Do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who have sex with men, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.   –1 Corinthians 6:9-10 (NIV)

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. –James 4:8 (ESV)

Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. –Romans 8:26 (ESV)

That they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us. –Acts 17:27 (ESV)

You have said, “Seek my face.” My heart says to you, “Your face, Lord, do I seek.” –Psalm 27:8 (ESV)

The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. –Psalm 145:18 (ESV)

God is Spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. –John 4:24 (ESV)

Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near. –Isaiah 55:6 (ESV)

Be still, and know that I am God. –Psalm 46:10 (ESV)

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Charles Finney Sermons.

Augustin Poulain, The Graces of Interior Prayer (London: Kegan Paul, 1921), Chs. V-XIX.