Hebrews 7: 25 Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.

In sending Christ to die for our sins, God put in place a better, surer and everlasting covenant with those who believe Christ died for them. In John 6:41-42 there was grumbling among the Jews who were questioning Jesus’ teachings about himself. He had just told them “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” They wanted to know “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? Jesus’ response was: “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him and I will raise him up at the last day.”

Anyone who has been drawn by God and responded to his Son need not live in fear of losing their salvation in the sense of being “dropped” by God because of some wrong thing they may do afterwards. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9). So the believer has no basis to live in fear for himself or another believer who stumbles.  We should instead pray for and encourage each other.

To illustrate: I have a young friend who became a Christian not too long ago. Her history is one of confusion. Many “family issues” continue to create difficulties for her. She is growing in her faith but I consider her “fragile”.  There was a point when I was not hearing from her with any regularity and I became anxious. I prayed for her and, no sooner had I finished, the Holy Spirit reminded me of this: “I am able to save to the uttermost those who come to God by me.” In other words – Christ her Intercessor has everything well in hand. He is the one who has saved her and will keep her secure.