"=All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.=" _337. In whose name then are you baptized?_ I am baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. _338. Explain this further._ In Baptism I have entered into fellowship with the triune God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost; I have become His own, and have been made heir of all His gracious gifts. _339. Is the baptism of little children in agreement with Christ's command?_ Yes; Christ Himself has said: "Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God." =Mark 10:14. John 3:5.= _340. Who should administer Baptism?_ Baptism should be administered by the minister of the church, but when necessary it may be administered by any Christian. _341. What benefit do we have from Baptism?_ Baptism works the forgiveness of sins, delivers from death and the devil, and gives everlasting life to all who believe what the Word and promise of God declare. _342. What is God's promise concerning Baptism?_ It is given in the words of Christ in the sixteenth chapter of Mark: "=He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be condemned.=" _343. How does Baptism save us from sin, death, and the devil?_ In Baptism we come into fellowship with Christ, and are made partakers in His redemption. =Gal. 3:27. As many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.= =Rom. 6:3, 4.= _344. How can water do such great things?_ It is not water indeed that does it, but the Word of God, which is in and with the water, and faith which trusts this Word of God in the water. For without the Word of God, the water is water alone, and no Baptism. But with the Word of God it is a Baptism, that is, a gracious water of life and a washing of regeneration in the Holy Ghost. =Titus 3:5-7. According to His mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;= =Which He shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior;= =That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.= _345. Why is Baptism called the "washing of regeneration"?_ Because the Holy Spirit in Baptism cleanses us from sin, and gives us a new spiritual life. =1 Pet. 3:21. Baptism is not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ.= _346. Is not Baptism also called a covenant?_