Baptism is administered in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. This is a reminder to us that baptism really is a matter of the Triune God placing His name upon the baptized. God initiates. We love God because He loved us first. We are to acknowledge what He has done, and what He has promised to do. Jesus said that He knew His own. And we must trust Him that He indeed does know them and has laid down His life for them.