The Word that restrains and heals—the one who threatens sin also saves through mercy. Clement shows Christ’s dual voice of discipline and love; Augustine recalls how unity depends not on uniformity but on charity; and Aquinas explores how daring can either glorify God or defy Him, depending on reason’s rule (Proverbs 8:4–6; Romans 5:3; Matthew 11:28).

Readings:

Clement of Alexandria, The Instructor, Book 1, Chapter 10 (“That the Same God, by the Same Word, Restrains from Sin by Threatening and Saves by Exhorting”)

Augustine, Letter 54 to Januarius

Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica, Part 1–2, Question 45 (Combined articles—Of Daring, its Nature, Cause, and Moral Character)

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