Put off (3:5-11) – these are qualities that bring about the wrath of God.
Put on (3:12-17) – these are qualities that give evidence to our being God's chosen ones.
I guess I get good at doing one or the other – 'Putting off' without 'putting on' leads to legalism; 'putting on' without 'putting off' leads to licentiousness or rebellion. Both are essential. We experience true growth by pruning and by having new shoots.
