High expectations

What is John talking about here [in 1 John 4:16-18]? He is saying that it is possible for a Christian to love God and others completely, in a finished manner. He is saying that it is possible for a Christian to experience a love which is, from God’s point of view, without defect. He is saying that it is possible for a Christian to experience an unreserved love for God and a self-forgetful love for others. In other words, he is saying that what Jesus commanded is not merely an ideal, and not even a possibility, but is an expectation. — Called to be Holy, pages 138-139