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.

10 Things you don't have to know


These are really illustrations dealing with the fact that sometimes genune Christians will not know when exactly they became Christians. Such a lack should never mean a person has no assurance.
  1. You don't have to know when you were born to be alive
  2. You don't have to know which door you came in by to know you are in the building
  3. You don't have to be able to describe how you got there to be sure you are in London
  4. You don't have to remember getting dressed to know you have clothes on
  5. You don't have to remember what you ate to know you have eaten dinner
  6. You don't have to have seen the apple fall from the tree to enjoy eating it
  7. You don't have to know when the bread was baked to enjoy eating it
  8. You don't have to know when your pet dog was born in order to enjoy playing with him
  9. You don't have to have seen the sunrise to enjoy its rays
  10. You don't have to know the source of the Nile to swim in its waters

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