That’s what one of our guys said at the prison bible study last night.
Last night I wore the shirt my helpmate gave me for Christmas, shown here and which message is first and foremost directed toward me. 
The guys always try to acknowledge new attendees and one last night said something of interest. I walked toward the back of the room to call upon him for his name and as he responded, he said, “Your shirt says ‘repent.’ I already did that.”
Hm.
My response was, “Oh, repenting is like a polio shot – we do it once and then we’re done?
“Yes.”
Well, well.
I guess he is “entirely” sanctified, eh?
Is that true, though – he has no need to ever repent again?
One would seem to conclude from Scripture that we are not yet perfect in our judgment, thought, deeds, etc. As Paul said in Phil. 3:12:
Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own.
Or, as John said to believers in 1 John 1:
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
These do not contradict, or become replaced by John’s adminitions later on, such as those in 1 John 3.
The Gospel is for believers as well as non-believers. Otherwise, there would be no need for the self-examination as called for John and by Paul in 2 Cor. 13:5:
Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!
There is also no conflict between this and the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints. Yes, the Reformed also believe in personal holiness.
I hope my new friend sees the need for self-examination – as we all need to.
