"Flat earth" is a misnomer that came into use only as a reaction against the globulism that dominated the latter half of the 20th century and continues to prevail, although its days are numbered. I prefer to speak of "biblical cosmology", also because it's not really about flatness per se, but rather a series of characteristics described in the Bible, many of which perceptible to our senses.
We cannot, however, perceive the foundations of the earth, the gates of hell, or the windows of heaven. We can imagine the ends of the earth, but we cannot realistically visit them since they are extremely cold, remote, and highly protected militarily. The levelness and the stillness of the world, and the local nature of sun, moon, and stars are all perceptible to a greater or lesser extent. Even the firmament can be glimpsed when thunder and lightning are reflected from it to dramatic effect or in phenomena such as sun dogs.
In church, some of the more cautiously minded will surely be reluctant to dismiss the idea point blank, but they generally say that the matter is unimportant in the greater scheme of things, which is all about getting folks saved and spreading the Word.
This is to assert that truth has no bearing on salvation. But the Bible says that Jesus Christ is the truth, so to relegate truth to a secondary role is to detract from the holiness and integrity of our Lord and Saviour, the only one who can actually save anyone.
It makes no sense.
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