My wife and I graduated in the 1970s from Tennessee Temple, which was operated by Highland Park Baptist Church. It went defunct after pursuing a contemporary path, and today the property is owned by Redemption to the Nations Church pastored by husband-wife team Kevin and Deven Wallace. One of the upcoming events at this charismatic church is Redemption Kids Talent Night, at which kids are encouraged to “show the gifts God has given you with a song, dance, magic show or other talents.” The church’s objective is to “impart a Kingdom mandate,” which refers to the heresy of building the kingdom of God in this present world. The church’s Redemption School of Ministry is “where you can be yourself.” Somehow, I don’t recall that being on the apostle Paul’s training curriculum. I could find no gospel message at the church’s web site. The closest thing is a section on baptism, which says that baptism is for “anyone who commits his or her life to following Jesus,” which is not a biblical definition of born again salvation. There is no hint of Holy Spirit conviction, acknowledgment of sin, repentance toward God, or faith in the blood of Jesus Christ and in His resurrection. We document the sad downfall of Highland Park Baptist Church in the book Biblical Separatism and Its Collapse, which is available in print or as a free eBook from Way of Life Literature. (Friday Church News Notes, August 3, 2018, www.wayoflife.org, [email protected], 866-295-4143) Comments are closed.
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