“How do you determine that deviation from the text is OK when reaching a logical conclusion that Jesus was not an actual Lamb or that the sun didn’t actually rise”
Because the good Lord gave me common sense.
“but advocate stoning those who don’t believe that creation took place in six 24 hour days?”
Who is advocating stoning? Did some Mohameddan sneak on the thread and I missed it?
So as long as anyone agrees with your particular interpretation of scripture and applies your logic and common sense the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs, but woe to them who see or know things differently based upon their common sense.
"Who is advocating stoning?"
Leviticus stipulates the punishment for heretics is stoning, but we don't take the literally anymore, do we?