Posted: 10/14/2009 at 1:46pm | IP Logged

The Spin Masters

By Ron McGatlin

(This was first written and distributed in October 2009 – Time to say it again)

The most critical issue in the entire world among all the people of the world is the coming forth of the kingdom of God. The first priority of all life according to Jesus is seeking the kingdom and His righteousness.

Fresh pure kingdom truth from heaven is flowing by the Spirit into the hearts of true apostolic servants/sons of God to transform God’s people and eventually the world to the kingdom of God.

No sooner is the fresh word of the kingdom spoken or written than the merchandising spin masters begin to tweak it and twist it to fit their programs and further their causes.

This is not referring to saying the same things in a different way or making application to the same principles in different ways to communicate kingdom truth in unique cultures and circumstances. This is speaking about mixing in other fallacious teachings coming from the religious past and twisting the kingdom word to make it fit another agenda. It is also noted that people are in different stages of seeking transition, and some are battling with releasing previous beliefs attained prior to hearing the word of the kingdom.

We are all at different places in our transformation and transition into the fresh restoration of kingdom. Obviously, while in transition the old religious things may for a season and to a degree coexist with the new kingdom reality. It is our intention to encourage and not to accuse the brethren who are still in early process of transformation from past teachings which, are being washed away by the Spirit and replaced with the true gospel of the kingdom as Jesus first proclaimed and demonstrated it. However, it is important to know the difference between the kingdom of God reality and where we have been.

Beware of the spin masters. Not everything that says “kingdom of God” on it or in it is the pure word of the kingdom. Some of what is being proffered today has been spun off into a good sounding perversion to manipulate people.

Personally, I believe that God is not pleased with the contamination of the pure gospel of the kingdom. I am sincerely concerned for the continued well-being of some who are mixing the kingdom word with fallacious teachings from the old church systems to keep their thing going. This seems to me to be ultimate merchandising and is not going unnoticed in heaven.

There is a deadly drug the enemy uses as a tool. This drug causes people to get hooked on using good things of God to feed their own needs or desires. This drug is like a poison that tastes good. When one begins to use it, more and more is required until there seems no way out of the addiction. This drug might be called “ministry mammon.”

This is not at all a new problem; it has been around for millennia. What is new to the situation is that in this season, the real gospel of the kingdom is now being proclaimed on a broad scale.

To whom much is given much is required.

The restoration of the preaching of the gospel of the kingdom is a vital step in the history of mankind and the world. It is very important and is where we have been heading since Christ Jesus proclaimed and demonstrated it two millennia ago. It is not good that some are treating the precious word of the kingdom with the same devices that have been applied to teaching and preaching in the past church and ministry systems of mixture.

Simply stated spinning off the gospel of the kingdom for ministry mammon or any other purpose will be met with much more immediate and intense corrective response from God than similar offenses in the previous religious season. There is more accountability since the return of the “Christ in His Body (temple) understanding and reality” that brought the return of the proclamation of Christ’s gospel of the kingdom again on earth.

To pretend obedience to the gospel of the kingdom while seeking to provide for one’s personal gain or building one’s own kingdom will not be long tolerated in this developing apostolic age in which the risen Christ has returned as a life-giving Spirit to cleanse the temple (His Body) and build His glorious church (ekklesia) to establish the kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven. Heaven’s New Jerusalem model is coming down and being formed on earth, and there shall nothing enter it that defiles.

Christ Jesus as a man in His natural body proclaimed the gospel of the kingdom and after Pentecost proclaimed it through His apostles as a life-giving Spirit. At that time there was immediate strong response to anyone who joined themselves to the kingdom movement and then subversively sought personal gain (ministry mammon).

Ananias and Sapphira became a recorded biblical example of the serious repercussions of this kind of offense while connected into the holy environment of the manifesting kingdom of heaven on earth (Acts 5:1-12).

A Warning from God

A warning from God today is not a threat; it is a loving plea to consider and change and to beware of a potential significant loss. Ananias and Sapphira were strong, capable people who had obviously been blessed of God to have things of substantial value. Yet in an instant of time, all their strength left them, and they could do nothing. They could not reply or get up or even move a muscle. They had nothing. Their life’s work, their goals, and ambitions for ministry and doing good things for others ended in a heap of dead flesh and bones. All of their dreams were gone, and their possessions were dispersed to others.

Think about this. The things they did were natural for the culture they had lived in. For them, a very short time ago before the coming of the Holy Spirit ushered in the apostolic season of the proclamation of the kingdom, their behavior would have been normal and even considered noble. They were doing a good thing and giving a lot of money to the cause at hand for meeting the needs of all the people in the community of believers.

Possibly, their reasoning for what they did was that they had seen others give much smaller amounts into the community treasury, and some of those giving may have had a number of dependent children who needed to be fed from the community coffer. It would make sense for them to put in a proportionate amount, plus possibly some more out of generosity, and at the same time hold back some for themselves. They could have even thought to give what they had held back, if it were ever badly needed to provide for the community later.

What was so wrong about what they did that is cost them everything?

One way to look at this is that their fatal mistake was connecting into the kingdom of God community. There were surely lots of people in the nation who had nothing to do with the kingdom movement who did much worse things. Yet, they did not suddenly lose all and drop to the floor dead.

If you are set and determined to be a merchandising minister, you will do well to stay far away from the pure gospel of the kingdom. You will last much longer in the old systems with the old ways. Do not connect with the apostolic kingdom of God reality unless you are willing to leave all ministry mammon desires behind.

A deeper look

However, if you are set and determined to move on with the pure, holy gospel of the kingdom, then let us take a deeper look for understanding into the picture painted for us in the case of Ananias and Sapphira.

First and foremost, they were not walking in the Spirit. They were walking in their natural minds trained in the synagogue with the ways of the past religious system that was only types and shadows of the coming kingdom. It is absolutely necessary to lose the old ways of past religious church systems. To mix them with the gospel of the kingdom will not turn out well.

God is doing a new thing. In recent years, we have seen many notable leaders involved in powerful moves of God that have suddenly lost all their strength, in some their entire ministry, and in some cases their lives. Like Ananias and Sapphira, the protection of God pulled back and Satan entered into the hearts of these once-powerful ministers because they were not fully walking in the Sprit and therefore became involved in ministry mammon. And these happenings were in the early expression of the fresh kingdom reality which is now becoming much more intense.

We cannot look to our natural minds for guidance and deny the leadership of the Spirit and still safely connect into the real kingdom of God. If we are not walking in the Spirit and thereby living a life that proclaims the reality of the fullness of the Holy Spirit, then we are not proclaiming the pure gospel of the kingdom. We must not try to add a portion of the kingdom word into our religion in order to maintain or increase our ministry’s share of the market and fund our operation.

Again, the word and ways of the kingdom will not mix with ministry mammon. Many things we have been taught and that worked to some degree in the past are not the gospel of the kingdom. Our past belief structure from previous religious teaching are often not kingdom and are subject to being changed by God in this kingdom transformation season to more perfectly align with His word.

Are we proclaiming the pure word of the kingdom?

We may not be IF:

• We modify the pure word of the kingdom to keep religious people from being offended.
• We speak of Jesus and not His kingdom to gather people and sell our books.
• We make room for the rapture theory because so many still believe it.
• We make room for the pastor/priest/bishop rule as clergy over a congregation of laity.
• We proclaim the Melchizedek priesthood to re-establish an order of priestly hierarchal rule over the priesthood of the believer.
• We teach the principle or law of the mandatory tithe is valid in the kingdom.
• We avoid the apostolic ministry to preserve our present structure of church rule.
• We see ourselves or anyone other than Christ as head of a church group. There is a distinction between Headship and leadership.
• We avoid clear teaching on the ministry and gifts of the Holy Spirit and the need to be fully saturated (baptized) in the Spirit, because it offends many who have been falsely taught in the past church systems.
• We are trapped in ministry mammon and refuse to obey the Lord in addressing open sin and spiritual lack among those we minister to because we may lose favor and reward from them.
• We feel that we want to really preach and demonstrate the kingdom, but it would cost us too much.
• We believe the kingdom should remain confined in the church and not also affect the culture areas such as government, education, business, media, and all facets of life.
• We are not willing to become living sacrifices for the furtherance of the kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven.

Many reading this may be offended by at least some of these. It is our religious beliefs that are assaulted by the kingdom reality. Let these not become areas for you to defend and debate but rather points to really consider and seek the guidance of Christ Jesus by the Holy Spirit to bring clarity of understanding and fresh wisdom and direction in moving ahead in the journey of kingdom transformation.

Obviously this is an incomplete list and a book or at least a chapter could be written on each of these things. These are not meant to be a teaching here but a check list to point up transformation needs. Therefore, scriptures are not included with each.

For kingdom teaching dealing with these things and more I heartily recommend the “Kingdom Growth Guides” and other books and resources available for Free Download on the archive.openheaven.com website.

Keep on pursuing love. It never fails
and His kingdom never ends.

Ron McGatlin

archive.openheaven.com
basileia@earthlink.net

Posted: 10/14/2009 at 3:35pm | IP Logged

Ron,

Thanks some long needed integrity in your piece ~

A sincere question please ~  do you believe that the Kingdom will be set up on earth - now? I mean a physical earthly Kingdom set up by the people who are hearing the kingdom message - thus establishing this Kingdom by a setting up on earth a new government?

Posted: 10/14/2009 at 5:33pm | IP Logged

Wow,

Confirmations abound. I wrote an article two days ago called "Kingdom Clarifications". I have not posted or emailed it yet, but it truly along the lines of what you are writing. There is much garbage being promoted as kingdom. The enemy attempts to add to the truth what I write as injected leaven.

This leaven is taking the basic truth of the kingdom and twisting it with added elements that serve the flesh of men. We must beware that much of this is the bringing in of OLD Leaven into the new Work of God. These are man made teachings that are not revelation of the Spirit. What I see as the major problems are doctrines with money, church leadership/government, and the systems of worldly operation in the worlds intstitutions and the church that are not kingdom. These instituions or systems of operation are incorporated or embraced as legitimate means of kingdom advancement. Yet thier fruit is the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Kris

Posted: 10/14/2009 at 5:37pm | IP Logged

Vince the kingdom of God is a government and eventually will through Christ in His people doing the things that Jesus does. Eventually all the kingdoms of this world shall be the kingdoms of God. Rev 11:15

To get the full answer to your question please experience the Kingdom Growth Guides and the other teachings in the Download Books part of this site.

Ron

Posted: 10/14/2009 at 5:40pm | IP Logged

Hello Mary,

Yes, all about love and humility.

Ron 

Posted: 10/14/2009 at 6:03pm | IP Logged

power-filled word of the Spirit! blessed be the Name of the Lord our God!

His Kingdom effects every sphere of life and `ministry mammon', the love of the god of this world, a thief that comes to kill, steal and destroy in every sphere of life. the thief is `caught' and cast down and out as the real gospel of the Kingdom is proclaimed. Glory to God! 

 if this doesn't hit home..i don't know what will.. whew! just saying..

Posted: 10/15/2009 at 9:25am | IP Logged

I have just encountered a couple of "spins" in the last few weeks.

#1 The "fivefold" ministry is the priesthood now, and the tithe goes to them. (forget the priesthood of all belivers I guess)

#2 There is no need for apostles and prophets today, (this will be true when the kingdom is fully established, but it is not yet) God is establishing a new "order" of priests over the peope that will be in charge of all kingdom activity. (of course we need men to dispense the grace of God to us again with this.)

The same old leaven masked in kingdom teaching...

Kris

Posted: 10/15/2009 at 10:42am | IP Logged

Thankyou Ron...

Having learned Wisdom from God after being influenced by what I thought was Kingdom , I no longer will be manipulated into giving nor will I suppose leaders to be as CEO's and God's people their servants  to build  their kingdoms, the turning point is the Spin Masters can no longer influence those who have found the truth by the Spirit and the Revelation of Jesus  in the true KINGDOM of Righteousness....Peace and Joy ...led by the Holy Spirit and not influenced by man but by TRUTH ...In HIM!

Blessings,

Beverly Miller

Posted: 10/16/2009 at 6:42am | IP Logged

Hi DD,

I was referring to things that happened to me in the past starting in 1987 ...I gave thousands ...my tithe and offerings...... as my ex husband and I were quite wealthy prior to our divorce ...as I sold off properties and my big house and downsized in order to be close to my church... I purchased  a condo  , had a management position in retail ...attended church and did ministry ....well I lost everything ....and was so upset, because I was taught to do all those things and the teaching was if you dd those things you will be blessed....not so ...if God has a different plan...also had to go live with my abusive Mother (who did eventually in the end receive the Lord)  however the people that knew I had money and was a giver drained me dry and along with not wanting to say no ...I was used ..I then became  homeless and my pastors at the time did not lift a finger to help me ...so thats why ...I say I will not be manipulated into giving ...now I walk by faith and live on 694 dollars a month ( I still tithe when given a gift and can)and can't go to church as I had to sell my car to pay the rent, I seek HIM daily and have ministry online  ...I still give baked goods , prayers and love and minisry to those the Lord puts on my heart ...I had to learn the hard way....It was the Lord who kept me and was faithful during those times otherwise I wouldn't be alive to talk about it ...So there in lies the message for me .....Trust in God and the Lord Jesus Christ .....be wary of those who fleece God's Sheep!

 Yes DD ...If I give all I have and give my body to be burned but have not love ...I have nothing ...LOVE and relationship with those who worship God in Spirit and Truth is Awesome !

Blessings,

Beverly Miller

Posted: 10/16/2009 at 7:02am | IP Logged

Man has always looked for the "how" in things; unfortunately, Scripture in many cases, has been relegated to a "how to" book. If we do things like "this", then God will do.....The Kingdom of God has never been about "how"; it has always been about "who" - WHO. Many have learned - are learning to walk in the beauty of the Kingdom - hand in hand with their King. All of the "how" of the Kingdom is the result/evidence of the relationship with Jesus, our WHO. The spin stops with Him!

Ken

Posted: 10/19/2009 at 8:14am | IP Logged

From email:

Dear Ron,

I just finished reading your article, "The Spinmasters" and I personally, could not agree more with your comments.  I believe the article highlights the thoughts and desires of our beloved Lord.  The time for compromise for the sake of being "religiously correct" is "coming to a quick halt".  It is my personal belief that for too long, many of us who have heard the trumpeting of the message of the kingdom of God have, for the sake of compromise and "being accepted", held back that which has been placed within and burned into our spirit by the Spirit of the living God.  In times of ministry in the past, I have and I am sure you also have heard the advice of our peers to "go with the flow".  Just recently, I read the following words that impacted my spirit and I feel describes well what should be our attitude when it comes to the "going with the flow" mentality that I am afraid we have allowed to permeate the Word of the Lord that He has placed within us and those words are........"any dead fish will go with the flow"!   I am totally convinced that NOW is the time to find out what God desires and then "go with His flow", putting the fear of man under our feet and speak forth that Word that He desires to be spoken.
 
Again, I commend you for uncompromisingly speaking from the heart of our Father.  I "join" with you in spirit and prayer that those who have heard the message that God is sounding forth today, will begin to manifest...."His kingdom (not ours!) coming and His will becoming".  As one dear brother said many years ago....."the highest order is not doing the will of God, but becoming the will of God".  May our loving Father ignite within us His love and passion that He has for His creation.
 
Thanks again for this word.  You are a blessing, my dear brother!
 
Much love in Christ,
 
Bill Oberdorf
 
 

Posted: 10/20/2009 at 6:53am | IP Logged

Stacy McCarty wrote: Ron, I'm not offended by this post. BUT I am confused since some of the things you mentioned go against things I've been taught and have heard my whole life such as tithing and rapture theory. I'll look at the Kingdom Growth Guides. Also this sentence doesn't make sense to me: " We make room for the pastor/priest/bishop rule as clergy over a congregation of laity." Pastor... rule? What rule? Or did you mean like how a king would rule over subjects...? Rule as clergy? I'm not understanding. Help? " We see ourselves or anyone other than Christ as head of a church group." Like a denomination? Or like say a prayer group or house church? A pastor at a church I attend is head, or leads, of the prayer group. She kind of guides the prayer time in that she gives us communion and keeps people from talking too much in order for everyone to be able to be heard and so on. Is this not a right thing to do? Thanks. - Stacy

Hello Stacy,

The word of the kingdom seems strange to our natural minds when compared to the past beliefs we have held. I know the transition from our past to the kingdom is not an easy journey. It requires the transformation of our inner hearts and the renewing of our minds. But, it is well worth the sacrifice of the past to make room for the now and the future. 

• Noah's Ark
• Day and Night
• The sounding of the Trumpets
• One Shall Be Taken
• The Rapture of the Church-What is it?
• Treasures of Darkness

Posted: 10/21/2009 at 3:08pm | IP Logged

From Email:

Posted: 08/24/2013 at 4:54am | IP Logged

(This was first written and distributed in October 2009 – Time to say it again)

Posted: 08/24/2013 at 8:52pm | IP Logged

Many of you have been following a counterfeit

Beware of false signs and wonders

Beware of the voice that utters false words

The one that blocks the truth from being heard

The one that produces a counterfeit anointing that "feels" like the Holy Spirit

DO NOT be guided by your feelings or your emotions

Be pressed into my heart ...be pressed into me

I will give you my wisdom I will open your eyes and then you will see the truth

You will see the counterfeit you will see the snare

In this hour your discernment will be sharpened

I CALL YOU AGAIN TO ENTER IN TO ME

THE HOUR IS LATE

COME NOW TO ME MY CHILDREN MY PRECIOUS ONES!!!

Many will say "come here" we are having revival

My Spirit will pour out my fire where ever I choose

Revival does not happen through mans fleshly desires

in the hope that they will draw the crowds...

So that many will think that they are my chosen ones!!!

BE CAREFUL!!!!

MY CHILDREN BE WHERE MY LOVE IS

BE WHERE MY TRUE FIRE IS BURNING ..

COME TO ME I WILL GUIDE YOUR PATH!!!

Posted: 08/24/2013 at 9:06pm | IP Logged

My hand is exposing exposing it all

Nothing will escape my sword will fall

Some will think “OH no one will see”

Oh yes they will when it’s exposed by me

Nothing will remain hidden for I open eyes

Nothing will deceive or remain in disguise

For my sword is falling across your lands

Things brought down by my own hands

I’ll expose false shepherds and all their greed

Never again will THEIR voice you heed

I’ll expose false prophets for all to see

And you’ll know the one speaking has not been me

I’ll expose those who use me to profit ..their gain

Know that they will not be the same

I’ll expose all the things they SAY is of me

Many will cry how can that be

I’ll expose all the ones with blood on their hands

Then you will know and understand

I’ll expose all the vile sin inside

No longer will they lead astray my bride

My hand is exposing exposing it all

Nothing will escape my sword will fall!!!!

Posted: 08/26/2013 at 6:39pm | IP Logged

A warning from God today is not a threat; it is a loving plea to consider and change and to beware of a potential significant loss. Ananias and Sapphira were strong, capable people who had obviously been blessed of God to have things of substantial value. Yet in an instant of time, all their strength left them, and they could do nothing. They could not reply or get up or even move a muscle. They had nothing. Their life’s work, their goals, and ambitions for ministry and doing good things for others ended in a heap of dead flesh and bones. All of their dreams were gone, and their possessions were dispersed to others.

Think about this. The things they did were natural for the culture they had lived in. For them, a very short time ago before the coming of the Holy Spirit ushered in the apostolic season of the proclamation of the kingdom, their behavior would have been normal and even considered noble. They were doing a good thing and giving a lot of money to the cause at hand for meeting the needs of all the people in the community of believers.

Posted: 08/26/2013 at 6:49pm | IP Logged

Yes Ron!!! Love and blessings!

Posted: 08/26/2013 at 6:58pm | IP Logged

Amen Ron!!!  That's what HG has been saying.  He's not giving these warnings to invoke fear but for us to examine ourselves and change.  If He didn't love us He would not show us what's at stake.  But he's laying it all out on the table and giving us the whole truth.  He did say He would do nothing without first letting His prophets know. 

Thank you!