The main metaphor framework in this chapter seems perhaps surprisingly violent. 

There are passages about "putting to death our bodies", and we notice that some translations are especially hard to understand here. What does it mean to be "dead to this life", and to have a "real life hidden with Christ"? Strikingly, the answer cannot be merely about actions because a number of the sins called out in this context are a deeper part of us than just what we do. We find value in the contrast that occurs when Paul begins listing admirable qualities as our aspirational goal.