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 15 2015

Yesterday we looked at Ezra 9 and how to confess our sins, in the morning and at Matthew 5:33-37 and the important matter of honesty, in the evening. We started the day with one of our bitesize theology classes (on sin) and we had communion before the evening service (thinking about the Good Shepherd and how he laid down his life for the sheep). There were quite a few missing for various reasons but others were there who would not be at other times - an former church member and his daughter; relatives of a member; a young lady usually away at boarding school; an Iranian gentleman who comes from time to time, a Romanian from Brasov with no English newly arrived; a needy Portuguese lady who we haven't seen for ages, etc. It is hard to keep everyone in mind.

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