I could never understand the WHY if the creationists were on the 'right' side of God, how come the Spokes Monkey Trial turned out like it did... There is not one single incident in the whole of the WORD when flesh was following the WORD the anti-God gained standing. I began a search to find out the answer to that question. Hence, the age of flesh was by design after the casting out of the devil who decided he would be god. God put HIS plan in motion already knowing the 'souls' mind set prior to this flesh age. The reason why God said in two places Jacob he loved and Esau God hated is that each and every soul has a history before they choose to take this flesh journey. How much of the 'brain' intellect of the soul is any one person allow to have remembrance?
Following “the WORD” whatever you mean exactly, was not possible any more after the fall of mankind. Salvation was left as the only option and people proud about how well they obey the bible might actually be big hypocrites. It’s probably those who are honest about how poorly they obey the bible that give us the best Christian witness here in the world.