I don't know if my position on our origins is correct. I belive beyond doubt that I am correct, and can not see me interpreting the scripture any other way. But I will accept that this disccussion Has nothing whatsoever to do with salvation, I will also accept and state that the ICR and other creationist ministries need to shutup when they stand in judgement of our Christian brothers and sisters who dont agree with them. I have learened a great deal of things about the ministies I held in such high regard on this very forum and for that I thank you all. To all the TE's, OEC's you are my brothers and sisters, and for such I pray that God bless you in a mighty special way that you may have hedge put about you, That you not be wavered buy such atacks on your faith. This issue reminds me of the "speaking in toungue's issue" a man told my father that there was no way he was saved because he had never spoken in toungue's(unknown)and after some baddgering he no longer goess to chruch and has turned his face from alll things biblical, so it seems to me one persons interpretation of scripture has cost him his faith. He was so hurt by the accusations that he felt he could not hold his head up in church. To my YEC brothers and sisters, Lets not be responsible for such things. I remember Christ once said that " It is better that a millstone be cast around their neck and cast into the sea than to hurt one of these my little ones" as we can in no way pretend to judge someone's salvation from this issue lets please dont cost them theirs based on it. Christ paid far to high a price for vance(no offence vance your just kinda popular) for me or any other to think the price wasnt paid and I belive withouth doubt that he is a christian and as such he is my brother and as such I love him regardless, Now I could say that I'm just trying to help him that, he Is losing his faith and blah blah blah.But I m sorry It seems to me that his faith is intact but maybe ours isnt we dont seem to have enough faith that Christ grace is truly sufficient that it can cover these issue's, well anyway there was a point in there. May God truly bless you all, My brothers and sisters
sorry about the rant