Revolution (abrupt change)

Revolution deranges society but slow evolution accelerates normal advancement. 66:6.3-6

Modern mechanical invention rendered slavery obsolete, as it does not pay, but liberating great numbers of slaves suddenly has always been disastrous. 69:8.9

Revolution displaced evolution in a planetary rebellion that caused great confusion and racial pandemonium in Dalamatia and surrounding areas for almost fifty years. 67:5.1

Mankind should proceed slowly and cautiously in changing the social order, avoiding the harmful approach of experimenting with discarded formulas of the past and instead embracing peaceful evolution. 69:9.18 99:2.5

Jesus was a fearless progressive evolutionist, not a militant revolutionary. 149:2.11

Continuing the evolution of customs is essential; attempting wholesale change through radical revolution is nearly fatal to civilization. 68:4.6

Man should courageously experiment with societal mechanisms, guided by the expertise of social evolution and experience, recognizing the need for gradual adjustments in social and economic changes. 81:6.40

Jesus rejected the revolutionary techniques of Caligastia in favor of establishing the kingdom of heaven through spiritual transformation in the hearts of men. 136:9.2

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.

• Clean hearts 149:2.11 — Mt 15:10-20; Mk 7:14-23.