Papal infallibility
Evangelical churches do not believe in papal infallibility for reasons similar to those of Methodist and Reformed Christians. Evangelicals believe that the Bible alone is infallible or inerrant. Most evangelical churches and ministries have statements of doctrine that explicitly say that the Bible, composed of the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament, is the sole rule for faith and practice. Most of these statements, however, are articles of faith that evangelicals affirm in a positive way, and contain no reference to the papacy or other beliefs that are not part of evangelical doctrine.
Free grace theology
The more recent view of Zane Hodges and the Grace Evangelical Society considers it to be theological legalism to require belief in these aspects of Jesus Christ's person and work for eternal life since this would exceed the requirement of the saving message to simply believe in Jesus for everlasting life. Seeking support mainly from passages in the Gospel of John that speak of Jesus guaranteeing everlasting life to all who believe in him for it (3:16; 5:24; 6:47; 11:25-27). This view leans heavily on the Gospel of John for support, since it is considered to be the only evangelistic book of the Bible which says it was written to bring people to belief in Jesus Christ for eternal life (20:30-31).