But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. God's desire for us to be like him is much different than the world's attitude. We can share in Christ's glorious inheritance. We may want to be redeemed without being made whole. Redemption is about being redeemed.
Redemption requires a price be paid for the object being redeemed.
Christ redeemed us through the sacrifice of his life. Christ paid the impossible price of redemption. John's message goes beyond redemption to embrace salvation. Salvation has to do with being made whole. It has to do with healing the soul's disease of sin.