At the heart of these verses is the command to put off the old self and to put on the new.  That sort of talk from Paul raises questions in my mind. Like, how would one do that precisely? And, why does Paul use the analogy of putting on new clothes to describe our transformation in Christ? Wouldn’t there be better ways of describing the transformation of our inner world than to speak of clothes which only adorn our outward appearance? I mean, if I put on a dress it would not make me a woman. Can we “put on” the new self while remaining, deep down, our old self?