The new birth is an experience. It’s a gift of God. It’s the seal of your faith. The Holy Spirit is a Seal. Ephesians 4:30 says, “Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God whereby you’re sealed until the day of your redemption.” God made Abraham the promise, and Abraham believed God, and was justified by faith; and God give him the sign of circumcision as a seal. So He does today. We believe Him, and then if you say you believe and do not receive the Holy Spirit, then you do not believe; ’cause God promised to give you the Holy Spirit when you did believe. A now, in believing, you do not receive the Holy Spirit when you believe. Paul ask in Acts 19, “Have you received the Holy Ghost since you believed?” It’s a gift of God. And when that, when the Spirit of God comes into a man, It quickens him, and then he becomes a new creature. He believes in the immortal God, and he believes that He does all things, and his heart’s in tune with God. And how wonderful.

The Angel of the Lord, 1953-06-04, Connersville, IN, §5