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James 4:8
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James 4:8
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8 Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.
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James 4:8
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James 4:8
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8 Come near to God and he will come near to you.(A) Wash your hands,(B) you sinners, and purify your hearts,(C) you double-minded.(D)
Psalm 145:18
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Psalm 145:18
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18 The Lord is close to all who call on him,
yes, to all who call on him in truth.
Psalm 145:18
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Psalm 145:18
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Hebrews 10:22
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Hebrews 10:22
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22 let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.
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Hebrews 10:22
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Hebrews 10:22
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22 let us draw near to God(A) with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings,(B) having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience(C) and having our bodies washed with pure water.(D)
Malachi 3:7
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Malachi 3:7
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7 Ever since the days of your ancestors, you have scorned my decrees and failed to obey them. Now return to me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
“But you ask, ‘How can we return when we have never gone away?’
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Malachi 3:7
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Malachi 3:7
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7 Ever since the time of your ancestors you have turned away(A) from my decrees and have not kept them. Return(B) to me, and I will return to you,”(C) says the Lord Almighty.
“But you ask,(D) ‘How are we to return?’
Zechariah 1:3
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Zechariah 1:3
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3 Therefore, say to the people, ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.’
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Zechariah 1:3
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Zechariah 1:3
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3 Therefore tell the people: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Return(A) to me,’ declares the Lord Almighty, ‘and I will return to you,’(B) says the Lord Almighty.
Isaiah 55:6-7
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Isaiah 55:6-7
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6 Seek the Lord while you can find him.
Call on him now while he is near.
7 Let the wicked change their ways
and banish the very thought of doing wrong.
Let them turn to the Lord that he may have mercy on them.
Yes, turn to our God, for he will forgive generously.
Isaiah 55:6-7
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Isaiah 55:6-7
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2 Chronicles 15:2
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2 Chronicles 15:2
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2 and he went out to meet King Asa as he was returning from the battle. “Listen to me, Asa!” he shouted. “Listen, all you people of Judah and Benjamin! The Lord will stay with you as long as you stay with him! Whenever you seek him, you will find him. But if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
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2 Chronicles 15:2
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2 Chronicles 15:2
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2 He went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you(A) when you are with him.(B) If you seek(C) him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.(D)
1 John 3:3
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1 John 3:3
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3 And all who have this eager expectation will keep themselves pure, just as he is pure.
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1 John 3:3
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1 John 3:3
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Hosea 6:1-2
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Hosea 6:1-2
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A Call to Repentance
6 “Come, let us return to the Lord.
He has torn us to pieces;
now he will heal us.
He has injured us;
now he will bandage our wounds.
2 In just a short time he will restore us,
so that we may live in his presence.
Hosea 6:1-2
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Hosea 6:1-2
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Jeremiah 4:14
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Jeremiah 4:14
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14 O Jerusalem, cleanse your heart
that you may be saved.
How long will you harbor
your evil thoughts?
Jeremiah 4:14
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Jeremiah 4:14
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Ezekiel 36:25-27
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Ezekiel 36:25-27
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25 “Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols. 26 And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.[a] 27 And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations.
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- 36:26 Hebrew a heart of flesh.
Ezekiel 36:25-27
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Ezekiel 36:25-27
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25 I will sprinkle(A) clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse(B) you from all your impurities(C) and from all your idols.(D) 26 I will give you a new heart(E) and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone(F) and give you a heart of flesh.(G) 27 And I will put my Spirit(H) in you and move you to follow my decrees(I) and be careful to keep my laws.(J)
Psalm 51:6-7
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Psalm 51:6-7
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6 But you desire honesty from the womb,[a]
teaching me wisdom even there.
7 Purify me from my sins,[b] and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Hebrews 7:19
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Hebrews 7:19
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19 For the law never made anything perfect. But now we have confidence in a better hope, through which we draw near to God.
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Hebrews 7:19
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Hebrews 7:19
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19 (for the law made nothing perfect),(A) and a better hope(B) is introduced, by which we draw near to God.(C)
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