Jesus was not saying that salvation is impossible, but rather that the only path to eternal life is through Him—a path that, sadly, few find. The broad gate represents the way of the world, a seemingly easy path that is ultimately misleading and leads to condemnation.

This concept of difficulty is powerfully illustrated by the analogy of the camel passing through the eye of a needle. When Jesus declared this, His disciples were astonished and asked, "Who then can be saved?" (Matthew 19:25). Jesus’s response is the key: “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

The "impossibility" lies in human effort alone. Just as a camel cannot physically squeeze through a needle's eye, we cannot earn salvation through worldly means or personal striving. The broad gate is attractive because it accommodates our worldly dimensions—our pride, self-reliance, and sin. The narrow gate, however, requires us to be made new. It demands humility, repentance, and total reliance on God's grace. God, in His power, can accomplish what we cannot: He can transform us, making us fit for the narrow way through the work of Christ.

Therefore, the saying is not a statement of despair but a clarification of source. We are the camel, and salvation is impossible by our own strength. But through faith in Christ, God performs the impossible, guiding us through the narrow gate that the world cannot enter.