The parable of the Pharisee and the publican teaches that those who trust in themselves will not be justified. The infants brought to the Lord Jesus pictured the helpless dependence of those fall helplessly into the arms of Christ for salvation. The rich young ruler demonstrates the hopelessness of works to be saved, but is a mighty miracle of God, as miraculous as a camel the largest animal of Palestine going through the eye of a needle the smallest opening .
