I cannot agree with you on OEC as there are too many changes in the meaning of day (yom). You interpret Creation differently than I. I am not prepared to debate it, however, at least not in a public forum. From what I know of the Bible, this does not affect Salvation, so debating it is not productive, especially in regards to evangelising. To the non-Believer, we are most certainly not ‘set apart’ when we are debating.
The Holy Spirit showed me that by spending time debating such non-essentials as OEC versus YEC, we waste our time instead of spending it worshiping our Creator or evangelising. If we are not reflecting Jesus, how can we be a light in this dark world? The Adversary has already led me to waste too much of my time in this useless debate. When we meet Him face to face, we can find out, though at that time, I doubt that we will really care if it was a YE or an OE.
May the Lord give you the words to share with others that will reflect His light!
I am both OEC and YEC (the affect of reading Genesis with an eye on relativity) as I believe both betty boop and TXnMA are. If anyone struggling with either doctrine would like to know how that is possible, we would be glad to explain it from our individual perspectives: theology, philosophy, science or math.
Indeed, TXnMA's graphics project will make it very clear to many who have a desire to know but little time or background in the disciplines involved.
But, as you say, the doctrines do not affect our salvation unless a distaste for either YEC or OEC keeps a potential or hatchling Christian from from being open to hearing the words of God.
Mature Christians already believe that God was enfleshed in the body of a virgin, made wine into water, healed the sick, made the blind see, raised the dead, walked on water, died for our sins, was crucified, resurrected, is seated at the right hand of the Father in heaven and will come again. We believe all of this, so why would we doubt Scripture on Creation, Noah Flood, age of the Patriarchs, Jonah and the Whale, etc.?
To God be the glory, not man, never man.