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 Reasons to Lament over the Church of Christ

Claude Vignon, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>,
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This list was prompted by what Christopher Ash had to say at the conference
Because of ...
  1. The persecution so many suffer
  2. The needless divisons that too often exist
  3. The false teachings that have come in and doen much harm
  4. The ill taught nature of so many
  5. The scandals that Christians fall into, especially ministers
  6. The triumphalistic pride and self-confidence that is sometimes shown
  7. The lack of success in evangelism
  8. The worldliness that characterises so many
  9. The lack of love and joy that is so often the case
  10. The lack of repentance that seems to prevail so much



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