Biblical infallibility

===Methodism===
The Methodist theologian Thomas A. Lambrecht notes that [[John Wesley]], the founder of [[Methodism]],
{{blockquote|...used the word "infallible" to describe the Scriptures. In his sermon on "The Means of Grace," Wesley says, "The same truth (namely, that this is the great means God has ordained for conveying his manifold grace to man) is delivered, in the fullest manner that can be conceived, in the words which immediately follow: 'All Scripture is given by inspiration of God;' consequently, {{em|all Scripture is infallibly true}}; 'and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness;' to the end 'that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works' ([[2 Timothy 3:16|2 Tim. 3:16, 17]])" (emphasis added).<ref name=Lambrecht>{{cite web|url=http://tomlambrecht.goodnewsmag.org/what-is-meant-by-infallible/|title=What Is Meant by 'Infallible'|last=Lambrecht|first=Tom|date=27 May 2014|publisher=Good News: Leading United Methodists to a Faithful Future|access-date=28 May 2014}}</ref>}}

As such, Lambrecht notes that "orthodox, evangelical, and traditionalist United Methodists believe in the 'infallibility' of Scripture."<ref name=Lambrecht/> "Article V—Of the Sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures for Salvation" in the [[Articles of Religion (Methodist)|Articles of Religion]] states that:
{{blockquote|The Holy Scripture containeth all things necessary to salvation; so that whatsoever is not read therein, nor may be proved thereby, is not to be required of any man that it should be believed as an article of faith, or be thought requisite or necessary to salvation. In the name of the Holy Scripture we do understand those canonical books of the Old and New Testament of whose authority was never any doubt in the Church.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.umc.org/interior.asp?ptid=1&mid=1649 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710233342/http://archives.umc.org/interior.asp?ptid=1&mid=1649 |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 July 2012 |title=The Articles of Religion of the Methodist Church V-VIII |year=2004 |publisher=The United Methodist Church |access-date=28 May 2014 }}</ref>}}

Lambrecht, therefore, writes that:
{{blockquote|The Bible is not God, and those who believe in its infallibility do not worship the Bible.  But the Bible is God's most objective and detailed way of communicating with us, God's people. Its infallibility means we can trust the Bible to truly communicate to us what God wants us to believe and how God wants us to live. To ignore or disobey the teachings of Scripture is to contradict its infallibility, which puts us on a completely different theological path altogether.<ref name=Lambrecht/>}}