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 April 5 2015

It was Easter Sunday yesterday so we were glad to sing resurrection hymns and in the morning we returned to 1 Corinthians 15, which we had left off near the end of last year. We began with communion and then in the service I preached on verses 12-20. There were people away but they were replaced by various visitors including local people who we hope to see again. One was a little boy who made his mark. In the children's talk I asked him, by way of introduction to the talk, if he could run and he did! In the evening we were less in number as usual but not very low. We looked at the last 10 verses of Matthew 5, those demanding verses on loving your enemy. 

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