For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.

Notice that the whole point of the work of Christ is to bring about personal holiness in the people Christ redeems.  In fact, lawlessness is like slavery in Egypt and God has redeemed (i.e. liberated) us from it.

(I think this correlates well with what Paul says about “the obedience of faith” in Romans.