Buildeth Upon My Rock
I was surprised today to find that the Savior spoke about building on His rock three times during His visit to the people of Nephi in the Book of Mormon. The first came after He described to them what His doctrine was. He taught them of the importance of baptism, faith, repentance, and the Holy Ghost, and He summarized it this way: “And again I say unto you, ye must repent, and become as a little child, and be baptized in my name, or ye can in nowise receive these things.” In case we missed that, He repeated it one more time, “And again I say unto you, ye must repent, and be baptized in my name, and become as a little child, or ye can in nowise inherit the kingdom of God.” Then, directly after telling us twice that we need to repent and be like a little child, He said this: “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” (3 Nephi 11:37-39). To build on His rock, we must ...