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"SAVED" IN THE OLD TESTAMENT Regardless of what one believes about exactly HOW man is saved in the Old Testament, he still must be careful with his usage of the word "saved" since it means much more today than it did then. I believe that any Old Testament saint remained in good standing with God by being faithfully obedient to the revealed will and word of God, regardless of his respective dispensation; HOWEVER, we must not forget . . .We are called sons of God; they were not.We are born again; they were not.We have God's image spiritually; they did not.We have a completed atonement; they did not.We are sealed with the Holy Spirit; they were not.We know all about Christ and Calvary; they did not.We go to heaven when we die; they did not.So, the "salvation" of any Old Testament saint was a limited salvation that rested and waited totally upon Christ's atoning work at Calvary. It was similar to having your house "paid off" with a credit card (Old Testament) until enough cash is available to pay it off for real (New Testament). This is why the very FIRST CHAPTER of the New Testament uses the word "save" in its present spiritual context: "And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall SAVE HIS PEOPLE FROM THEIR SINS." (Mat. 1:21) You couldn't find that usage of the word in the first BOOK of the Old Testament, much less the first chapter. It's probably more accurate to say that Old Testament saints were more SAFE than saved, at least until Calvary.