“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.” -John 3:16-17

“The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach): That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. -Romans 10:8-9

“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way that leads to life, and there are few who find it.” -Matthew 7:13-14

Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” -John 14:5-6

Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves.” -Romans 13:1-2

As it is written:

“There is none righteous, no, not one;
There is none who understands;
There is none who seeks after God.
They have all turned aside;
They have together become unprofitable;
There is none who does good, no, not one.”
“Their throat is an open tomb;
With their tongues they have practiced deceit”;

“The poison of asps is under their lips”
“Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”
“Their feet are swift to shed blood;
Destruction and misery are in their ways;
And the way of peace they have not known.”
“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe.

For there is no difference; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. -Romans 3:10-26

But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. -Hebrews 11:6

“So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. -Luke 11:9-10

Here are the lyrics:

Put your sorry head upon my shoulders
sometimes you gotta let things go.
I’ll be coming home when you get older
the devil never will catch me. No.
And I’ll store up all your tears
into a safe deposit box yeah where God keeps
those things
and the taste of salt will be on my mouth for years.
I love you like a drowning man.
And on holidays I’ll send you all
of your favorite things
like a pair of new running shoes,
so you can run your little feet on back to me.
I’m only one heartbreak away from you
and it ain’t that far it’s true
maybe a thousand miles.
Maybe love is like a bird
that’s been set out from a boat to find land on a
raging sea
where I’ll know you’re alright if you never come back to me
I’ll still help you find your way on home
’cause for forty days and nights I’ll be sending up flares.
I’m only one heartbreak away from you
and it ain’t that far it’s true
maybe a thousand miles.
And my loneliness is a weekend’s drive.
Maybe love is like a book
written especially for you in the blood of the prophets who’ve died
and as long as you read it you know you will be kept alive
and though you’d hate me I’d still want you to know
’cause you think of true love as a stamp on a mother’s day card
when your mom really wanted a call.
She’s only one heartbreak away from you
and that ain’t far it’s true
maybe a thousand miles.
Maybe love is like a Sunday service
that ends with a prayer where I find myself
speaking in tounges
and the Lord talks to me and I finally say: “I am here.”
You’ll always be my closest friend.
And I know that someday You’ll come back and wipe dry
all my tears.
I’m only one heartbreak away from You
and it ain’t that far it’s true,
maybe a thousand miles.
Maybe.