Where is the door to the sheepfold, and how accessible is it?
The door to the sheepfold is at ground level, not on a high cliff, across a raging river, or beyond an impossible mountain range. It stands directly in front of every person, and all anyone must do is choose to go through it; the whosoever-will way remains open.
Les explains that when teaching John’s Gospel chapter 10, the analogy of the shepherd and the sheepfold shows no one comes into the sheepfold but by the door; any other way makes them thieves and robbers. He asks where the door is and answers: ground level. It is not up on a high sheer cliff, across a raging river, or on the other side of an 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. The whosoever will on the bank of that life-stream river is always open, so the unsaved person does not have to fret over election or foreknowledge as though they had no chance.
More Questions
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.
What does the sheepfold and the door in John 10 mean?
In John 10's analogy of the sheepfold and the door, anyone who enters the sheepfold must come in by the door, and anyone who tries to come in over the top is a thief and a robber who will not get away with it.