Then you said, "No you don't. Tell me how much time passed between verse one and verse two. Even with a literal reading of the English, there's no way of telling without assuming."
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Then you are obviously in direct, complete opposition to those other Protestants know as "Fundamentalists" (the young-Earth creationists branch) who do subscribe to that young age of the Earth.
This is another clear, blatant example of how following your own personal interpetation of scripture often leads to opposing interpretations. Those two views completely oppose and conflict with each other, and they can't both be right.
In another post (post 512) you say it makes no difference where you worship, just as long as the "local assembly" preaches the "gospel". A major problem with that is that many Protestant groups radically differ on what the gospel actually teaches.
For example, some Protestant groups teach the doctrine known as "once saved, always saved", while other Protestant groups teach that that "once saved, always saved" teaching/doctrine is completely wrong and false. Both views can't be right -- they are in direct opposition to each other, and are completely incompatible. Anyone who falsely claims that all Protestants agree on the essential teachings of the gospel would, of course, be lying. There are vast, irreconciliable differences between various Protestant denominations and groups -- that is simply the truth, whether one chooses to accept ir or not.
Also, why do you refuse to tell us the denomination of the church you attend? Are you afraid to reveal that, or embarrassed by it, or ashamed about it, or what is it that makes you continue to obstinately hide that information from us "under a bushel"?
(I'm off to do some errands right now, but I'll try to check back later for your response, if you write one.)
Well certainly both views are right...Just because you or others don't get it doesn't make it wrong...
And just because some of my brothers and sisters in the Lord disagree with me doesn't mean we aren't all members of the body of Christ...
We have the testimony of salvatin...A personal relationship with our Savior...If you knew what the bible says and believed it, you would know that we all learn at different rates...And you would know that heresies exist so that others would learn the truth because of those heresies...So what that we are not united in knowledge...We are united in Christ...
What is the Catholic position on the age of the universe? The OFFICIAL Catholic position?
Do all Catholics adhere to it?
Are all Catholics required to adhere to it?
What are the consequences of not adhering to it?
It does NOTHING to show any problems with personal interpretation of Scripture. God did not specify the age of the universe therefore it is not of any significance in terms of ones salvation.
Salvation is determined by faith in Christ not one's opinion of the age of the universe.
Because in a small, well connected enough town, it is not hard to track people down given enough information.
It is simply a matter of not revealing information which would compromise my screen name.
Same answer that I've given everyone who's asked and to date, I've basically been accused of lying about my reason and called a coward by those loving Catholics who have asked me in the past.