Redemption, however, is not God’s goal. Re
Redemption, however, is not God's goal. Re demption opens the way for life to be given. In the Gospel of John, Christ was first introduced as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (1:29). That was for redemption. Fol lowing this, John presents Him with the dove who gives life (vv. 32-33). First, Christ accom plished redemption for us; then He became our life. Christ became flesh to accomplish the work of redemption for us, and He was designated the Son of God out of resurrection that He might impart Himself to us as our life. The first step of His process was for redemption, and the sec ond step was for imparting life. Now we have the resurrected Christ within us as our life (Col. 3:4). The resurrected Christ as the Son of God is life to us. Whoever has the Son of God has life (1 John 5:12).
The first section of the book of Romans deals with redemption accomplished by Christ in the flesh. Romans 8:3 says that God sent His Son in the likeness of the flesh of sin and con demned sin in the flesh. The second part of Romans deals with the imparting of life. Ro mans first reveals Christ as the Redeemer in the flesh and then reveals Him as the life-giving Spirit. In Romans 8:2 we find the term the Spirit