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 January 27 2019


There was a good attendance last Sunday though the cold weather kept some away in the evening. We had a one or two old friends with us which is always good. We started on Acts 17 and the founding of the church in Thessalonica in the morning and then turned to the question Jesus asks at the end of Matthew 22 in the evening. With the children we looked at the final catechism questions (so I need to get something ready for next week) and church history wise we were in the 13th century so we are almost into the realms of the known at last (we sang Francis of Assissi's All creatures of our God and King which surprisingly is not in our hymn books. Good hymns all round once again.). For once the evening sermon didn't dip. In fact it was very brief and to the point.

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