The word of the day is “put.” Who would continue to wear old, dirty, and worn-out clothing when we have brand new clothes in our closet?  Yet unless we are intentional about our spiritual way of life, this is what we might do.   In our reading of Ephesians 4:25-32, Paul gives examples of how the faithful at Ephesus are to live and grow according to the calling of their baptism. The apostle continues to use the metaphor that is taken from the exchange of the old, soiled garments and the new robe of righteousness given in baptism.  The baptized puts off the one set of clothes and puts on the other. The Rhetorical Pattern of Putting Off and Putting On…