Where is the door to the sheepfold in John 10 — is it hard to reach?
The door to the sheepfold is at ground level, placed directly in front of every human being. It is not on a high cliff, across a raging river, or beyond an impossible mountain range. It is not hard to reach; each person simply must choose to go through it.
Les teaches from John's Gospel chapter 10 that the analogy of the shepherd and the sheepfold shows no one comes into the sheepfold except by the door; if they come some other way, they are thieves and robbers. He asks where the door is, and answers that it is ground level. It is not up on some high sheer cliff, not across some raging river, and not on the other side of some impossible mountain range. The door is in front of every human being who walks this life, and all they have to do is choose to go through it. If they do not, that is not God's fault. This also fits the point that the unsaved person does not have to fret over election, because the whosoever will is always open.
I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
More Questions
Where is the door of the sheepfold in John 10 located, and who can reach it?
The door to the sheepfold in John 10 is located at ground level, so it does not ostracize anyone and is not beyond the reach of anybody.
What does John 10 teach about entering the sheepfold by the door?
In the shepherd and sheepfold analogy of John 10, no one comes into the sheepfold except by the door, and those who come another way are thieves and robbers.