Bible as guide to faith

From a letter John Wesley wrote to a critic of his teaching on perfection:

You easily observe, I therein build on no authority, ancient or modern, but the Scripture. If this supports any doctrine, it will stand; if not, the sooner it falls, the better. Neither the doctrine in question nor any other, is anything to me, unless it be the doctrine of Christ and his Apostles.

To me, this is what we mean when we say in our doctrinal standards that the Bible serves as a guide to faith and practice.

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