Bron, I am amazed at the similarities, I have never really studied it in depth. Thanks for sharing.

The direction I was headed for TD is that... although we might doubt about things like creation, and even other things, we will not loose our salvation while we struggle to work it all out, so long as we keep the faith. (I am saying we, but this is from my perspective.)

In the bible, some of the early followers of Jesus struggled with the concept of communion, and they left in droves. Even the disciples struggled to understand it. Here is what happened (and I love what Simon Peter says)...

John 6 (NIV)
60On hearing it, many of his disciples said, "This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?"
61Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, "Does this offend you? 62What if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before! 63The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit[e] and they are life. 64Yet there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray him. 65He went on to say, "This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled him."

66From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.

67"You do not want to leave too, do you?" Jesus asked the Twelve.

68Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. 69We believe and know that you are the Holy One of God."
I guess what I am saying is that it is ok to search, question, seek, not have full comprehension, when we are safely within our faith.

Personally, I have drifted to and fro in my interpretation of creationism from Genesis. I have done much research into day-age theory, theistic evolution, old earth creationism etc. I will never be certain of exactly how God created. I believe He did create... whether or not He used evolution to do so is another matter! He could have fast-forwarded the evolutionistic process to occur in 6 days, He could have slowed down the days, He could have done it literally as described, He could have set the evolutionary process running and interjected to induce speciation. He is God, He could have done anything. But while I will never be certain (beyond agreeing that the description in Genesis is an honest representation of what He did do) I will be certain of my faith and salvation.

Sorry if I have gone way off topic.