And there you separate from what the text actually says and what so called literalists would have us believe. There are no statements of material creation from nothing in Genesis 1, for example, but those people you listen to who bend over backwards to make a material interpretation work would have you think so.
Back at you... why would you believe something that is so obviously incorrect? Why not question it yourself and find out what it really means?
Back at you... why would you believe something that is so obviously incorrect? Why not question it yourself and find out what it really means?