How Much More - Matthew 7:11

Matthew 7:11 ESV 

If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

Do good and evil exist together in the same person? The forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden grew on the tree of the knowledge of good AND evil. It was never one or the other. The thing God offered to Adam was access to the life of God. 

Adam did not choose the light of life, but was plunged into the darkness of sin and death. This is the world of good and evil. Because of this, we begin life in the shadow of death, with no hope of regaining access to our Heavenly Father. 

Jesus came to reclaim and redeem all those who would seek to return to the Garden of God. It was Adam's choice that led to His expulsion. It is our choice to return. 

We still know the good and evil of the world, but now as new creatures of light, we can know and share in the life of God. 

In a sense we have been filtered through the darkness and drawn to His light. This is our unique position in all creation. We are formed from the dust of the earth and have received the life of the Spirit breathed on us by our loving Father. We become the true image of God when we put on Christ. 

We share a unique position in creation. Christ came to earth, entered our flesh, and freed us to participate in His life. We come from earth, entered His body here on earth, and now participate in His life. No wonder the angels look on with wonder.