The faith of our fathers - Carmel Apologetics

""JohnTHE HOLY EUCHARIST. 331stating His meaning in simpler language. Thus,for instance, having told Nicodemus that unless aman be born again, he cannot enter the kingdom ofheaven, and having observed that His meaningwas not correctly apprehended by this disciple, ourSaviour added: "Unless a man be born again ofwater and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter the kingdom of heaven." l And again, when He warnedHis disciples against the leaven of the Pharisees,and finding that they had taken an erroneous meaning from His word, He immediately subjoined thatthey should beware of the doctrine of the Phari-QBut in the present instance, does our Saviour alterHis language when He finds His words taken in theliteral sense? Does He tell His hearers that Hehas spoken figuratively ? Does He soften the toneof His expressions? Far from weakening the forceof His words, He repeats what He said before, andin"language more emphatic:Amen, amen, I sayunto you, Unless ye eat the flesh of the Son of man,and drink His blood, ye shall not have life in you."When our Saviour beheld the Jews and many ofHis disciples abandoning Him, turning to the chosentwelve, He said feelingly to them : Will ye also go?away And Simon Peter answered Him :Lord,whom toshall we go?Thou hast the words of eternal3You, my dear reader, must also take yourlife."choice. Will you reply with the Jews, or with the1 John iii. 2 Matt. xvi.vi. 68, 69.