Logic, no matter how rigorous, breaks down when we're speculating about the origin of the universe from the starting point of having rejected the truth: God revealed testimony about our origin.
Deductive Reasoning
It's not a good idea to pull Bible passages out of context because we've decided what we want them to mean and then proclaim that we have some new doctrine. That's inductive reasoning, or eisegesis.
Free Will
There are two issues that help us to understand the reason for why we were created with free will and how this is even possible given the nature of God as pure and holy, not to mention omnipresent and omniscient.
Strong Delusion
Why would God send a strong delusion if we've been given knowledge of the truth? Do you love the truth, or hate it? Some people don't want it. You have a choice. You can believe anything you want.
November 26th
If we let our premise (that there's no God) become our desire, and then we interpret evidence according to the desire that our premise is true, then we end up with SciPop.
My Holy Mountain
The mountain referred to by Old Testament prophets as "my holy mountain" is a reworking of the current land configuration as opposed to something completely new of extra-terrestrial origin.
From Geba to Rimmon
The prophecy of the establishment of the Millennial Kingdom describes dramatic changes to the landscape. Zechariah chapter 14 is one of several that describe Jerusalem being lifted up.
