Possessing knowledge and intellectual ability is not incompatible with a Bible-based theology. Hopefully, we can ALL avoid the latter and seek to be intellectually honest enough to examine ALL God has to say about MDR and thus truly form a theology based solely upon His Word. But Not Out . And if the many tributes to this work are any indication, that effort appears to have been successful. Again, you are absolutely right in your assessment.
Truth typically resides with the remnant unwilling to bow to the beliefs of the masses.
Biblical and religious history has demonstrated this repeatedly. One will never go wrong when he allows the Bible to be his single guide through life. Therefore the following facts must be induced before any proper deductions can be made. You have pointed out a very important principle of biblical hermeneutics here, Darrell. If one has failed to perceive the clear teaching of Scripture on a particular matter, one's deductions and inferences and assumptions from the relevant texts associated with that doctrine will be flawed.