For some reading on this topic:

https://www.thebeehive.live/blog/moreproof⁠ 

Matthew 18:3-4

'Then he said, “I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven. So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven. '

2 Corinthians 5:7

'For we live by believing and not by seeing. '

Hebrews 11:6

'And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him. '