I hope you don't mind me using the GOD'S WORD translation but I prefer one that doesn't refer to being a man and prefer reference to being an adult instead.
QuoteGOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
When I was a child, I spoke like a child, thought like a child, and reasoned like a child. When I became an adult, I no longer used childish ways.
The whole idea about God, Jesus and the Scriptures (in my opinion) was to help the so-called "believer" to have a rich, rewarding and fulfilling life while loving one another in healthy ways that promote a world full of peace and fulfillment. We are supposed to love one-another in healthy ways, end of discussion, that is the goal of Christianity.
Churches that argue scripture and doctrine and don't get along are engaging in Childish Ways (in my opinion). Trying to find truth in the bible is a Childish Pursuit (in my opinion). This Jesus you speak of put his whole law into your heart, this "Knowledge of Good and of Evil". The fruit of the tree in the garden of Eden, a story about why life isn't perfect.
I mean because if you believe in a loving god who created you then you might come to ask yourself, "Why did this loving god give me cancer, why does this loving god allow my friends to die, why has this loving god created so much evil and suffering, why does he allow it to persist?
So someone wrote a story to explain to people (who needed to believe in a Sky Daddy) why things were the way they were so they could continue to spend their time and effort worshiping an entity they imagined existed in the heavens, up where the clouds floated around.
The Bible is a conundrum, on the one hand it is about loving your neighbor, being a good person and even being of service to your fellow human. On the other hand it is a warning to love your neighbor, be a good person and be of service to your fellow human. And there is some weird stuff thrown in by people who were probably doing mushrooms or drunk or who wanted to see if people would actually believe what they wrote or maybe they were in positions in the "church" and had to produce something to justify their position by writing something that would satisfy the "church".
But the whole law exists in your heart and religion is a distraction and a childish thing. And it's time to put away things that cause offense and make it difficult to obey the law. (In my humble opinion).
The truth is it's really easy to obey the law in your heart if your head isn't full of children's toys and dominating the sand box or taking your toys and going home in order to feel "right" about something. Life isn't a treasure hunt, it's about making the most of what you already have. If you are looking for treasure look in your heart, not in a bunch of stupid books that were created to help a primitive people maintain social structure in and during a time that was relevant to their culture and situation. IMHO