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.

Banner of Truth Ministers Conference Wednesday Morning 2023


Sorry to be behuind a little but on Wednesday morning we had an excellent couple of messages from Warren Peel and Paul Levy (who kindly drove me back to London after the conference). Warren carried on plundering David Clarkson on the glories of public worship with a little George Swinnock thrown in for good measure. (The Clarkson sermon can be found here). It was refreshing to hear Paul on a completely different subject to the church theme, looking at the woman with the alabaster jar from Matthew 26. He was winsome and theologically thorough and challenging. "Her extravagance was nithing to the extravagance of Christ for us"; "Every sacrifice you have made for Christ is sensible". C T Studd (who, Paul reminded us, was nuts) said rightly “If Jesus Christ is God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for Him.”

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