We are rather behind with this, which is a pity as it was an encouraging day. We are getting back into a more regular pattern now, although two of our students who study away were still around and one who studies in London is not back yet. I preached from the end of Matthew 2 in the morning and from Esther 4 in the evening. Looking at the prophecy of Jesus being a Nazarene I decided to change my view and take the view that Matthew is referring to Judges 6 and is saying that Jesus was a sort of Nazirite. We had tea together in the afternoon. In the morning we were seeking to comfort one of our members whose mother recently died in a car crash in Nigeria. She had just been celebrating her eightieth birthday. She was a strong believer so there is comfort there. In the evening we had visitors including someone really seeking the Lord. That's always encouraging.
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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