Genesis 2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

Let us not assume anything except what the scriptures tell us. If we place ourselves in the garden as Adam, we know what death means. Did Adam? We know what good and evil mean. Did Adam? We understand consequences of action. Did Adam? What did God tell Adam about all this? We do not know. Nor do we know how long Adam and Eve lived and walked with God before they ate in error.

Romans 8:20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,

What choice did Adam have? Adam was subjected to this vain experiment in the hope that given one and only one command that Adam might obey. Don’t eat. In this we only know Adam ate and why is not given. Here again, we must refrain from assuming we know anything. So what do the scriptures say in association with all this?

Genesis 3:17-19 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

Adam learns about consequences. We now know that consequences need not be known until after we sin. The inherent nature of sin is that it leads to knowledge you do not need and experience that you wish you could have avoided.

Is there a sin you have not sinned? Don’t. You won’t enjoy the because.