Calvin's Institutes: May 21

What does true unity in the Church look like when error and compromise threaten the faith?Today we sit with three voices that refuse easy answers.Cyprian of Carthage boldly insists that baptism belongs only to the one true Church and cannot be separated from living faith.Augustine lays bare the honest struggle of self-knowledge, showing that real confession begins with God’s light, not human curiosity.Thomas Aquinas brings clarity and beauty to the virtue of peace, teaching us that genuine peace is never mere absence of conflict — it is the fruit of rightly ordered love in God.Today’s Readings:Cyprian of Carthage — Epistle 72, To Jubaianus, Concerning the Baptism of Heretics (Sections 10–14)Augustine of Hippo — The Confessions, Book 10, Chapter 3 (Section 4)Thomas Aquinas — Summa Theologica, Part 2-2, Question 29 — Peace (Articles 1–4 Combined)Explore the Project:Through the Church Fathers – https://www.throughthechurchfathers.comPatreon – https://www.patreon.com/cmichaelpattonCredo Courses – https://www.credocourses.comCredo Ministries – https://www.credoministries.org#CyprianOfCarthage #Augustine #ThomasAquinas #BaptismAndUnity #OrderOfPeace #ThroughTheChurchFathers