20 But that is not the way you learned Christ!— 21 assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, 22 to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, 23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24 and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. ~ Ephesians 4:20-24
Jesus saves us, but we put off our own selves by refusing to think the way we used to and by not doing the things we used to. What does that mean? Whatever is false, wrong, evil, or wicked, we must lay those things aside and cling to what is pure, right, holy, true, and just. We must not only think about these things, but we must also put them into practice as well. This is the call of the Church. This is for all of us, not just the early Church.
Peace. Love. Go Forth and Refocus On Good.