Yeh, you should pay attention to context
WASHED, SANCTIFIED and JUSTIFIED are all in past tense.
With eternal consequence, and the righteousness of God with out the law has been applied unto the believer by faith eternally.
Those that are considered unrighteous lack biblical saving faith, and still in their sins.
And the last time I checked the bible teaches Jesus saves to the uttermost and eternally.
What part of WERE used to be sinners do you not understand? What part of.... the unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdom of God do you not understand? What part of.... be not deceived do you not understand? The context of those who are sanctified in this passage is ONLY talking about those who are righteous and who WERE sinners in their past old life (And not in their new life). For Paul says, be not deceived the unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdom of God.
John 3:20 says, he that does evil hates the light. So if you do evil (thinking your saved), you actually hate the light (According to the Bible).
Also, all those who claim to be a part of Christ's Kingdom and remain in their sin will be removed at the Judgment by Christ's angels, too.
Matthew 13:41-42
"The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth."
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