6. “I am the way.” Though Christ does not give a direct reply to the question put to him, he omits nothing that is useful to know. It was right for Thomas’s curiosity to be checked, and so Christ does not explain what his state would be when he leaves the world to go to the Father, but instead emphasizes a more necessary subject. Thomas would gladly have heard what Christ intended to do in heaven, for we never weary of such subtle speculations; but it is more important for us to study and labor at