When God said, behold the man has now become like one of us knowing good AND evil.
It means we now know the difference.
Evil is when our own will is chosen over Gods will.
When we allow desire to give birth to sin.
Satan, by his own nature also doesnt cause us to sin any more than God could who may well have created evil.
It is within our own selves we choose rebellion against Gods will.
Evil...darkness...the absence of his light we shut out when we shut the door to his will into the darkness of our own.
Another reason for repentance, God said he will bring qall things into light.
When we shed light on our own motives and desires
Gods light, it is then evil can be allowed to be purged from our being by letting Gods light become ever brighter through us.
If God created evil, one reason would be so he could be glorified sitting back and smiling by us rejecting THAT...instead of rejecting him
Much the same as when Job remained faithful refusing the thought of rejecting God in spite of all the trials.
If we think about it, God created Lucifer, and Lucifer became evil and is now called Satan.
Notice the name change
Also Notice the many instances of how Christ renames people in the bible.
Lucifer is no longer called an Angel of "LIGHT"
He is now darkness, opposite of God in his own selfish will to be like God.
To think he knows better than God.
Just like so many people who say they wish to learn from their own mistakes instead of just listening to God to prevent them.
We are only evil when we know the difference, when we have the knowledge of Good and evil, yet still choose not Gods ways.
Learn to walk in Gods ways, to prevent walking away from him.
Amen
Yes, LORD, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts.
Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find delight
What are Gods ways?
He has told us from the beginning in order to avoid sin(rebellion)
And even in the beginning, Man has chosen his own ways(not listening to God and listening to ..........their own depraved mind)
God knew without a contrast between Good and evil, we would take him for granted.
Evil is only present for us to know and appreciate his goodness all the more when we choose him willingly.
Thereby His glory magnified
And the evil of satan diminished when rejecting the flesh and choosing the spirit.
Thats why we're here. Thats how we glorify God.
If anything is not for him in purpose in motive in line with his will, it is against him, anything...thats what evil is.
And if we look around, then we can understand how the world is so wicked, since how many things in the world are for his purpose?
Looking at this, how many things are we involved with and do we allow to fill our life that are then against him simply for not being
FOR HIM!