My friend Phil believes the Holy Spirit is only available to clergy, like He’s a seminary graduation gift. Even the twelve apostles initially thought access to the Spirit was limited to them. As one of the apostles asked, “Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us [as the Holy Spirit] and not to the world?” (John 14:22). Jesus responded, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them” (verse 23, emphasis added).

Anyone can live with the internal presence of the Spirit of God and Jesus. There are no limits to Jesus’ promise, for as He said,

“For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.” (John 3:34, emphasis added)

[and God said,] “I will pour out my Spirit on all people. … Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days.” (Joel 2:28 & 29)

(Excerpt from “Beneath the Graffiti: A De-churched Christian’s Search for Christianity.”)

https://www.amazon.com/Beneath-Graffiti-churched-Christians-Christianity-ebook/dp/B0DK7VD71B