The mission of the apostles: Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. Mark 16:16

The Gospel of Mark ends with a text that may have been added later to the writing of the first manuscripts. In this text, Jesus emphasized the importance of the spiritual gift of faith, and the mission of the disciples in the world, to baptize and preach the gospel for the salvation of pagans.
The apostles tell us the gospel, they were incredulous in the face of the miracle of the resurrection of the Lord, the disciples had not yet received the holy spirit, that is why Lord Jesus appeared to them so that they would believe in his testimony and in his teachings; the doctrine of the Kingdom of God, the dominion or empire of God's perfections, it is not just a spiritual doctrine but the action of God through the assistance of the Holy Spirit.
With his last teaching, Jesus prepared the disciples for what would be the Christian Pentecost, the birth of the Church, the first community of believers confirmed in the faith with the fullness of the spiritual gifts granted by the Holy Spirit.
In this way, the gospel relates how Jesus spoke to the disciples about the faith and baptism for the forgiveness of sins and salvation:
"Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen.
He said to them, ´Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned´" Mark 16:14-16.
With this Jesus affirmed that baptism, as a visible sign of the Church, allows the person to receive the gifts that guide the believer along the ways of God, righteousness, mercy (compassion, kindness), and forgiveness; without them, salvation is not possible, and only damnation remains. With this teaching, Jesus confirmed the apostles as true missionaries of the Kingdom, Empire, or Dominion of God.

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