"We must believe that we are saved by the blood of Christ, and there is no substitute for this kind of faith."

Quote from Mr. Joe Difato, publisher of The Word Among Us magazine. January 2011 edition.


Here's another snippet or two:

"A Culture of Love.

"It's not hard to find people who limit the gospel message, saying that faith in Jesus is the only thing we need for salvation.

"In one sense this is true.

"We must believe that we are saved by the blood of Christ and there is no substitute for this kind of faith.

"As Paul said: By grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not from you; it is the gift of God; it is not from works, so no one may boast (Ephesians 2: 8-9).

"But Scripture doesn't speak only about this initial coming to faith.

"It speaks about a whole way of life.

"It speaks about a culture founded on Jesus and his teachings.

"And what is at the center of this culture?

"The call to love one another as Christ has loved us (John 13:34).

"Jesus redeemed us from sin so that we could work out our lives together and become more and more like him -- as a body.

"His deepest desire is that all of us -- his church -- will grow more and more each day into the beautiful bride described in the Bible (Ephesians 5:25 - 27; Revelation 21:2)..."