Our standards affirm the Bible as the source of all that is “necessary” and “sufficient” unto salvation (Articles of Religion) and “is to be received through the Holy Spirit as the true rule and guide for faith and practice” (Confession of Faith). (Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church)

We interpret individual texts in light of their place in the Bible as a whole. (Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church)

While we acknowledge the primacy of Scripture in theological reflection, our attempts to grasp its meaning always involve tradition, experience, and reason. (Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church)

Scripture, tradition, experience, and reason