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 November 10 2024


Last Lord's Day was very full. We began with the two minutes silence. (Several were late held up intraffic at the various civic functions at the war memorials in Golders Green, Hendon, etc). In the morning service I preached from Ephesians 1 again, verses 11-14. We were a good number with newcomers once again, inckuding a lady from Nagaland here to study and an Iranian family that came the week before. Always plenty away, however. After the morning meeting we sat down to lunch together, always a good time. As soon as that was over I went next door where I preached to our Korean friends on an earlier part of Ephesians 1 (in English!). Good to be with them. In the evening it was 2 Chronicles 8, which went fine. We were in double figures but only just.

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