4544. 'Remove the gods of the foreigner which are in the midst of you' means that falsities were to be cast aside. This is clear from the meaning of 'removing' as casting aside, and from the meaning of 'the gods of the foreigner' as falsities; for in the Word 'gods' means truths and in the contrary sense falsities, 4402. Those people were called 'foreigners' who were outside the Church and therefore those who were subject to falsities and evils, 2049, 2115; and this explains why 'the gods of the foreigner' means falsities.

Title: What Exactly Is Salvation? How Long Does It Take?

Topic: Salvation

Summary: What are we saved from? How long does it take? What does "the hand" have to do with salvation?

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References:
Jeremiah 8:20
2 Samuel 22:3, 4
Psalms 7:1; 18:2; 22:19-21; 44:7; 57:3; 59:1-3
Jeremiah 4:14; 30:10
Ezekiel 36:29
Matthew 1:21; 6:13
Acts of the Apostles 2:40
Romans 5:9-10
Hebrews 5:7; 7:25
Exodus 14:29, Exodus 14:36
Judges 6:14
1 Samuel 4:3
2 Samuel 3:18
Psalms 20:6; Psalms 138:78
Isaiah 59:1-2
Luke 19:1-end
Matthew 10:22; 24:13
2 Timothy 4:6, 8
1 Peter 1:8-9
Exodus 15
Job 15:15