They did not have this knowledge until they broke it.
They would never have had this knowledge unless they broke it.
The Bible teaches that Adam & Eve had no knowledge of right & wrong until after eating of the fruit they were forbidden to eat.
God did not intend nor want them to have this knowledge.
Jesus also said one couldn`t be his disciple unless one hated his brother.
You are a living being who is able to use his God given gift of intelligence to determine what is right & what is wrong.
If the one who tells you what is right & what is wrong is breaking his own rules you can determine whether his actions are moral according to his own standards.
I can`t abide anyones rules when they refuse to live by them themselves.
Any and all systems within society come from within mankind him/herself.
The moral codes that pre-date Biblical laws are themselves pre-dated by those who put the pen to paper.
They are a human condition.
Response from Roli
Gen 2:17 If you recall ,God commands Adam & Eve to
not eat from the tree ( they were left with a choice and free will, after given a command) maybe they did'nt see the consequences, much like most of us when we violate certain absolute universal and social laws and codes of ethics, going against the inner voice of Conscience within each of us.
Adam and Eve forfeited over their position of authority, dominion, & relationship to God upon there disobedience. They then saw the consequences were real when kicked out of the garden, but it was there that mankind was separated from God, then Jesus came to reconcile man to God. That is another topic
The humanistic view is one of an intellectual and relative nature ,claiming man is above all things and within him has all the ability and the freedom to determine his destiny and what constitutes for morality. They declare there are no right or wrong, good or bad, absolutes etc, unless it is relative to the individual or situation
He then begins to warn them of there impending consequences, if they disregard, violate and disobey the command.
Do you think they understood what He meant?,I certainly do!, Was it clear to them there was a choice left on their part and the wrong choice would lead to death. They were given options and were decieved by satan to question God and ultimately disobey
Saying ,"did God really say"," does He really mean that", "It won't be as bad as that", etc, much like philosopohical and intellectual debates hurling out reasoning, intellect,excuses,doubts ,questions and justifications towards God etc.
The pleasure appeared greater then the consequences, because of the lust of the eyes , lust of the flesh and pride of life.
The fruit appealed to their desires. What is the fruit the allures mankind away from God today. Wisdom!!! self suffciency,independence, gradification and indulgence, intellectualism ,physical lust, emotionalism and spiritualism, secular humanism etc
They would have to be willingly ignorant, if they did not experience a sense or threat of danger, even reverential fear and apprehension when God gave the
command and warning.
I would like to think they knew that by their decisions death was conditional and would be left to their choices, would'nt you agree.
If someone in authority such as Gov't and civil law said that to you, which they do daily, would you be submissive, regardless of your personal perspective and or feelings, because you fear loosing yor freedom, and possible life
In context to Jesus quoting," that you must hate your loved ones to actually follow him" you must understand He would not say the 2 greatest commands are to love God with all your heart and your neighbor as yourself then contradict himself ,but in context to the scripture, hate meant to place second over your devotion to God, He uses it several times in scripture.
Roli