Yes — the plan of salvation is highly accessible, though the only entrance is Jesus Christ.
Salvation is found only through Jesus, and there is no other name by which we must be saved. But that exclusivity does not require a difficult climb or journey. As Les Feldick explains from John 10, the door of the sheepfold is at ground level and stands in front of every human being; all one must do is believe and enter.
John 10:1 — Jesus says the only valid entrance to the sheepfold is the door, and climbing another way makes one a thief and robber.
John 10:9 — Jesus identifies Himself as the door, so the exclusive entrance is also open to anyone who enters by Him.
Acts 4:12 — No other name is given among men, showing why the gospel is exclusivist, yet the door remains approachable.
In John 10, Jesus speaks of the sheepfold and the door. He says, '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. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep' (John 10:1-2). Jesus also declares, 'I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture' (John 10:9). The entrance is singular — through the door — but the invitation is to 'any man.' The Bible also states, 'Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved' (Acts 4:12). There is no other way, yet the way is presented as available to any person.
Les teaches that salvation is not something people have to attain, work for, or grasp at. No one needs to climb a high mountain, pay a million dollars, or shape up before walking through the door. The 'whosoever will' is always open, and all a person has to do is choose to go through it by faith (Clips 1, 2, 3, 6). If a person refuses to enter, it is not God's fault — the door was placed within reach. People also do not need to 'pray through' or beg for mercy; Christ's mercy has already been accomplished and is right in front of them (Clips 2, 5). The first step of faith is recognizing that everyone has come short of God's glory and cannot enter heaven unless God does something on their behalf — and He has provided the ground-level door (Clip 7).
Les Feldick is not embarrassed by the label exclusivist. He says, 'I'm teaching and proclaiming an exclusivist gospel, because that's what this book declares' (Clip 0). He points to the biblical truth that there is no other name given among men by which we must be saved. Exclusivity is not the same as inaccessibility: the single door is still at ground level and open to anyone.
Les asks his classes, 'Where is the door to that sheepfold?' and answers, 'Ground level.' It is not up on a cliff, not across a raging river, not across an ocean, and not beyond an impossible mountain range. The door is in front of every human being, and the same is true of salvation. Salvation is always right at ground level, so no one has to climb a high mountain, pay a million dollars, or shape up before entering.
According to Les, all a person has to do is choose to go through the door by faith. The whosoever will is open; no one has to ascend to bring Christ down or descend to bring Him up. The only wrong way is to climb up some other way, which Jesus identifies as the behavior of a thief and a robber. Coming through the door means believing the gospel — that Christ died, was buried, and rose again.
No. Les says of the open door: 'All they have to do is choose to go through it. But if they don't, tough. It isn't God's fault.' God has already accomplished salvation in Christ; people don't have to pray through or beg for mercy. The mercy has already been accomplished, and the door stands before them.
People often list reasons why God should let them into heaven, but they overlook that everyone has come short of God's glory. Les says the first step of faith is recognizing that we are lost and cannot enter heaven unless God does something on our behalf. The difficulty isn't that the entrance is hidden or high; it is that people struggle to accept that salvation can be received without earning it.
Exclusivist gospel with no other name
Les Feldick unashamedly preaches an exclusivist gospel because the Bible declares there is no other name under heaven by which we must be saved — and no other plan of salvation.
The door is on ground level
Salvation is not a prize to attain or work for; God has placed it right in front of every human being, like the door of the sheepfold at ground level.
Whosoever will is open and God is not at fault
The whosoever will is always open; the door is at ground level, and if a person refuses to choose it, it is not God's fault.
Salvation requires no works or payment
Salvation at ground level means no high mountain, no million-dollar payment, and no requirement to shape up before one can walk through the door by faith.
One way into the sheepfold
Jesus says the one who enters by the door is the shepherd; anyone who climbs in another way is a thief and a robber, making Christ the only entrance.
Nothing to pray through
People do not need to pray through or beg for mercy; Christ has already accomplished it, and the door is right in front of every person.
Christ is already near; whosoever will lines the river
A person doesn't need to ascend or descend to bring Christ; salvation is right in front of everyone, and the whosoever will is open along the river of life.
First step is acknowledging lostness
The road to salvation begins with recognizing that every human has fallen short of God's glory and cannot enter heaven unless God does something — and He has provided the ground-level door.
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.
Jesus establishes that there is only one legitimate entrance into the sheepfold, a picture of salvation.
John 10:2: But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
The legitimate entrance through the door contrasts with climbing up some other way.
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 identifies Himself as the door, making the entrance exclusive yet open to anyone who enters by Him.
Acts 4:12: Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Scripture confirms that salvation is found in no one else, reinforcing the exclusivity of the way.
Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Every person has fallen short of God's glory and therefore needs God to do something for their salvation.
Yes. Les Feldick explains that God has set the door of salvation at ground level, not on a mountain or across a river, so it is in front of every human being. The only way in is Jesus, but entering is simply by believing.
People struggle to accept that salvation is received without earning it. They try to climb up some other way, which makes them thieves and robbers; they also look for reasons why God should let them into heaven rather than recognizing they have come short of His glory.
No. Les Feldick teaches there is nothing to pray through — Christ's mercy has already been accomplished. The door is right in front of the person; all they have to do is walk through by faith.
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