism and facts of natural sciences because it cancels the existence and significance of social actions, goals, culture, religion, mythology, in short: understanding of social behaviour. Basic thesis of this paper is that Christianity forms a connection to social value system in Croatian society which is presented by sociological theory regarding social values, history of Christianity and its impact on European and thus on the Croatian context and in the end by hermeneutical analysis of four stories from the Old Testament which, along with the remaining content of the Bible, form an important part of Christianity and one of the roots of its development. Mythological and religious writings carry implicit messages of desirable behaviour and instructions on how to act properly because they represent how primitive people saw reality from which upon the social organisation started. Values that are represented in the paper are human equality, social responsibility and forming and evaluation of social institutions which serve as a social regulator in a democratic Croatian society. That form of government gives opportunity and dictates the necessity of every individual to participate in social life, and in turn individual’s basic rights are valued, respected and protected. The paper tends to point out the importance of preserving values that are associated with Christianity and Croatian culture, and are essential for society’s functioning. Croatian society has a significant problem with the level of trust in its own institutions, solidarity and social responsibility is decreasing and corruption is at a very high level. The paper will show how culture and tradition contain important pedagogical elements for social action, given that research shows that religious people are more inclined to participate in organisations that work in solidarity. Religion and its associated mythology carry within them one of the keys to organising social life, orienting individual and collective action in it, but what is perhaps most important is that their messages and teachings are universal.