No he is not; he is telling them to become saints for they are called out to be saints.
ALL those calling on the name of the Lord are called saints.
Obviously not since they are listed one after the other.
answered that call and are now saints.
No because they we not yet prefected to the point of not having disputes before civil court. Clearly, "sanctified" does not refer to a completed process in their case.
They were called, they answered the call
"Sanctified" does not mean "answered the call". It means that the Holy Spirit is in them.
LOL Yes they were “called out” to be saints as all believers have been called out by God.
"But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;" (1 Peter 2:9).
>>Clearly, "sanctified" does not refer to a completed process in their case.<<
1 Corinthians 1:2 to the assembly of God which is in Corinth having been sanctified in Christ Jesus called saints with all those calling on the name of the Lord of us Jesus Christ in every place both theirs and ours.
What part of having been do you not understand?
>>"Sanctified" does not mean "answered the call". It means that the Holy Spirit is in them.<<
NO it doesn’t. The transliterated Greek word is hagiazó.
Transliteration: hagiazó
Phonetic Spelling: (hag-ee-ad'-zo)
Short Definition: I make holy, sanctify
Definition: I make holy, treat as holy, set apart as holy, sanctify, hallow, purify.
[http://biblesuite.com/strongs/greek/37.htm]