That's for the Lord to determne. Paul (in hindsight) could have considered himself a "chief" sinner under the Mosaic Laws, Levitical regulations and Jewish traditions after his conversion (
Acts 15:10). The 4 sins that gentile Christian disciples (Acts 15:29) were to abstain from were: food sacrificed to idols, blood, the meat of strangled animals, fornication.
So, just as with some of the Corinthian Christians nearly 2000 years ago a nominal Christian may give-in to tempation. Even some Priests, Pastors and Clergy that can't seem to STOP sexual immorality. So, we can agree that Paul was correct in telling the nominal Christians at Corinth to
"stop sinning". It is possible for a born again Christian to stop sexual immorality ... maybe not for a nominal Christian (Priest, Pastor, Clergy), but a born again Christian (
Titus 3:5) should be able to resist the temptation of sexual immortality (
James 4:7).
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.
29 For those God foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.
30
And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.
Justification does not precede ones calling, rather justified precedes glorified.
Very true. No true Christian continues in any sin; they cannot, because they have renounced the old Master, and now, with the Spirit's help, follow Lord Jesus into a sanctified life of righteousness and love to the end. This is the New Life in Lord Jesus.
The gracious promises of God in "
Romans 8:30" are for those, who after being called by the Gospel and the Spirit, will love God manifested in repentance toward God and faith in His Son (
Acts 20:20-21).
To love God is to put our faith in Lord Jesus, following him into a sanctified life of righteousness and love (
Colossians 3:1-17). To these who love Lord Jesus, God dwells in them by His Spirit to guide them.
John 14:15-17 (WEB). . . 15
If you love me, keep my commandments. 16 I will pray to the Father, and
he will give you another Counselor, that he may be with you forever: 17
the Spirit of truth
John 14:23 (WEB) 23 Jesus answered him, “
If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and
we will come to him, and
make our home with him.
To these
who love God, then God will intern work out good in all things (
Romans 8:28).
1 Corinthians 2:9 (WEB) But as it is written, “Things which an eye didn’t see, and an ear didn’t hear, which didn’t enter into the heart of man, these God has prepared
for those who love him.” [Isaiah 64:4]
Not that life will be a bowl of cherries in this life, but that in the good times as well as the bad, through tribulation, sufferings, persecutions, poverty, temptations, and in all things, those who trust God, following His Son, without giving up, always possess God's peace, His Spirit to guide them, spiritual wisdom, His mercy, and the
glorious hope; in that, the faithful inherit the promises of God listed in "
Romans 8:30."
Romans 5:1-2 (WEB) 1 Being therefore
justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ; 2 through whom we also have
our access by faith into
this grace in which we stand.
We rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Galatians 6:7-9 (WEB) 7 Do not be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also
reap. 8 For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh
reap corruption. But he
who sows to the
Spirit will {{{
from the Spirit}}}
reap eternal life. 9
Let us not be weary in
doing good, for
we will
reap in due season,
if we do not give up.
Hebrews 6:11-12 (WEB) 11 We desire that each one of you may show the
same diligence to the fullness of hope
even to the end, 12 that you won’t be sluggish, but imitators of those who through
faith and
perseverance inherited {{{
the promises}}}.
Hebrews 10:35-38 (WEB) 35 Therefore do not throw away your boldness, which has a great reward. 36 For you
need endurance so that, having
done the will of God,
you may {{{
receive The Promise}}}