iv. I am the Door

Preacher: Alan Cameron

Verses: John 10:7

The children’s chorus I sang so many years ago is so appropriate when we consider Jesus’ statement “I am the door of the sheep” (v7)

                         There’s a way back to God

                        from the dark paths of sin

                        There’s a door that is open

                        And you may come in

                        At Calvary’s cross is where you begin

                        When you come as a sinner to Jesus.

 Jesus’ great statement is made in the midst of opposition from the pharisees after the Feast of Tabernacles.  They took exception to Jesus healing a man born blind.  Some scholars argue it was made during the Feast of Dedication (Hanukkah) some three months later, celebrating the re-dedication of the temple by Judas Maccabeus after its desecration by the Greeks.  This context suggests that Jesus’ admonition about false shepherds is not directed to the pharisees alone but all false leaders who lead people astray.