The gate

I wanted to point out a part of Cultivating a life for God that I though was really neat, it caused me to think.

....Jesus said the gates of hell shall not prevail against his church. Most people have a gate at home. It dawned on me one day that a gate is not an offensive weapon. Notice that there is no two week cooling off period before one can purchase a gate. Police don't pack loaded gates. Terrorist's don't hold victims "at gate point" We don't send weapons inspectors overseas to discover "gates of mass destruction." Dog's don't run loose with little signs around their neck that reads "Beware of gate."
Gates are not a threat; theyt are defensive, and the gates Jesus was talking about aren't pearly ones--they're the gates of hell. The church is to be on the offense, not defence. The church has been held hostage at gate point for far too long. It is time we stop being intimidated by a gate.