Verse 1: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Verses 2-4: And the earth was a formless and desolate emptiness, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness.
Genesis 1:1-4 (NASB)
This is my theological framework:
If the text is true, it describes something that happened.
If the text is truth, it describes something that is always happening. (is/was/is-to-come)
Genesis 1:1 is true.
Genesis 1:2-4 is truth.