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 Christian Paradoxes

A paradox is a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained proves to be well founded or true.

1. We Christians worship the God who is one and yet who is three
2. We Christians worship Christ who is the image of the invisible God (Colossians 1:15)
3. We Christians see unseen things (2 Corinthians 4:18)
4. We Christians have become wise by becoming fools (1 Corinthians 3:18)
5. We Christians are saints and yet we are also sinners
6. When we Christians are weak then we are strong (1 Corinthians 12:10)
7. The greatest of us Christians is the servant of all (Matthew 20:27)
8. We Christians have humbled ourselves in order to be exalted (Matthew 23:12)
9. We Christians have saved our lives by losing them (Mark 8:35)
10. We Christians have died so that we may live (Romans 6:4)

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