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About Me

Me

I intended to stay anonymous on this website because the Noahide topic is sensitive, and I recognize who my adversary is. I then regarded how well I know my God and how powerful He is.

“The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?” Psalm 118:6

Marie is my name, and I am 39 years old. In July 2015, I repented and decided to follow Jesus as King and Lord of my life and the world. Except for a few occasions as a child, I never went to church. Most of those times, I was attending vacation Bible school and Sunday school.

My parents were (and continue to be) lukewarm Christians. I adore them and pray for them daily!

I became very ill twelve years ago. I couldn’t walk, and my memory deteriorated to the level of someone suffering from severe Alzheimer’s.

It felt like I became disabled instantly. It was possibly a few months, but I had no perception of time. A doctor diagnosed me with Lyme disease, and I received a vaccine around the same time.

My symptoms are comparable to those of someone suffering from chronic neurological Lyme disease, and vaccine-induced autism. I’ve been healing for the last twelve years, but I’m still struggling. My healing was most profound when I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior.

My parents were fantastic when I was growing up. They did everything they could to look after my brother and me. When I was depressed, my mom tried a little too hard to cheer me up. I am so grateful for the nights my mom stayed up late and went to work the next morning to let me cry in her arms. Although, now I feel totally guilty.

In retrospect, I believe I had neurological Lyme disease for most of my life. I likewise believe there were demonic influences that I was exposing myself to. Sure, it was only music, a few horoscope books I read a few times, marijuana, and other drugs. These things absolutely affect you spiritually, though. I was 27 years old when I got sick. I believed the vaccine destroyed my immune system, allowing the Lyme bacteria to wreak havoc in my body.

Over time, I will edit and add to this information. It’s difficult because I’m still weak, and I take a long time to complete tasks compared to someone healthy.

The Good News!

The God who created all things (in accordance with promises He made long ago through the prophets of ancient Israel) has sent and appointed His unique Son as the all-powerful and loving Ruler over all of heaven and earth! Because of this, God requires all who breathe to honor and submit to His Son as their legitimate and absolute King.

This King previously lived on earth as one of us—as the man, Jesus of Nazareth. While He was here, God proved His Son's credentials through His miraculous healings, signs, wonders, and deliverance of the victims of demonic power. There were numerous credible eyewitnesses to these things. Jesus was deeply resented by those whose power was threatened by His claims. They eventually arrested Him and had Him executed on a Roman cross—though He had committed no wrong.

After His crucifixion and burial, God vindicated His Son by raising Him from the dead three days later. Many were allowed to encounter and interact with Him after His resurrection, and they have reliably testified to this. Jesus returned to heaven, where God has coronated and installed Him alongside Himself as King over God's entire realm. That realm includes every one of us.

Even His death was part of God's plan for our salvation from the bondage of Satan and from the power of our own sins. His death provides for the criminal record of every former defector from His reign to be expunged, and removes every barrier that formerly prevented our access to Him on good terms.

When His present reign has reached its goals, Jesus will return to judge the world in uncompromising justice. His visible reign of universal justice and peace will then be among us forever.

His Kingdom currently exists visibly among men on earth in the company of those who acknowledge His status as King and Lord. These are those who willingly submit to Him as His servants.

According to God's decree, since Jesus is the rightful King of all, every person owes Him total allegiance. His only requirement is that we switch our allegiance to Him and follow Him at all costs. Upon our doing so, He grants us full amnesty and pardon for our earlier rebellion against Him. Returning to Him means that we turn from our old lives and live as His followers, trusting in Him for all things, and remaining loyal to Him as our Ruler for the remainder of our lives in the midst of a hostile but doomed world order. When this decision is made we must be baptized to signal the transition we are making from our old loyalties to our coming under Him in His universal Empire.

Steve Gregg