Perfecting is making something free from faults or defects. The prior state lacked something or had some aspect needing removal.
Jesus perfected the sacrifice for sins once and for all:
Hebrews 10:11 And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.
12 But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God,
Jesus was the perfect sacrifice and eliminated the need for repetitive sacrifices by the priests. His perfecting opened up a whole new life for all of us. This single act on the cross provided the path to full and complete restoration for all of mankind. After the perfecting occurred, Jesus is now waiting for our sanctifying process to be completed:
13 from that time waiting till His enemies are made His footstool.
14 For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.
What is the purpose of those being sanctified? It is to establish HIS Kingdom on earth. This will be done by the perfecting of Love in their hearts. This group who will die to the flesh and live unto righteousness will be found worthy to be in the army of the Lord. Psalm 110 speaks of this group:
1 The LORD says to my Lord:
“Sit at My right hand Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
2 The LORD will stretch forth Your strong scepter from Zion, saying,
“Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”
3 Your people will volunteer freely in the day of Your power;
In holy array, from the womb of the dawn, Your youth are to You as the dew.
4 The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind,
“You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek.”
This group will be empowered by the revelation of Love. With this perfection, they will be able to hear the unadulterated, pure Word from Above:
Hebrews 10:
15 But the Holy Spirit also witnesses to us; for after He had said before,
16 “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the LORD: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,”
17 then He adds, “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”
What are these Laws? The Laws of Love. Once Love has fully overtaken their hearts and minds, lawlessness and sin are no longer found. This is the primary aspect of perfecting. This perfecting must take place at both locations. This removes the ego’s control and Love has become the origin of intent. Once the lawlessness has been removed then we have pure ears to hear and eyes to see. We are no longer disobedient and contrary. As Love perfects us, our ability to hear and see properly is perfected as well. Faith then comes in its purest form.
Those who have attempted to bypass the perfecting by Love in their quest of walking in faith have been partially successful at best. Love motivated Jesus to be that perfect sacrifice. He opened the door for us to walk through. The path is narrow and only a few will choose to lawfully enter in. They are in the midst of their perfecting now. The door appears to those with eyes to see. Everyone else is still looking for the door. Yet others don’t even know a door exists.