Beginning here in Acts 10, God's children receive the Holy Spirit immediately when they believe on Christ and receive forgiveness for their sins. The Holy Spirit indwells every believer, empowering them, sealing them, and sanctifying them. If you do not have the Holy Spirit living in you then you are not a Christian. If you do have the Spirit of God then He is empowering you, He has sealed you, and He is sanctifying you. Glory be to God for His indescribable gift-