Christ - The Door of the Sheep

Here in chapter 10 Jesus is using illustrative word pictures to convey the reality of His being the Spiritual Shepherd of all believers. He is using this illustration in relation to who really has eternal life, how you can be saved by entering through this Door, how His Church is a sheepfold, and how you can be led and guided by Him to heaven at last. This illustration, Jesus knew, would only be understood by those who have true spiritual discernment. And so, what I want to do at this hour is to open up these illustrative words by telling you, 1st of all – Of the sheepfold, the door, and the thief. (verses 1 and 2, and 7-10a) 2nd – Of the Doorkeeper who opens the door, and the Voice of the Shepherd. (verses 3-6) And 3rd – Of the Life that the Good Shepherd died to bring to the sheep. (verses 10 and 11) Let us pray to understand these verses better so that we will clearly be hearing the voice of the Shepherd, and not listen to the voice of strangers.