THE DOOR



“Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.” -JOHN 10:7 [KJV]

 
I love how the Lord always teaches His people through things that they can understand. We all know what a door is. It is a way of access. It is a way of entrance. A door is used to let some in. A door is the means to keep some in and shut others out. How beautiful a “door” illustrates who and what Christ is to the believing sinner. Christ is not just “a door,” He is “the door.” There is no other door. He is the only door. There is only “ONE Mediator between God and men, THE MAN CHRIST JESUS” (I TIMOTHY 2:5). Christ is the door of the sheep. He is not the door for goats. He is not the door for the whole world. He is the only access that the sheep have to God.

He said, “I am the door: by Me if any man enter in, he shall be saved…” We can only enter in by Him (JOHN 10:9). Sinners cannot enter of themselves; they are dead in trespasses and sin and are totally helpless. There is no spiritual life apart from “entering in” through Christ the Door. Christ doesn’t just show us the way; He is the Way that leads to life. Christ doesn’t just teach us the truth; He is the Truth. Christ not only gives us life; He is the Life. Did He not say, “No man cometh to the Father but by Me” (JOHN 14:6)? Christ is the door of the sheep, and all His sheep will enter in and be saved.


-Gospel report by preacher David L. Eddmenson


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