Now, I don’t mean to say you’re not a Christian till you get the Holy Ghost, get that. I mean that you’re—the Holy Ghost is the seal of your faith. You see? God—Abraham believed God by faith, and then He give him the seal of a promise. You see? And you believe God by faith and you’re justified by faith, but you’re sealed into the body of Christ by the baptism of the Holy Spirit. You hear these bishops and archbishops and everything else come and testifying about it. If you’ve never received it, just come and try it. It’s fine. It’s a…It’s I don’t know how…Someone said to me one time after I’d come out of my spell of sickness, he said, “Brother Branham, did you keep your religion during the time of your sick spell?” I said, “No, sir. I never. It kept me during the time of the sick spell.” So that’s…Yeah, the Holy Ghost keeps me, not me keeping It. That isn’t the question. It keeps me. I just received It, and It takes care of me. That’s the way it is with every believer.

Believest Thou This?, 1953-09-06, Chicago, IL, §28