We are to forget those things from the past which can hinder us from receiving what God has for us now and in the future.
Philippians 3:1-14 "forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead" (3:14).
1. Things from the past which we are tempted to be proud of.
3:7 "what things were gain to me"
a. Family background (3:4-5)
b. Educational vocational background (3:5)
c. Past successes
2. Things from the past which we are ashamed of.
Acts 26:9-11 "I myself thought I must do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth".
3. Wrongs suffered from others.
Colossians 3:12-13 "forgiving one another...even as Christ forgave you". (Hebrews 10:17 "their sins and lawless deeds I will remember no more").
We are to remember those things that will keep us from becoming spiritually proud.
1. Our condition before we were saved.
Ephesians 2:11-12 "remember that you were...without Christ having no hope and without God in the world".
Deuteronomy 15:15 "You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt".
2. What God has done for us.
Psalm 103:1-5 "forget not all His benefits".
Psalm 11:4 "He has made all His wonderful works to be remembered".