What does christian's entering the wicket-gate represent?

The entering of the wicker-gate of the Christians represents their respond to the grace of God which will lead ultimately to their Salvation.

a. competition with other nations.

no options provided, here,but the answer to this question is often: a historian cites a japanese newspaper article published a year after the end of world war ii in order to draw conclusions about the effect of the war on the japanese economy.

clearly from the answer, the historian alludes to historical sources,and records to aid in analyzing and drawing conclusion on the effect of the war on the economy of japan.