Does everyone know what is evil?

My wife asked me this question a while back. I thought about it a little and decided that they must. Some of the big things like murder are very apparent, but what about the rest?

My answer: Yes, absolutely!

My reason: Adam's original sin

We often talk of Adam's 'original sin' being the sin nature that we all inherit from Adam and Eve. But, shouldn't we also consider what else is inherited? Consider the story in Genesis 2-3. God said,

Genesis 2:15-17, "The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die."

then later,

Genesis 3:6-7, " When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves."

Also, consider how all this plays into the gospel message of Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 2:21-22, "For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive."

So, because of Adam's sin, we inherit three things, 1) sin, 2) death, it's consequence, and 3) the knowledge of good and evil. But, that can all be reversed through faith in God's son, Jesus Christ.