What are the three spiritual traps that St. John warns against in 1 John 2:16, and how exactly are they combatted by the three spiritual weapons Jesus gives in Matthew 6 (prayer, fasting, and almsgiving), and by the three evangelical counsels Jesus gives in Matthew 19 (poverty, chastity, and obedience)?

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