Ever wonder Why?….

Adam and Eve made choices before they chose to sin. Saying they did not have a choice before sinning
is simply wrong. If they did not have a choice, you are basically saying God forced them to be disobedient.

He knew they were going to be disobedient and already had a plan in place to deal with that/us.

Here is the mercy of God... there are sooooo many GOOD choices available to us yet, God only
placed one evil choice.... and when God put FRUIT on that tree.... it was just testing time...

God wants His children to be wiser than the serpent and harmless as the dove.... choose the good, refuse the evil. Be humble and teachable, and lead by the Holy Spirit... the Spirit of Truth... We are to have NO FEAR of evil, it is just a test.

When we are in an uncomfortable position of choosing between good and
evil.... it it just a test. We must learn to choose the good and refuse the evil.

I have likened life to a chess board, with our self will juxtaposed against God's omniscience, for there are
only so many possible moves at the beginning of any game, and each move in turn eliminates a number of
choices. At any given moment, God is aware of the moves that are open to us, and as we make another choice,
again, He is aware of the moves that remain available to us. He sees every possible end to the game at every
single move, from the beginning to the end. That He sees the end does not mean He is dictating our moves

I agree. God is not the creator of evil. Evil is not a created thing, but a lack of goodness. God does define what is good, and what is evil. Someone here once said, good and evil must co-exist, as in, there cannot be an up without a down, there cannot be good without evil type of idea. I do not see that taught anywhere in the Bible. In fact, God alone is good and pre-existed everything else, so good very much existed without evil existing. God could have drawn a line in the sand and said, do not cross this line. Adam and Eve's evil was in their act of disobedience. The tree of the knowledge of good and evil was not evil any more than a line in the sand would have been evil. They already knew good through knowing God and His creation, which God had proclaimed as being good, and very good. They came to know evil because of their actions, and right away were aware of it, ashamed, sought to cover their sin and hide themselves from God.

It was GOOD that God created evil

True, because each move we make... is our CHOICE and will determine how the game ends.

True, because each move we make... is our CHOICE and will determine how the game ends.

God HAD to do it. However, God hates evil and will completely destroy it when He accomplishes and finishes what He started...

Are you teachable? What is it you want me to learn? That God authored evil?

I would rather you acknowledge that evil came as a result of humanity's choice.

That is what Scripture actually teaches. God defines evil. Man perpetrates it.

Sin is evil. Sin entered the world through one man (Adam), and death
through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned.

God created Evil

I will not agree with that. Evil came as a result of sin. Adam is responsible for that.

That is what Scripture teaches, and why I will not agree with your view.

“The Lord is upright; He is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in Him.”

I've already posted about the following a couple of times. Please pay attention if you are inclined to think God created evil.

If everything God created was good (Genesis 1:31; 1 Timothy 4:4; James 1:17), why does Isaiah 45:7 say God created evil? The Hebrew word translated as “evil” (ra‘) in the King James Version of Isaiah 45:7 has two applications in the Bible. The term can be used in the sense of moral evil, such as wickedness and sin (Matthew 12:35; Judges 3:12; Proverbs 8:13; 3 John 1:11), or it can refer to harmful natural events, calamity, misfortune, adversity, affliction, or disaster. It is in this second sense that Isaiah speaks, and his meaning is reflected in most modern Bible translations of Isaiah 45:7 (emphasis added): “I make success and create disaster” (HCSB); “I make well-being and create calamity” (ESV); “I send good times and bad times” (NLT).

God does not create moral evil. For one thing, moral evil is not a “thing” to be made but a choice or intent contrary to God’s good purposes, His holy character, and His law. Moral evil does not conform to God and His will. God is good (Psalm 34:8), holy (Leviticus 11:44; Isaiah 6:3; 1 Peter 1:16), and loving (1 John 4:8); therefore, His plans and purposes are good, holy, and loving. source

God did not create evil. It would mean He created sin and is responsible for it.

God created Evil for our GOOD. God is GOOD. EVERYTHING He does or
creates is GOOD according to His Plan and Purposes concerning us.

Who said anything about "moral evil"? I never said "moral evil."

I simply ask you, WHO CREATED the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and EVIL?

You are calling evil good.

Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light
to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter. Isaiah 5:20

No, evil is evil, NOT good. However, God created evil for OUR GOOD. God is teaching us, His Ways... to hate evil and choose the good.

These are great questions and there are many more like them. The contemplation of them is designed to increase our understanding and awe of God. The same is true in the finding out of their answers. At the least I hope your questions lead those who read to the same place as David in Psalm 8...what is man that God would consider him?

No, evil is evil, NOT good. However, God created evil for OUR GOOD.
God is teaching us, His Ways... to hate evil and choose the good.

God created Evil for our GOOD. God is GOOD. EVERYTHING He does or
creates is GOOD according to His Plan and Purposes concerning us.