Past

Ancestor veneration fosters a backward-looking philosophy, but it is folly to consider the past as the sole truth source; truth is continually expanding, relative, and found in the present moment. 79:8.8

Jesus portrayed deliverance from sin and evil through his personal love, offering a triumph over the past and a path to a better future through forgiveness and salvation. 188:5.3

To progress spiritually, one must forget and disown the past in order to embrace the greater realities of the kingdom. 154:6.8 156:2.6

The past, restful to contemplate; savors of things already mastered, brings agreeable pleasure in reminiscing and allows for relaxation in a carefree review. 48:4.10-20

The aggressive militarism of the Chinese of 15,000 B.C. was due to not being weakened by an overreverence for the past. 79:6.9

Bible parallels

Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.

• Forget past, move forward 156:2.6 — Phil 3:13b-14.
• Don't prolong childhood in gospel 156:2.6 — 1 Co 3:1-2; 1 Co 13:11; Heb 5:11-14; 1 P 2:2.