Churchisms: "Born Again" vs. "Being Saved" ??

"Happy are you, Oh Israel: who is like unto thee, Oh your people saved by the Lord, the shield of your help, and who is the sword of your excellency! and your enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and you shall tread upon their high places." (Deuteronomy 33:29)

In the Old Testament of the Bible, people were saved but not born again. They knew what being saved was. They didn't know what being born again was ... not personally.

In the "New Testament" of the Bible though, people were still saved but not born again. Jesus "saved" people before his crucifixion.

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This is New Testament stuff:

For example, "He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him." (Matthew 27:42)

And ... "Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save." (Mark 15:31)

And ... "And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace." (Luke 7:50)

And ... "And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee." (Luke 18:42)

And ... "And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God." (Luke 23:35)

And ... "For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved." (John 3:17)

And ... "But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved." (John 5:34)

And ... "I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture." (John 10:9)

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However ...

All of the above verses, though they are listed in the Bible as being in the New Testament, in truth, Jesus said all of those things during the Old Testament era.

Not until Jesus was crucified and resurrected could anyone be born again. Those events marked the beginning of the New Testament.

The phrase "born again" was mentioned only thrice in the New Testament writings, and just once in the factual New Testament era, which is here: "Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which lives and abides for ever." (1 Peter 1:23).

The term "born", in regards to being "born again" isn't mentioned a lot in the New Testament era writings. The term "save" and derivatives of it were written more at that time, which overshadows the idea of being "born" or "born again".

However, regardless of how often the term "born" was not written, Jesus said you must be "born again". He didn't state that you must be "saved".

Salvation is a different action by God. It's not the same as being born again by him speaking into your life and you accepting it. "Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which lives and abides for ever." (1 Peter 1:23)

When you hear someone say, "I am saved" ... question it. In a lot of contexts across a lot of religions or different derivatives of what being a Christian means to people, being "saved" means different things.

When someone says, "I am born again", then ask them "How?"

The standard answers are "By the cross. By the blood. By Jesus dying for my sins. etc."

Few Christians are taught what the Bible says.

"Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which lives and abides for ever." (1 Peter 1:23)

People will say that Jesus is the word of God, which he is. They will say the Bible is the word of God, which it isn't. Be careful who teaches you what is taught. Seek out the answers for yourself ... even what I have written here. Seek out the truth for yourself.