, calling them by name,
saying, Having authority given me of Jesus Christ, I baptize you
in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost. Amen. And then shall ye immerse them in the water, and
come forth again out of the water. And after this manner shall
ye baptize in my name, for behold, verily I say unto you, that
the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost are one; and I am in
the Father, and the Father in me, and the Father and I are one.
And according as I have commanded you thus shall ye baptize. And
there shall be no disputations among you, as there hath hitherto
been; neither shall there be disputations among you concerning
the points of my doctrine, as there hath hitherto been."[1467]

The people in general, and particularly the Twelve, chosen as stated,
were impressively warned against contention over matters of doctrine,
the spirit of which was declared to be of the devil, "who is the father
of contention." The doctrine of Jesus Christ was set forth in simple yet
comprehensive summary in these words:

"Behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, I will declare unto you
my doctrine. And this is my doctrine, and it is the doctrine
which the Father hath given unto me; and I bear record of the
Father and the Father beareth record of me, and the Holy Ghost
beareth record of the Father and me, and I bear record that the
Father commandeth all men: everywhere, to repent and believe in
me; And whoso believeth in me, and is baptized, the same shall
be saved; and they are they who shall inherit the kingdom of
God. And whoso believeth not in me, and is not baptized, shall
be damned."[1468]

Repentance, and humility akin to that of the innocent trusting child
were the prerequisites for baptism, without which none could inherit the
kingdom of God. With the incisiveness and simplicity that had
characterized His teachings in Palestine, the Lord thus instructed His
newly chosen Twelve:

"Verily, verily, I say unto you, that this is my doctrine, and
whoso buildeth upon this, buildeth upon my rock, and the gates
of hell shall not prevail against them. And whoso shall declare
more or less than this, and establish it for my doctrine, the
same cometh of evil, and is not built upon my rock, but he
buildeth upon a sandy foundation, and the gates of hell standeth
open to receive such, when the floods come