We had a baptism on Sunday evening, a young man who has grown up in the church and is now in his final year in Southampton. Lots of family and friends were visiting and it was a great evening. I preached from the close of 2 Timothy 3. One of the possibly unique features of the evening was that I welcomed him into church membership immediately after the baptism. We normally do this at the communion table but this will not be possible.
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.
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