[malakhi]

That somehow when I see tha one verse I am to understand that Jesus is being symbolic, that He is not talking literally.

Not being taken literally is not the same as not being taken seriously.

So Jesus again said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. (John 10:7)

Do you take this literally?

[SoothingDave]

Not being taken literally is not the same as not being taken seriously.

You are correct. But it is thrown out without explanation, as I said, in a way that is supposed to make it dismissive of the preceeding passages.

If just one NC would explain what this verse means and why it is used to negate the meaning of the preceeding verses, we would be somewhere. Instead it is a bit of a code.

SD

[Invincibly Ignorant]

So Jesus again said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. (John 10:7)

Yup. Only rectangular objects may be saved. :-)