It was the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, not "knowledge" as in a book of facts and figures. It was the knowledge of exposure to good and evil experiences. That kind of knowledge isn't power but decline and death.
Jesus Himself was Creator of the universe. He has always existed. Prior to His incarnation as baby Jesus, born of Mary, He appeared in pre-incarnate form to many people. One example is when He was in the fiery furnace with the three Hebrew boys, and another example was when He was one of the three men who visited Abraham before the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
So, God wanted Adam and Eve to experience nothing... no good and no bad.
Where does it say in the Bible that Jesus appeared before his birth?
I didn't say all pleasure is bad. God didn't say all pleasure is bad. Who said anything about pleasure being "bad"?
Boy, You sure judged God so much. Best not to judge when you do not have all the relevant facts.
You too Shel90. tsk tsk!!
So, what would have happened to Adam and Eve if they didn't eat the forbidden fruit?
I don't know. I don't do "what if's".
Sex between husband and wife is NOT a sin.
God expected Adam and Eve to have children.
I don't know. If they never sinned, they would live forever, and if their descendants never sinned they would also live forever. But I don't deal in what coulda, shoulda, woulda happened. I deal with what did happen.
Also Jesus did warn Noah the flood was coming and the world was gonna end, to save as many people as possible, Noah had to give frequent seminars warning the people about the coming flood and the end of life, as they knew i!! After a while, fewer and fewer people attended, until eventually, no one showed up. Who's fault is that? God? No, the people! If the people would have listen and not being so damn stubborn, then they're be saved. It's not my problem it's their problem. If Jesus told me that the world was ending, I would listen to him and would have done what he says.
Similiar thoughts here.