Salvation is completely accessible — the sheepfold door is at ground level, placed in front of every human being.
Les Feldick repeatedly asks where the door to the sheepfold is and answers that it is not up a high cliff, across a raging river, or beyond an ocean. It stands at ground level, so anyone can simply walk through it by believing. The way is narrow because Christ is the only door, but the entrance is so easy that any person can find it.
John 10:9 — Jesus Himself says that anyone who enters through Him will be saved, which directly answers how accessible salvation really is.
John 10:1 — This verse establishes that there is only one legitimate door into the sheepfold, making the entrance singular and universal.
Jesus speaks a parable in John 10:1: "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber." He then explains the meaning in John 10:7: "Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep." In John 10:9 He promises, "I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture." Scripture presents one designated entrance through which salvation is received. The door is Christ Himself, and anyone who enters through Him is saved. No other entrance is valid.
Les Feldick says that when he teaches John 10, he always asks: where is the door to that sheepfold? His answer is that it is at ground level. It is not up on some sheer cliff where ropes and climbing gear are needed, not across a roaring river requiring a boat or raft, and not across an ocean where only a millionaire can buy a ticket. Because the door is at ground level, salvation is right in front of every human being and is attainable to anyone who will simply believe and enter in. Les also emphasizes that the way is narrow, but the way in is easy. God did not load salvation with requirements, stipulations, rules, or regulations. People miss it because they cannot believe that eternal salvation comes by doing nothing, yet Paul shows that Abraham did nothing and was justified the same way. Additionally, Les teaches that the Holy Spirit has appeared to every human being in one way or another, so no one has been shut out from God's plan of salvation. The whosoever will is always open, and if a person does not enter, it is not God's fault.
Les uses the ground-level door to show that saving grace is not out of reach. The door is not on some high mountain, not across a raging river, and not on the other side of an impossible mountain range. It is in front of every human being who walks this life, and all they have to do is choose to go through it. God does not make people swim a raging river or climb a high mountain to appropriate salvation.
Yes. Les says the way is narrow, but the way in is so easy that anybody can find it. He argues that God has not put on a trainload of requirements and stipulations. The entrance is simple: all one has to do is believe it and enter in. People miss it because they cannot believe that eternal salvation, the hope of glory, comes by doing nothing — but that is what God demands, and Abraham was justified exactly that way.
Jesus says that anyone who does not enter by the door but climbs up some other way is a thief and a robber. Les applies this spiritually: people who try to gain heaven by a way other than the one Christ described are going to be cast out as thieves and robbers. Christ is the only way — the one door — and those who attempt another route will not get away with it.
No. Les says that no human being has been shut out from God's great plan of salvation. The grace of God that bringeth salvation has appeared to all men, and the Holy Spirit has appeared to every human being in one way or another. The whosoever will on the bank of the life stream river is always open. If people do not enter, it is not God's fault.
Grace Available to Every Person
Les shows that the Holy Spirit has appeared to every human being and that John 10 demonstrates no one is shut out from God's plan of salvation.
Ground-Level Door
Les asks where the door to the sheepfold is and answers: ground level, where anyone can walk through, making salvation attainable to every human being.
Whosoever Will Is Always Open
Les stresses the door is not on a cliff, river, or mountain range, and that every person only has to choose to go through it.
Narrow Way, Easy Entrance
Les clarifies that although the way is narrow, God did not make it hard; any person can find and enter by simply believing.
Salvation by Believing, Not Doing
Les says the door is on ground level, not requiring ropes, boats, or a millionaire's ticket, and all one has to do is believe and enter in.
Jesus Is the Only Door
Les explains from John 10 that Jesus is the only way, and the door is not up a cliff or across a river.
Other Entrances Are Treacherous
Les applies the thief-and-robber language spiritually: anyone trying to gain heaven by another way will be cast out.
Christ Is Right in Front of Us
Les uses John 10 to illustrate that we don't have to ascend to a mountain or descend to the deep; Christ and His salvation are right in front of us.
John 10:1: Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
This is the foundation verse for the sheepfold analogy, defining anyone who uses another entrance as a thief and robber.
John 10:7: Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
Jesus identifies Himself as the door, showing the single way into the sheepfold.
John 10:9: I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
Jesus explicitly promises that anyone entering through Him will be saved, the core answer to accessibility.
Titus 2:11: For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
Les cites this verse to show the grace that brings salvation has appeared to all people.
The Bible does not state a geographic position for the door. Les Feldick uses the analogy to show that the door is at ground level, meaning salvation is within reach of every person rather than on a high cliff or across a river.
Yes. Jesus says anyone who does not enter by the door is a thief and a robber, and He Himself is the door. Entering through Him is the one way to be saved.
Les says the way is narrow because Christ is the only door, yet the way in is easy because it only requires believing and entering. The difficulty is not difficulty of access but people's refusal to accept salvation by doing nothing.
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