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| Subject | Date Asked |
| sin | 11/15/2011 |
| Q: We all know even Christians are not perfect and have struggles. We also know that Sanctification ... A: Its a big subject. Nevertheless i will summarize it. Weakness and ignorance leave us open to ... | |
| Pentecostals | 9/4/2011 |
| Q: I have a very serious question which is a result of something I saw which was quite horrific and ... A: No is the short answer...the reasons? Read Acts 10/11 about the Jerusalem council (not Paul) who ... | |
| Healing | 7/25/2011 |
| Q: Dacre, Greetings from Thailand. The question I havet, is about spiritual healing. I have just ... A: First of all I would like to ask you where in the scriptures you find that healing and speaking in ... | |
| Divorce | 7/7/2011 |
| Q: I am in a quandary. My beloved wife of 17 years and companion for 20 has filed for divorce against ... A: If you are a Christian then in God's eyes you were always a Christian. He sees the heart, He does ... | |
| Divorce | 7/7/2011 |
| Q: I am in a quandary. My beloved wife of 17 years and companion for 20 has filed for divorce against ... A: That word was from Almighty God. It may or may not sum something up but nevertheless it holds within ... | |
| Divorce | 7/6/2011 |
| Q: I am in a quandary. My beloved wife of 17 years and companion for 20 has filed for divorce against ... A: I find your question tragic, unethical and feel for your destruction which has come upon you. From ... | |
| genetic engineering | 6/12/2011 |
| Q: I am conducting an ethnographic research for a school assignment.I was just wondering what your view ... A: Like any other science finding out about the way things work helps our understanding and allows us ... | |
| Need Guidance | 1/31/2011 |
| Q: I hope you can help me.I dont even know where to begin. First off,I have been dating this guy for ... A: , I am sorry but you are of different spirits and the bible says."How can two walk together unless ... | |
| mixed relationship - catholic/pentecostal | 1/28/2011 |
| Q: I am dating a Pentecostal and I am a catholic. What might be some of the problems that we may ... A: Pentecostals are supposed to be followers of Christ and not followers of church as are the ... | |
| Rapture | 1/22/2011 |
| Q: Dacre, I am doing a study on the rapture and am curious about how the Pentecostals present it. To ... A: Mainly Pentecostals believe that the rapture is an event prior to the return of the Lord Jesus ... | |
| Adultery? | 1/12/2011 |
| Q: What is the cause of Adultery? What view of Adultery do non-Christians Have?, and what is it's ... A: Physical adultery is when a married person commits sexual intercourse outside her marriage partner. ... | |
| recieving the Holy Ghost | 11/26/2010 |
| Q: do u believe speaking in tongues is the evident of one recieving the infilling of the Holy Ghost? ... A: The general gifting that comes with the infilling of the Holy Spirit, and was even prophesied by ... | |
| Curiosity ,, | 10/25/2010 |
| Q: What does it mean by perfection or, is it given a high priority in Christianity ? Perfection and an ... A: Perfection is simply "doing whats right". As you know human are not perfect, but being perfect in ... | |
| Security of the Believer | 10/23/2010 |
| Q: Can Jesus Lose a Christian? A: The simple answer is no. He will not lose one true Christian. He said so. "No one can take them out ... | |
| Did apostle Paul marry? | 10/22/2010 |
| Q: Rev,I will be happy if you can explain if the apostle really married.The bible in 1 Corinthians ... A: Apostle Paul did not marry according to the bible. When he talked about taking along a believing ... | |
| Godly sex | 7/28/2010 |
| Q: Philip I am sure you will use your Godly experience in throwing more light on this subject, I am a ... A: Actually the bible does not give direct guide lines on this subject but the principles of the nature ... | |
| DEMONS | 7/16/2010 |
| Q: Can one be demon posessed and ignorant of it (ie believe it is God). How do you convince the person ... A: It is large subject with many spiritual dynamics. Seducing spirits do just this... they seduce us ... | |
| 50 day Bible study | 2/22/2010 |
| Q: Bro Philip, Christian greetings from a fellow volunteer! This is Greg (aka; Elder Greg Madden) and ... A: Actually I am a missionary in the middle of an island in the Philippines. I can only tell you the ... | |
| Is my Church/belief from God? | 2/5/2010 |
| Q: I am a believer of the Message popular called "Message of the Hour" and some call ... A: William Branham was a real man of God. He was perhaps the most gifted prophet of the 20th Century. A ... | |
| The Godhead | 1/16/2010 |
| Q: Dacre. Warmest greetings to you in the name of Jesus' Christ. The topic in my subject box has been a ... A: No I am not suggesting that. Jesus had limitations brought about by the mandate of His ministry... ... | |
| The Godhead | 1/16/2010 |
| Q: Dacre. Warmest greetings to you in the name of Jesus' Christ. The topic in my subject box has been a ... A: My understanding is that there are three dimensions of the same God. Just as in the spirit dimension ... | |
| The Godhead | 1/15/2010 |
| Q: Dacre. Warmest greetings to you in the name of Jesus' Christ. The topic in my subject box has been a ... A: Jesus had the very nature of God within himself. Though His mandate for ministry included being ... | |
| tithing | 1/8/2010 |
| Q: I have heard preachers say that people should tithe on their gross. But in 2 Timothy 2:6, Paul says: ... A: Timothy is the farmer... his crop is the souls of men. He needs to eat. You don't need to eat. You ... | |
| tithing | 1/7/2010 |
| Q: I have heard preachers say that people should tithe on their gross. But in 2 Timothy 2:6, Paul says: ... A: Paul is addressing Timothy as his son in Christ and giving him personal advice as seen in this ... | |
| tithing | 1/5/2010 |
| Q: I have heard preachers say that people should tithe on their gross. But in 2 Timothy 2:6, Paul says: ... A: This scripture, in context, is talking about full time ministers. Meaning that the full time ... | |
| Pentecostal doctrines | 12/17/2009 |
| Q: Blessings! Just to let you know up front, I am asking other volunteers in this category this same ... A: I am a Pentecostal. A Pentecostal is a believer who has acquired the Pentecostal gift of the power ... | |
| babtism | 11/17/2009 |
| Q: I was babtised in Jesus name because i was raised to believe that was the only way to be ... A: Please do not get hung up on the use of words from the bible. Do you think God is a computer wth a ... | |
| addictions | 11/5/2009 |
| Q: Can drug addicts/alcoholics be saved? Do they have a capacity to love others (for example thier ... A: The answer is that when Jesus comes into a persons life then He chages it completely and makes it a ... | |
| new believers | 10/28/2009 |
| Q: is it okay for a new believer to grow slowly or does it have to be quick. what if someone has fears ... A: The only "saved" is faith that Jesus has done it for you. You grow according to your faith growing. ... | |
| women outside the assembly | 10/24/2009 |
| Q: I have read that women are not permitted to preach. Does this mean that they also cannot teach ... A: There is neither jew nor greek male nor female in the kingdom of God. ts come to all. The scripture ... | |
| protection | 10/13/2009 |
| Q: i know we should forgive others, I have forgiven otheres for what they have done. However, what if ... A: Forgiving someone doe snot mean that you become unwise. If someone steals money from the church we ... | |
| work | 10/10/2009 |
| Q: I know that laziness is a sin. How can you be sure you have worked enough to please God? ANSWER: ... A: It simply means that if there is no change in a person's life then this faith is not real faith in ... | |
| work | 10/9/2009 |
| Q: I know that laziness is a sin. How can you be sure you have worked enough to please God? A: You are trying to work christianity without being in contact with its head, Jesus. To ask such ... | |
| God's Law | 10/5/2009 |
| Q: I’m searching for a certain denomination and was hoping that by contacting you, you could help me in ... A: Jesus wrote the ten commandments and Jesus also reviewed them and took them away in the New ... | |
| doubts | 9/26/2009 |
| Q: Why do people have doubts about thier salvation. How can they be sure that they not only are saved ... A: The thief on the cross had no spiritual growth yet Jesus said to him, "Today you will be with me in ... | |
| The gift of the Spirit | 9/20/2009 |
| Q: Philiip I am of the opinion that you will use your years of experience to throw light into this ... A: The gift of the Holy Spirit is given to every child of God who nurtures it but the Holy Spirit gives ... | |
| beliefs | 9/13/2009 |
| Q: I was just wondering, what are some different beliefs between orthodox churches and pentecostal ... A: Orthodox is religion and religious rituals without recourse to active dynamic faith in Jesus Christ ... | |
| old covenant | 8/20/2009 |
| Q: I have had a Jewish person tell me that the New Covenant cannot replace the Old Covenant because the ... A: The simplicity of such an answer is best. Why did Jesus come to earth? Testified to in Ezekiel 33 ... | |
| salvation video | 7/7/2009 |
| Q: My friend & I decided to make a YouTube video based on an idea I saw on the Alpha Project. Would ... A: Its not the policy of all experts.com to evaluate videos or ministry attachments. We are here are ... | |
| curse | 4/22/2009 |
| Q: If my grand parents pray to idols will I also bear the curses? If a man told a small lie and did ... A: Last question first. Once accepting the redemption of Jesus Christ, the sin nature is forgiven. Not ... | |
| Pentecostals | 4/19/2009 |
| Q: 1. Does the generation curses still appply to Christians today? 2. Can we lose our salvation? A: Yes Geoff generational curses exist today. We are redeemed from the curse of the law but there are ... | |
| Marriage | 3/18/2009 |
| Q: I was wondering will it be a sin for me to remarry again when my ex wife & I were separated after 3 ... A: In heaven it was not a marriage. Marriage is the union of two bodies under a common and legal ... | |
| Marriage | 3/16/2009 |
| Q: I was wondering will it be a sin for me to remarry again when my ex wife & I were separated after 3 ... A: If you did not have sex in your marriage you could have got an annulment because the marriage was ... | |
| Questions about God | 1/22/2009 |
| Q: I'm a teen confused about certain aspects of God and Christianity. Although I have many questions, ... A: The rapture is mentioned by Paul in Corinthians...its valid but not really essential to know about. ... | |
| Questions about God | 1/21/2009 |
| Q: I'm a teen confused about certain aspects of God and Christianity. Although I have many questions, ... A: wow! So many questions..... here goes No really true denomination...all differ according to ... | |
| Single Relationship with kids involved | 9/6/2008 |
| Q: I am a 45 yr. divorced woman that has was married for 23 yrs. to an alcoholic. There was nothing but ... A: Its tricky but really you and your boy friend should get married. His ex has to accept this and he ... | |
| How should girls be dresed? | 7/31/2008 |
| Q: my name is Helen my question is how should a girl dress? i don't understand that well why should not ... A: No its not a sin to wear pants. The Old testament states that God did not want women to wear mens ... | |
| Who I'm dating.... | 7/24/2008 |
| Q: I am dating a Pentecostal and I am a baptist. What might be some of the problems that we may ... A: No Julia, I do not believe this. Its just the difference in the teachings... but you should ... | |
| Who I'm dating.... | 7/8/2008 |
| Q: I am dating a Pentecostal and I am a baptist. What might be some of the problems that we may ... A: Your problems will come in the area of the Holy Spirit. Please read John 14, John 16, Acts 1 & 2, 1 ... | |
| advice to give christians getting married | 7/6/2008 |
| Q: What would be the best / sound advice I could give two young adults who are getting married that ... A: Tell them to build their house around the presence of God and be always God centered. "A threefold ... | |
| attire for women | 6/18/2008 |
| Q: I would like to know where in the bible does it state that women should not wear pants or that they ... A: Essentially these people quote the laws of the Old Testament namely...... Deut 22:5 “A woman shall ... | |
| Jokes | 5/16/2008 |
| Q: Many people like to make jokes that have to do with religion, here is an example: There was once a ... A: Well i guess its dangerous grounds for many. In life there are tastefully jokes and diss tasteful ... | |
| my marriage | 5/6/2008 |
| Q: A few months ago I sent out a question to a number of the experts on All Experts, to see what kind ... A: Well, of course, marriage rules are made up by men. It is a social law. Men break marriages too. ... | |
| my marriage | 5/6/2008 |
| Q: A few months ago I sent out a question to a number of the experts on All Experts, to see what kind ... A: Is there some reason why you could not have a legal; wedding right at the beginning? Weddings do ... | |
| End times | 3/8/2008 |
| Q: Since the reformation of the State of Isreal in 1948 I've read that a generation will not pass away ... A: Hello. Well the "end times" are always subject to interpretation and I dont usually like to get ... | |
| question | 3/8/2008 |
| Q: I have a couple of questions, I hope this is OK. 1st one is I am a newly borne again christian I ... A: God will help you getting rid of smoking. He delivered me many years ago. I smoked 50 a day. But let ... | |
| holy ghost | 12/22/2007 |
| Q: I am a new Christian, I feel discouraged because it seems no matter how hard I try I can't seem to ... A: It took me many months to give up smoking but in the end it worked. Think this way (God's way) ... | |
| peter the apostle | 10/2/2007 |
| Q: was he Jewish??? is there a place in the bible that states or denies??? thanks cathy A: He was Jewish. John 21:17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” ... | |
| bible | 9/27/2007 |
| Q: who actually wrote the bible. and when was it written, ? A: The bible was written in parts... various books written over a spn of 3500 years with about 40 ... | |
| Question | 7/4/2007 |
| Q: Phillip, Just curious, what churches have you been a pastor and Bible teacher at? And where did you ... A: Of course I am saved. And Baptized in the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in ... | |
| Question | 7/3/2007 |
| Q: Phillip, Just curious, what churches have you been a pastor and Bible teacher at? And where did you ... A: I started some churches in Swaziland as a missionary there and then again in UK. This started in ... | |
| baptism | 6/19/2007 |
| Q: i was baptised catholic went to catholis school received 1st holy communion and confirmation i now ... A: Pentecostals do water baptisms but not for children. Jesus never baptized children. Always the ... | |
| language | 4/13/2007 |
| Q: Was the Bible originally written in Greek or Latin? Either way, since no one currently fluently ... A: I didn't say that it makes no sense. I say that it tells you to come into a living relationship with ... | |
| language | 4/12/2007 |
| Q: Was the Bible originally written in Greek or Latin? Either way, since no one currently fluently ... A: This book cannot be read as can maths or science. It is a spiritual book. And requires the Holy ... | |
| language | 4/12/2007 |
| Q: Was the Bible originally written in Greek or Latin? Either way, since no one currently fluently ... A: The Old Testament was originally written in Aramaic or Hebrew. The New Testament written largely in ... | |
| ahem | 3/2/2007 |
| Q: If a couple is having trouble conceiving and the doctor wants to test the man's sperm count, what is ... A: As far as i know there is no other way to get sperm for this count. But you do not have to use the ... | |
| Hair & Dresses | 2/6/2007 |
| Q: So what is said is that all women who believe everything the Bible says, should not wear pants. I am ... A: It is confused because it is saying that women should not dress as men and vice versa. But in those ... | |
| Daniel | 2/3/2007 |
| Q: My question involves Daniel ch10:13 do you believe this angel was Jesus or an angel sent by the ... A: I believe that this was an angel, Gabriel and then Michael, sent by the Lord. The kingdom of Persia ... | |
| Unpardonable Sin | 1/9/2007 |
| Q: I wonder if you can help me with a question. I used to suffer with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ( ... A: Questions are often complicated but answers of truth are normally simple and basic. If you, as a ... | |
| Finance | 1/9/2007 |
| Q: Is it right for the pastor to receive all the tithes and offerings to pay the church bills, and buy ... A: This varies in different ministries. Usually the pastor will get the necessary approvals first , ... | |
| Child Dedication | 1/4/2007 |
| Q: Is child dedication scriptural under the New Testemnt? Children were brought to the priest for this ... A: You are right. There is no sacrament to dictate child dedication. In A/G you will find that child ... | |
| the cross | 12/6/2006 |
| Q: i'm catholic and have made many crosses--recently gifts of crosses were rejected by penecostals ... A: well some people stay fixed on the fact that he died instead of the fact of what the cross achieved. ... | |
| satan | 8/19/2006 |
| Q: Can you please explain what Pentecostals believe about Satan? It seems like they blame him for ... A: Your question was directed to this category as a whole not me directly. I was looking through it, ... | |
Pentecostals
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Rev Philip Dacre
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Expertise
I deal with the truths of Christianity, the Jesus way.
Experience
20 years living by faith as full time missionary, pastor and bible school teacher
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BSc & diplomas
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