Before we come to Christ, we might be good people in the eyes of the world, but not according to the standard of God. All of us walked in these earthly ways. We can not say “That person needs to do this” or “Those people need to do this.” Each of us must kill the sin in ourselves through the help of Jesus Christ. Paul expands the idea of what needs to be avoid specifically. “Anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. Do not lie”. These seem to be specifically targeting sins of the mouth. Christ changes us from inside out. Heart and Mouth must put off old self and ways and put on the new self which is found in Christ. We are renewed to be like our creator who is holy and perfect. We die to our sinful and worldly self.
