The similar phrase 'Worldly Christianity' is one used by Bonhoeffer. It's J Gresham Machen that I want to line up most closely with. See his Christianity and culture here. Having done commentaries on Proverbs (Heavenly Wisdom) and Song of Songs (Heavenly Love), a matching title for Ecclesiastes would be Heavenly Worldliness. For my stance on worldliness, see 3 posts here.

Lord's Day March 3 2013

Good day yesterday beginning with communion and the start of a new series on 1 Corinthians. We just looked at the first nine verses. Dr Andy McIntosh was in the congregation en route to America so I had him up to say something about creationism, which was appreciated. This is a big issue for all of us, the younger you are the more so. My 14 year old spent all lunch time talking it over with creationist (Muslim) and evolutionist friends in school.
We were a bit thin in the evening but not too bad. We looked at Numbers 25, the Baal of Pero and Phinehas's bold execution of the Israelite and the Maobite woman.

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