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.
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10 Evil women in the Bible


1. Lot's wife – who turned back when the family fled from Sodom
2. Potiphar's wife – who tried unsuccessfully to lure Joseph into adultery
3. Cozbi – The Midianite princess who was killed by Phinehas because her evil influence was the source of a plague among the Israelites
4. Delilah – the Philistine who betrayed her husband Samson the Judge
5. The witch of Endor – To whom Saul went in his despair to consult Samuel
6. Athaliah - Queen of Judah during the reign of King Jehoram, and later sole ruler of Judah for five years
7. Jezebel – The pagan wife of King Ahab who plotted Naboth's death
8. Herodias – Illegitimate wife of Herod who hated John the Baptist and caused his death
9. Sapphira – Conspired with her husband to lie to the Holy Spirit and was struck dead
10. Job's wife – unnamed woman who urged her husband to curse God and die

10 Murderers in the Bible

I can't remember why this list came to mind now (probably reading the early chapters of Genesis)

1. Cain
2. Lamech
3. Moses
4. David
5. Absalom
6. Joab
7. Jezebel
8. Zimri
9. Jehu
10. Herod