But because I regard Genesis 1 as couched in terms of theological poetry I do not think I am meant to believe that God created the world in six days, literally speaking. I believe that God takes the initiative in turning sinners to himself through the word of God, based on divine election. There are other potential points of uncertainty. Different answers could be found from various parts of scripture on this question, as reflected, for example, in the widely differing practices of Presbyterians and Brethren. The point is this.
Today womens' ministry is the presenting issue.
Sooner or later we will move on to something else. Tomorrow it may be creationism and next it may be election, or the Sabbath, or the frequency of the Holy Communion, or whatever. On that we can be quite certain. Unless we have a commitment to gospel issues which are unambiguously gospel issues and a spirit of liberality in other matters about which there is genuine uncertainty we will divide and divide and divide again. I plead that we stop calling things 'gospel issues' unless they clearly are.