Our Statement of Faith is what all members of Ignite Church believe. Our Distinctives reflect what distinguishes Ignite Church from other churches who would affirm the basic doctrines. Our Values are what we want to be true for the culture of our church.
We believe that the Bible is the Word of God, fully inspired and without error in the original manuscripts, written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and that it has supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
Mark 13:31; John 8:31–32; 20:31; Acts 20:32; 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20–21
We believe that there is one living and true God, eternally existing in three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; that these are equal in every divine perfection; and that they execute distinct but harmonious offices in the work of creation, providence, and redemption.
Genesis 1:1, 26; Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 45:5–6; Matthew 28:19; John 1:1, 3; 4:24–26; 10:30–33; 14:9–11; Romans 1:19–20; 1 Corinthians 8:4–6; Ephesians 4:5–6
We believe in God the Father, an infinite, personal spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power, and love. We believe that He infallibly foreknows all that shall come to pass, that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of man, that He hears and answers prayer, and that He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ.
Matthew 23:9; Luke 10:21–22; John 3:16; 6:27; Romans 1:7; 1 Timothy 1:1–2; 2:5–6; 1 Peter 1:3; Revelation 1:6
We believe in Jesus Christ, God's only eternally begotten Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit—truly God and truly man. We believe in His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles, and teachings. We believe in His substitutionary atoning death, bodily resurrection, ascension into heaven, perpetual intercession for His people, and personal, visible return to earth.
Matthew 1:18–25; 20:28; Luke 1:26–38; John 1:1–3, 14; 20:28, 30–31; Acts 1:11; Romans 5:6–8; 6:9–10; 8:32; 9:5; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Ephesians 1:4; 1 Timothy 3:16; 1 Peter 2:21–24; Hebrews 7:25; 9:28
We believe in the Holy Spirit, who eternally proceeds from the Father and the Son. We believe that He was sent from the Father and the Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment, and to regenerate, sanctify, and empower all who believe in Jesus Christ. We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells and seals every believer in Christ, and that He is an abiding helper, teacher, and guide.
John 14:16–17, 26; 15:26–27; 16:8–14; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19; Galatians 5:22–26; Ephesians 1:13–14
We believe that man was created by God in His own image; that man sinned and thereby incurred physical, spiritual, and eternal death, which is separation from God; that as a consequence, all human beings are born with a sinful nature and are sinners by choice and therefore under condemnation. We believe that those who repent and forsake sin and trust Jesus Christ as Savior are regenerated by the Holy Spirit and become new creatures, delivered from condemnation and receive eternal life.
Genesis 1:26; 2:17; 3:1–24; 5:2; Psalm 51:5, 7; Proverbs 28:13; Ecclesiastes 2:11; Jeremiah 17:9; John 1:12–13; 3:14, 16; 5:24; 8:12; 10:26; Romans 3:19; 5:19; 8:1; 9:22; 2 Corinthians 5:17; 2 Thessalonians 1:9; James 1:14; 1 John 1:9; Revelation 19:3, 20; 20:9b–10, 14–15
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ has committed two ordinances to the local church: baptism and the Lord's Supper. We believe that Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water into the name of the triune God. We believe that the Lord's Supper was instituted by Christ for commemoration of His death. We believe that these two ordinances should be observed and administered until the return of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Matthew 26:26–29; 28:18–20; Acts 2:38–41; 8:36–38; Romans 6:3–5; 1 Corinthians 11:23–26
We believe in the universal church, a living spiritual body of which Christ is the head and all regenerated persons are members. We believe in the local church, consisting of a gathering of believers in Jesus Christ, baptized upon a credible profession of faith, and associated for worship, work, and fellowship. We believe that God has laid upon the members of the local church the primary task of proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ to one another and to a lost world.
Acts 1:8; 2:42; Romans 12:4–5; Ephesians 2:19–22; 5:22–27; Colossians 1:18; 3:16–17; Hebrews 10:23–25
We believe that Christians should live for the glory of God and the well-being of others; that their conduct should be blameless before the world; that they should be faithful stewards of their possessions; and that they should seek to realize for themselves and others the full stature of maturity in Christ.
John 14:15, 23–24; Romans 12:1–3; 1 Corinthians 4:2; 10:31; 2 Corinthians 9:6–9; Colossians 1:9–10; Hebrews 12:1–2; 1 John 2:3–6
We believe in the personal and visible return of the Lord Jesus Christ to earth and the fulfillment of His kingdom. We believe in the resurrection of the body, the final judgment, the eternal joy of the righteous, and the eternal suffering of the wicked.
Matthew 16:27; Mark 14:62; John 14:3; Acts 1:11; 1 Corinthians 4:5; 15:1–58; Philippians 3:20; 1 Thessalonians 4:15; 2 Thessalonians 1:7–10; 2 Timothy 4:1; Titus 2:13; Revelation 20:4–15