{"id": "card_n_c68d96ab05ef", "kind": "note", "title": "Demas Who Loved This World", "body": "Fellow worker named in earlier letters; in the last letter, Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica.\n\nFailure mode: Slow drift; the world's love wins over the long road.\n\nRestoration path: Watch the slow drift; the present world is the danger, not just persecution.\n\nMarkers: once a co-laborer; gradual cooling; loves this present world; departs at the hard hour; named for the leaving, not the joining", "source": {"label": "Archetype — Bible", "url": "", "ref": "", "authority_tier": "reference"}, "shelf": "reference", "box": "archetypes", "bands": ["archetype", "disqualified", "bible"], "connections": [], "author": "engine", "created_at": "2026-07-10T21:00:05.284658+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-10T21:00:05.284658+00:00", "visibility": "public", "lifecycle_stage": "public", "volatility": "permanent", "surface": "secular", "metrics": {"paperclips_count": 0, "helpful_count": 0, "not_helpful_count": 0, "cite_count": 0, "walks_through_count": 0, "flagged_count": 0}, "source_hash": "61d9120a926211cfe99e9267fb217785d34103a93367b47511f2dd2d23c778ad"}