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.

JW darkness

We were giving out copies of the Christmas Evangelical Times. One lady, Samantha, who I've spoken to in the past, introduced herself as a JW (she has grwon up in the movement) and we spoke about whether Christmas is biblical and about soul sleep and the danger of trusting in an organisation, etc. Such a very nice lady (a lot nicer than me I would guess) but lost as lost can be.
Such encounters bring us back in part to election and God's inscrutable purposes. Why me? And why, as yet, not her? God is sovereign.

1 comment:

John said...

Sovereign indeed.How good to remember that we owe all to Him.