The year 2017 marked 500 years since the Protestant Reformation. In today’s Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Jason Vickers interprets this reform movement, of which Methodism was a part, by focusing on two of its renewal emphases:
- The Authority of Scripture (sola scriptura)
- The Role of Faith in Salvation (sola fides)
In addition to the role of Scripture in determining church doctrine, Vickers suggests we also understand it as a means of grace unto salvation. In addition to the place of faith in salvation, he also reminds us that faith without works is dead.