The Only Entrance

Using shepherd imagery familiar to His audience, Jesus declared Himself the door of the sheepfold—the only legitimate entrance to safety and salvation. Ancient shepherds often slept across the sheepfold's entrance, literally becoming the door. All who enter through Christ find salvation; those who climb in another way are thieves and robbers. This exclusive claim affirms that Jesus is the only way to God, the only access to the Father's fold.