• Basic Christian Beliefs of the United Methodist Church
    • Doctrinal Heritage
    • Basic Christian Affirmations
    • Distinctive Wesleyan Doctrines
    • Sources of Our Faith:  Scripture, Tradition, Experience, and Reason
    • Doctrinal Standards and General Rules
    • By Water & The Spirit - A United Methodist Understanding of Baptism
    • This Holy Mystery - A United Methodist Understanding of Holy Communion
       
  • Bible Translation Information
    • The United Methodist Church recommends the New Revised Standard Version of the the Bible.  However, click here for information about other good translations. (.pdf format - click here to get the free plug-in)
       

  • Bible Reading Tips
     Reading the Scriptures is one of the most important things we can do in our spiritual lives to grow in our faith.  Below are different tips or techniques that one can use in studying Scripture.  No one way is correct, and one can grow even more by studying Scriptures using multiple techniques.

    • Using Lectio Divina - A Guide for Devotional Reading
    • Using John Wesley's Understanding of the Marrow of Scripture
    • Using the Wesleyan Quadrilateral:  Scripture, Tradition, Experience, and Reason