What are the origins of spiritual warfare? Why don’t we get to live in the Garden of Eden when it was Adam and Eve who sinned? What’s one of the best practical tips for avoiding sin? Mike Gormley and Dave VanVickle wrestle with these questions and more in this episode of Every Knee Shall Bow as they explore the Fall in Genesis 3.

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You’ve been co-crucified with Christ and you have risen in Christ’s Resurrection because of the Sacrament of Baptism…so that you can actually overcome sin.

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Bible References

Genesis 2-3

Romans 5:12-21 – The “reign of sin and death”

Romans 7:13-25 – “Sin that dwells within me”

Romans 6: 12-23 – “Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal bodies…”

Information on the Fall

• It’s important to consider the Fall in spiritual warfare because Adam is representative of what all men would face in the Garden.
• The Old Testament is not a “Plan A” that failed, it is a single story that culminates in salvation.
• Original Sin applies to all of us, not because we are all guilty, but because Adam was our forefather. In the same way, the children of a man who is evicted from his house are not personally at fault but are still unable to live in the house. 
• A fallen man has a tendency to try to control everything in his life. And so over the next few weeks, as you’re listening, just ask the Lord to take the spirit of control away from you and to try every day to practice not trying to control every situation you walk into.

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Resources

• Email us at eksb@ascensionpress.com  
• Text “EKSB” to 33-777 to subscribe and be added to the Every Knee Shall Bow email list.
• Visit Dave’s website   www.thecatholictruthaboutangelsanddemons.com  and www.artofevangelization.com 
• Visit Mike’s website at www.layevangelist.com
  
  

Meet Your Hosts

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Michael “Gomer” Gormley

Michael spent 17 years in full-time parish ministry and is now the Mission Evangelist for That Man Is You!, a men’s apostolate for Paradisus Dei. Michael is a frequent speaker at conferences, retreats, and parish missions all over the US and Canada.

He is the founder and creative director of LayEvangelist.com, and hosts three Catholic podcasts: Every Knee Shall Bow, Catching Foxes, and Becoming God.

Michael is married to his college sweetheart, Shannon, and has four beautiful and hilarious children: Kateri, Cecilia, Noah, and Thomas.

 

Dave VanVickle

Dave VanVickle fell in love with the Lord at the age of fourteen and has since dedicated his life to bringing others into a radical relationship with Christ.

He is a speaker and retreat leader who focuses on proclaiming the universal call to holiness, authentic Catholic spirituality, spiritual warfare and deliverance. Additionally, Dave has over ten years of experience assisting priests with their ministries of exorcism and deliverance.

Dave married his late wife Amber in 2010. He now resides in Pittsburgh with his five children: Sam, Max, Judah, Josie and Louisa.