I am the gate

I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture.

I am the gate? When Jesus compares himself to the door or gate one should keep in mind the way things worked in those days. The sheep pen in those days (unlike the gate in the picture) only had one
entrance/exit. Very often the shepherd would sleep in the entrance thus
functionally being the actual door.

Through this metaphor Jesus tells us that He is the means by which the sheep (us) may enter into the promised fullness of life. It is also good to remind ourselves, in these times of religious pluralism and
syncretism that Jesus did NOT say I am A gate but THE gate, so
as to keep us reminded that through Him and through Him only we are
saved. Furthermore he presents us with a certain liberty ‘to come in and
go out’; in His presence we are able to live our lives in freedom,
peace, protected and in His presence we’ll find ‘good pasture’ or a
fulfilled life.

Initially posted at the Desk of the Renaissance Man