Hm. I sincerely mean nothing personal, but maybe you shouldn't be formulating such strong views about creation if you've got the fundamentals so wrong. The Creator did not rest before making Man.
If you affirm at some time in your theory that God created Adam from the dust, then I have to ask: Did God create him with the appearance of age? If so, was that somehow deceptive? Was he leading anyone astray by creating him with the appearance of age? Was Adam's having been created with the appearance of age a "headfake"? Did God create anything else with the appearance of age, as He did with Adam, and Eve?
You're right that God has never lied. But He has "deceived" people, in a sense. Jesus spoke in parables in order that some might understand, and others not understand (see Matthew 13).
Or consider Luke 24, where Jesus makes that He's unaware of the crucifixion, and then in verse 28 Jesus acts as though He's going to the next village, when all along He knew He'd be going with the two disciples to Emmaus.
Anyway, I just don't see how you'll be able to affirm Adam and "the fall," while at the same time affirming evolution. I just do not see how it can be done.
You’d be surprised how well certain things match up to Adam and the Fall. I certainly am!
One comment though:
“Hm. I sincerely mean nothing personal, but maybe you shouldn’t be formulating such strong views about creation if you’ve got the fundamentals so wrong. The Creator did not rest before making Man.”
The Word is inerrant, we both agree on that. Which means to me that the verses are in the order they are in for a reason. The second verse of Genesis 2 deals with the seventh day. Man doesn’t get a mention until verse 7. It is actually an important part of the thesis for Genesis 2, so please don’t tell me I got a bad copy of the KJV!
Once more, many thanks. Your questions, insights and patience is helping immensely!