What did Adam know about evil before the fall?

[tonychanyt]

Genesis 2:

15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”
18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”

Adam seemed to know the difference between good and not good. Adam's conscience informed him that evil was not good or the opposite of good.

21 The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. 22And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil.

At this point, Adam and Eve experienced evil and shame.

 

[Diamond7]

Adam seemed to know the difference between good and not good.

Paul tells us that Eve was deceived and Adam was not deceived. The question is, what would have happened if Adam did not follow Eve to eat from the forbidden tree?

1 Timthy 2 "14 And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression. 15 Women, however, will be saved through childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control."

 

[Aaron112]

Adam seemed to know the difference between good and not good.

No he did not know, that is , not before the fall.
Where do you get your ideas from , and why do you post so often - it is not bad to post the truth, or true questions seeking truth, but do you have some purpose or agenda or source for the information you post in such a great number of posts relative to others?

Adam's conscience informed him that evil was not good or the opposite of good.

That's what The Creator gave a conscience for, isn't it ?

 

[Doran]

Genesis 2:

Adam seemed to know the difference between good and not good. Adam's conscience informed him that evil was not good or the opposite of good.

At this point, Adam and Eve experienced evil and shame.

See Rom 2:14-15. Many (if not most) theologians recognize and acknowledge two kinds of revelation: Special (divine) and Natural (the external, visible creation around us). But I see a third kind of revelation since the passage above talks about the "works" of the law" are written upon the hearts of those [who don't have the written Mosaic written code], and the text also mentions the Gentiles' conscience either accusing them of wrongdoing or excusing them. The passage, therefore, is focusing only on the internal, invisible world of all God's image-bearers. I call this Intuitive Revelation, which is also called by some "Natural Law" -- the law within all of God's image-bearers. Without doubt, A&E's consciences accused them, since they both ran and hid (separated themselves) from God. Both of them knew they were guilty of wrongdoing, yet neither acknowledged or confessed their sin to God.

 

[tonychanyt]

I call this Intuitive Revelation

Thanks for sharing. How does this differ from conscience?

 

[Doran]

Thanks for sharing. How does this differ from conscience?

It would appear that the "works of the law" written on the hearts of men is what triggers the conscience. When someone does wrong, their conscience accuses them of that wrongdoing.

I would also refer you to the account of Cain and Abel (Gen 4:6-15) -- a very informative passage on this subject. Note carefully v.7: "If you do what is right, will you not be accepted?" Clearly, the presumption in God's question is that Cain knew right from wrong. Of course, after Cain murdered his brother, he, like his parents, did not want to own his sin. But after God accused him, then condemned him and then pronounced punishment upon him, Cain knew God's judgement was righteous; for he no longer denied his wrongdoing. He did say that his punishment was more than he could bear, but he did not accuse God of judging him unrighteously. Cain knew that God was greater than his wicked heart.