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Gaston Bachelard, who lived from 1884 to 1962, once wrote "If one were to give an account of all the doors one has closed and opened, of all the doors we would like to re-open, one would have to tell the story of one's entire life." It is an interesting study to go through the New Testament and note the significance of doors. Doors were shut for Paul in Asia, opened for Paul in Greece. The door opened in heaven reveals a thrilling sight. The most important doors in the Bible are the doors of the upper room. When Jesus passed through them, he demonstrated that nothing could bar the risen Christ. When Jesus passed through them he opened them for the disciples so that they would never again cower in fear. He opened them outward upon a needy world; and the disciples poured out of that open door into a needy and lost world. What significant doors! They showed that nothing can keep Christ out. They show that nothing can keep the disciples in!
-- Shannon
Gaston Bachelard, who lived from 1884 to 1962, once wrote "If one were to give an account of all the doors one has closed and opened, of all the doors we would like to re-open, one would have to tell the story of one's entire life." It is an interesting study to go through the New Testament and note the significance of doors. Doors were shut for Paul in Asia, opened for Paul in Greece. The door opened in heaven reveals a thrilling sight. The most important doors in the Bible are the doors of the upper room. When Jesus passed through them, he demonstrated that nothing could bar the risen Christ. When Jesus passed through them he opened them for the disciples so that they would never again cower in fear. He opened them outward upon a needy world; and the disciples poured out of that open door into a needy and lost world. What significant doors! They showed that nothing can keep Christ out. They show that nothing can keep the disciples in!
-- Shannon
