Charles Spurgeon Commentary John 10:2-3

"But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out." — John 10:2-3 (ASV)

But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

To him the porter openeth;—To him

John the Baptist, as the porter, opened the door. He pointed to him, and said, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. And every God-sent minister is a porter to Christ, opening the door to him; that is our office—to stand and open the door that Christ may come forth among you, and that you may come in to him, and find the spiritual pasture on which your souls can feed. To him the porter openeth;—