📖 1 John 2:15–17 • Are you drifting? John reveals three stages that let the world into your heart — and most Christians are already in stage two. Most preaching on "love not the world" starts at stage two — the point where damage is already done. In this exposition of 1 John 2:15–17, Pastor Fortunato traces the full three-stage progression: friendship (James 4:4), love (1 John 2:15), and conformity (Romans 12:2). By the time John says "love not the world," the world may already be in your house. The sermon then maps every temptation you will ever face onto the three categories of 1 John 2:16 — the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life — and shows how Satan has used the exact same three weapons from the garden of Eden to the wilderness of Judea without changing his combination once. The first Adam reached for the fruit. The second Adam reached for the book. "It is written. It is written. It is written." This message closes with one of the most important distinctions in the passage: John is not warning primarily against the world's wickedness — he is warning against the world's weakness. It is dying. Why would you give your love to something that is passing away? Save your love for the One who isn't.