Don't learn to know good and evil. Learn God's word. Only God's word is good. And learn to endure anything.

[soberxp]

Genesis
2:16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
( Remember that this is God's word and it has never changed, even though we have inherited disobedience from Adam and Eve, all we need to know is obedience to the word of God. )

Genesis
3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
3:4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
3:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
(every word here is a lie, if we don't know the word of God, we never know the good and evil, In other words, we only need to know God's word, not the so-called good and evil.)

What if we don't know the word of God?
We will be like the world today, call good evil,call evil good.(blind and Deaf)

That's why the world is so badly sometimes,becaus all human living under a lie that We have been eating from the tree of good and evil from the beginning until now. God said not to eat it.

The Gospel is the good news of God's salvation.born again in the word of God though Jesus Christ.

Praise the Lord and praise God.

 

[bdavidc]

What if we don't know the word of God?
We will be like the world today, call good evil,call evil good.(blind and Deaf)

That's why the world is so badly sometimes,becaus all human living under a lie that We have been eating from the tree of good and evil from the beginning until now. God said not to eat it.

The Gospel is the good news of God's salvation.born again in the word of God though Jesus Christ.

I completely agree with this. When people do not know the Word of God, they become confused, easily deceived, and begin to adopt the standards of the world. Isaiah 5:20 warns, “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.” This is exactly what we see happening today—even among many who claim to be Christians. They do not truly know the Scriptures, and as a result, they approve of things God clearly calls sin, and reject things He calls righteous.

Jesus said, “If you abide in My word, you are truly My disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:31-32). Those who do not remain in His Word are not truly His followers, no matter what they claim. In fact, 1 John 2:4 says, “Whoever says ‘I know him’ but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him.” True believers are born again through the living and abiding Word of God (1 Peter 1:23), and they hunger for that Word because it is their life.

The problem isn’t just ignorance—it’s rebellion against the truth. Many have itching ears and turn to teachings that suit their own desires (2 Timothy 4:3-4). But God’s people are called to stand on His Word, to be set apart from the world, and to shine as lights in the darkness (Philippians 2:15). Without the Word, we are blind and deaf spiritually—and sadly, that describes much of what is falsely called Christianity today.

Thank you for the thought-provoking post. I enjoyed reading it and thinking about it.

 

[Wrangler]

Don't learn to know good and evil. Learn God's word. Only God's word is good.

What if we don't know the word of God?

Jesus spoke of knowing his voice. By knowing God's word, we also know his Spirit. From this orientation, it is painfully obvious when one speaks in a way that is inconsistent. By this, you know it is not from God even though it sounds good from a human perspective.

 

[amadeus]

How does the following relate to the OP and to us?

Joh 14:26

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

Ac 1:8

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Ac 2:38

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Ac 2:39

For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

Have we been called? Are we being led and taught by the Holy Ghost?

 

[lforrest]

One thing that I find interesting is Adam and Eve realized they are naked after having eaten from the tree, then they were ashamed. Yet as depravity increases a people become shameless.

And there is also a problem with calling good evil, and evil good.

So is eating the knowledge of good and evil really an ongoing problem? Or is that just original sin that makes us rebellious?

 

[soberxp]

How does the following relate to the OP and to us?

Joh 14:26

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

Ac 1:8

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Ac 2:38

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Ac 2:39

For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

Have we been called? Are we being led and taught by the Holy Ghost?

Bring all things to your remembrance,
Such as the word of God in Genesis,
We have a whole book of Bible, and not a single word is meaningless, especially about the Word of God.

Genesis 2:18
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

In the NT,Jesus Christ said whatsoever I have said unto you that he will send Holy spirit to help us.

If you think about it,How amazing these words are.

Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

We are all called by God, but we are not all led and taught by the Holy Spirit, because some of us eating the tree of good and evil as Eve thinks it is "good from God",but it is not as the God said "do not eat it."

Jesus Christ said Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood shall have eternal life.

Jesus Christ is the word of God became the flesh, the living word of God, not living tree of good and evil.

 

[soberxp]

So is eating the knowledge of good and evil really an ongoing problem? Or is that just original sin that makes us rebellious?

Both.

Eating the knowledge of good and evil makes us rebellious and really an ongoing problem on human beings.

 

[soberxp]

One thing that I find interesting is Adam and Eve realized they are naked after having eaten from the tree, then they were ashamed. Yet as depravity increases a people become shameless.

You and I don't want to take our clothes off and run into a crowded place.LOL.

 

[bdavidc]

So is eating the knowledge of good and evil really an ongoing problem? Or is that just original sin that makes us rebellious?

Eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was the original sin. The desire to determine good and evil apart from God is still very much alive. People continue to seek moral autonomy, choosing their own standards rather than submitting to God's truth revealed in Scripture. This is the ongoing problem from the legacy of the Fall because we all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. The first sin made people want to be their own boss instead of listening to God. Without God's help and the work of the Holy Spirit changing our hearts, we keep fighting against Him. I believe the spirit of the first sin persists, not because we are re-eating the fruit, but because the same pride and desire for independence from God remains in us.

 

[lforrest]

Eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was the original sin. The desire to determine good and evil apart from God is still very much alive. People continue to seek moral autonomy, choosing their own standards rather than submitting to God's truth revealed in Scripture. This is the ongoing problem from the legacy of the Fall because we all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. The first sin made people want to be their own boss instead of listening to God. Without God's help and the work of the Holy Spirit changing our hearts, we keep fighting against Him. I believe the spirit of the first sin persists, not because we are re-eating the fruit, but because the same pride and desire for independence from God remains in us.

I hadn't considered that the tree of the knowledge of good and evil might be that which gives us the ability to judge for ourselves what is good for us and what is bad for us. Rather I thought that the good and evil refered to concepts.

 

[bdavidc]

I hadn't considered that the tree of the knowledge of good and evil might be that which gives us the ability to judge for ourselves what is good for us and what is bad for us. Rather I thought that the good and evil refered to concepts.

That’s an interesting thought, and it touches on something deeply important in the account of the fall. In Genesis, the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was not just about learning abstract ideas or moral concepts. It was about humanity choosing to define good and evil for themselves instead of trusting and obeying God. By eating the fruit, Adam and Eve did not just gain information, they stepped into God’s place as moral judge, deciding for themselves what is right and wrong apart from His command. This was not simply about gaining awareness, it was about rebellion. The knowledge they took was not just intellectual, it was relational and spiritual, they broke trust with the One who had already declared what was good. Ever since, humanity has continued trying to live that way, making judgments without God’s Word as the standard. The Bible shows us that real wisdom and understanding come from fearing the Lord and submitting to His ways, not relying on our own.

 

[lforrest]

You and I don't want to take our clothes off and run into a crowded place.LOL.

But Adam and Eve didn't have a problem with being naked until they ate the fruit. What did shame about their nakedness have to do with the knowledge of good and evil?

Could it be that they came to understand sin and righteousness and sought to find a covering for themselves?

 

[soberxp]

But Adam and Eve didn't have a problem with being naked until they ate the fruit. What did shame about their nakedness have to do with the knowledge of good and evil?

Could it be that they came to understand sin and righteousness and sought to find a covering for themselves?

Shame comes from the tree of good and evil, but the knowledge of the tree of good and evil does not come from God. It came from Adam and Eve's own judgment. They thought nudity was a shameful thing, and God didn't make them think so.

The knowledge of the tree of good and evil does not represent true good and evil, but false idea. Remember that God said do not eat it.