You said practicing idolatry, practicing porneia. That is not what christians do. They can not keep on sinning, keep practicing sinning. That is what 1 John 3:6 says. Carnal and christian(s) ate mutually exclusive, not inclusive, words.
SG didn't you read my post - I said they
cannot get away with it. If Christians leave off walking after the Spirit and walk after the flesh then as the scripture says
Romans 8:13
For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
I believe some (maybe many) Christians use the concept of "practicing sin" as an excuse
perhaps to excuse themselves from their own personal sins assuring themselves that they are not "practicing sin" in their deeds and/or thought life.
So what does "practicing sin" mean SG? How few (daily, weekly, monthly, annually) sins in a Christian's life disqualify him/her from being a practicing sinner? Suppose a Christian is living out of wedlock with a non-believer? Is he/she practicing sin? Or Suppose a Christian is living carnally with a person married to another who is still alive? Should we call that something other than "practicing sin"?
Or perhaps you don't believe Christians do these things. I assure you after 50 plus years in the Lord's service, Christians indeed do these things.
Jesus had a serious problem with the Christians in the church of Thyatira with this kind of sin.
Revelation 2
20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess,
to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
We should not sin even one sin. Thankfully God is infinitely gracious and has given us 1 John 1:9 and also the heavenly lawyer Jesus Christ to intercede on our behalf when we do sin:
1 John 2:1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate (
lawyer) with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
But first it has to be acknowledged
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
to disregard our sin as both 1 Corinthians and 1 John teach we are chastised and if to no avail then we may very well "sleep - die physically"
Or what is called "the sin unto death" in 1 John - sin to which the Christian will not respond by seeking the Lord.
Sometime sin disguises itself as inconsequential.
e.g. If we disregard the speed limit we have disobeyed the word.
1 Peter 2
13 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
14 Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
Pray without ceasing. - No comment.
Personally, I don't practice idolatry since I left the church of Rome unless putting "things" before God counts as idolatry and I have done that on occasion.
Neither do I commit porneia since I've been married to my one and only woman help-meet of over fifty years (unless my thought life counts against me).
And yes the word teaches us that the desire to sin (lust) is the same in Jesus eyes as doing the deed itself (Matthew 5:28)
And I don't know that I believe that just because the scripture uses the present participle or infinitive of verbs denoting sin allows us to say the that the Christian cannot "practice" sin.
Again what about the one issue plaguing the 21st century church as well as the 1st century local church of Thyatira "to practice porneia"
So what do we call sinning Christians? Sinners or part time sinners?
He doesn't want us to sin at all, but our Father being the absolute and only true realist in the universe knows our hearts and wants us to be honest in our hearts towards the still small voice of the Spirit revealing the remnant of sin in our members (post salvation of course).
Psalm 15
LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
HankD