R. Kent Hughes offers the illustration of a man fearful of crossing the frozen St. Lawrence River. He drops to his knees and begins to crawl, only to have a horse-drawn carriage pass him, crossing the ice without hesitation (R. Kent Hughes, Ephesians: The Mystery of the Body of Christ [Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 1990], 47). Any fears we might have about the promise of salvation have no effect on the promise itself.
The Promise Of Salvation
