VI. THE MYSTICAL BODY OF CHRIST Discussion A ids Is it enough for man to know the purpose of his being and the laws by which to govern his life? Sketch the provision (the Church) Christ made while on earth by which men should obtain the gifts of truth, love and life. Has the Church a deeper meaning than the dispensing of these gifts? Does it enable men to share in the act of His redeeming sacrifice? (Yes) Does it make Christ live in men? Explain this, using as an analogy the body and the cells. Explain the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ. Explain the texts “Why persecutes! thou Me?” and “I am with you all days even to the end of the world” in the light of this doctrine. How does it clarify the text “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life?” Redeemed Humanity To go back to an earlier question, does the Church enable men to share in the act of Christ’s redeeming sacrifice? How are men incorporated in Adam? In Christ? What is the importance of Baptism? How does Baptism make us sharers in Christ’s act of redemption? 159