Bruce A. McDowell
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Hi, I'm Bruce. Hope you enjoy my blog.

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About Me

I enjoy reading, running, biking, carpentry, recycling household items to give away, cultures, traveling the world, helping the needy in Jesus' name, and witnessing for Christ everywhere.

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Colonial cross in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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Rail to bike trail, New Hampshire

A Covenanted People

3/21/2021

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           A Covenanted People
                               © Bruce A. McDowell
 
By faith our righteousness was sealed,
            Abram the cov’nant sign received;
Redeemed by Christ the crucified,
            Regenerated by his grace, so that…
 
Refrain:
We are God’s people and He is our God!
                        I am God’s child, and He is my God!
 
Created new in Jesus Christ,
            Our sin was washed, by blood out-poured;
From guilt, shame, death we are redeemed,
            No longer slaves, but free in Christ, so that…
 
United in his death, we rise,
            We live with Christ, to sin have died;
The sign of life by faith received,
            By water cleansed and Spirit sealed, so that…
 
Hinder not children from it seal,
            To such belongs God’s Kingdom;
New birth, new life, and giv’n a name,
            Adopted child to God’s household, so that…
 
In Him who called: Identity,
            In His one Name we are baptized;
Diverse, and joined as family,
            In Christ our Head we are received, so that…

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  • About
  • Books
    • Christian Baptism: The Sign and Seal of God's Covenant Promise
    • Faith in the Mosaic: Finding a Biblical Focus in a Pluralistic World
    • Noah: A Righteous Man in a Wicked Age
    • Muslim & Christian Beliefs: A Comparison
    • Muslims and Christians at the Table
    • The Message
  • Blog
  • Media
  • Contact