Questioning the Nature of Claimed Authority.

Readership: All; Christian Men
Theme: Community / Metacognitions
Length: 450 words
Reading Time: 3 minutes

At the end of his post, A Decree to Rebuild (2024/7/11), fellow blogger Derek L. Ramsey stated in so many words that he has assumed the executive role of a judge with veto power over the prophets of the Christian Manosphere.

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Although anyone can test the truth of what is said (and they should), IMO, only a man of great mystical aptitude and faith discernment possesses the spiritual authority to judge a prophet.

Lest Ramsey think that I/we “chafe” at being “validated” (which is code for being held responsible to another man in lieu of God), here’s my personal shortlist of authentic mystical / spiritual authorities of the Christian blogspace, in no particular order.

These men are welcome to judge my writings in the Spirit, and I will seriously consider their feedback to the point of revising my statements. Further, I associate with the Radix Fidem community. I am in regular contact with Ed Hurst, and recognize him to be a very influential person in my spiritual life.

Now, if readers will agree with me that these men are authentic mystical / spiritual authorities within the Christian blogosphere, then you’ll also note that these men are sufficiently humble such that, although they hold great authority, they never claim to have this authority, nor do they lord it over others.  They don’t need to, because their authority is genuine — it speaks for itself and has the power to convict their readers all by its own virtue of expression.  That’s what genuine authority is, by definition.

Readers will also note that these men generally refrain from criticizing the views and motivations of other blogospherians, but instead, challenge readers to do their own introspection, learn from life, think for themselves, draw their own conclusions, and make their own decisions with respect to conscience / faith / theosis.

Even so, Ed Hurst has stated that Derek Ramsey’s emphasis on Western rationalism misses the mark.  This agrees with my own impressions.  So when Ramsey claims to be a judge of prophets, it’s hard for me to take him seriously.  In fact, it is doubtful that anyone ‘claiming’ to be an authority truly possesses the authority claimed.*

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Readers are invited to debate the appropriateness and validity of Derek’s claim of authority in this role.

* As an insightful point of comparison, Ramsey refuses to state that he has authority over his own marriage, although this is one area in which he might truthfully do so.

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