The basic insight of the sociology of knowledge (my particular gate into the social sciences) is that, with the exception of an acute toothache, which can be experienced without support from others, we accept the reality that is taken as such by those around us. (firstthings.com)
In the immediately preceding verse, Matthew 16:18, Jesus talked about some particular gates: the gates of hell. (redeeminggod.com)
That may be right or wrong — of course you point out that every community has its costs — but it is a gate, and that particular gate excludes most of a class. (nakedpastor.com)