Jesus said:
"I am the door, if anyone enters by me, he will be saved."
This is why Christians scare me
2007-08-07 15:47:18 · 5 answers · asked by FridaY 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yawn. No sense of humor.
2007-08-07 15:54:48 · update #1
I have long suspected this to be true! JC came out!!
2007-08-08 08:19:53 · answer #1 · answered by I.J. Riley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a metaphor, a comparison of two objects using direct language. If Jesus had said "I am LIKE a door, or just AS a door", it would be called a simile.
Jesus is using the image of a door to describe Himself as the one thing any person must pass to enter the Kingdom of Heaven: they have to walk through a door! He wasn't claiming to be a big piece of wood, for heaven's sake...
Jesus used a lot of pictorial language for His audience's sake. He described Himself as a Shepherd, a Sheepgate, a Farmer, a Door, and an Estate Master. Speaking in these terms allowed His audience to readily associate things they already well familiar with, with the Heavenly principles He was trying to communicate.
Remember:
Metaphor-Description in direct terms (all men are dogs)
Simile-Discription in indirect terms, using "like" or "as" (all men are like dogs)
2007-08-07 23:00:22 · answer #2 · answered by MamaBear 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To understand Jesus' sayings, you have to be able to think abstractly.
I don't understand why you are scared of Christians.
2007-08-07 22:52:14 · answer #3 · answered by Prof Fruitcake 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Okay...
Do you have any idea what that statement meant in the context of first-century Hellenistic thought? Does your understanding of that sentence harmonize with early Christian theology? How do you know?
2007-08-07 22:50:59 · answer #4 · answered by NONAME 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Simply said and apparently to simple for you.
2007-08-07 22:52:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋