August 2nd: 1 Samuel 22 & Romans 3
August 2, 2020
Alastair Roberts
Saul executes the ban against the priests. God being just and the justifier of the one who has the faith of Jesus.
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).
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