God's word must be very obscure and unclear for you if you have to jump back and forth from literal to fictional.That is how it happens according to evolutionary theory: lots of small gradual mutations. Though I am sure you understand evolution better than I do.
I do take it literally sometimes. It does not need to be taken literally to gain that understanding though.
Rarely I will believe that. More often I will believe literal seven day creationism.
I only look at the truth that I can gain from the Genesis story, and truth can be gained whether reading it as literal seven day creationism or figurative seven day creationism as per theistic evolution. The truth is that one day Adam and Eve began to learn about good and evil, whether it was a literal fruit and serpent or not. That has produced covetousness of the kingdom of God, and God's sending of messengers to speak against the corrupt godless rulers, eventually culminating in the one who was born of divine seed and represented Him in the flesh. We know that His anointed, rightful place was stolen from Him.
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