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.

Grace Baptist Assembly 2026 Day One



It is good to be here once again in the Kings Centre, Northampton, this time for the Grace Assembly 2026. We had three session on this first day today - Matthew Gray preaching on three wells mentioned in Genesis, then a news session on the Reformed Baptist works in Romania from Mircea Aioanei from Arad and then this evening Peter Schild, a pastor in Frankfurt in Germany.
Peter spoke on the way Christ trained his men, a model for us. He had seven points
  1. Christ the Master chose ordinary weak men who were teachable
  2. Christ the Master prayed earnestly before he chose his disciples
  3. Christ the Master chose men that they shoould be with him
  4. Christ the Master instructed his disciples in private
  5. Christ the Master patiently bore with the faults of his disciples and taught them in love
  6. Christ the Master gave his men tasks and allowed them to grow in responsibility
  7. Christ the Master left his men and sent them out withe the Holy Spirit


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