Good grief. Do Catholics not read scripture at all?
1 Corinthians 6:11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
Hebrews 10:14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
A better question is do anti-Catholics read all the Scripture. Hebrews 10:14 can only mean what they say it means IF one has declared themselves to be sanctified.
Good grief. Do Catholics not read scripture at all?
Apparently a lot more than many Bible Believers, given the ridiculous positions posted on this very thread.
1 Corinthians 6:11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
If you read the previous 10 verses and put this into context, what Paul is doing is comparing their former sinful selves to their current state. According to http://scripturetext.com/1_corinthians/6-11.htm, the verse actually says:
Some of you were formerly like that but you are now washed, and are made holy and you are freed in the name of Jesus. They were freed from their former state. Remember that Paul is chewing them out and reminding them that they need to be better about things than they currently are. They are going before pagan judges with lawsuits against each other. Hardly perfection.
Hebrews 10:14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
They will be made perfect at some future period, and when that shall take place it will be to continue forever and ever. They are not perfect now. If you were perfect, you would never sin, right?