Scherer was a man of boundless energy and rugged strength of character, a strenuous controversialist, a genuinely popular orator and writer. He vigorously opposed the Tübingen professors who meditated a union with the Greek Schismatics, refuted Lutheran divines like Osiander and Heerbrand, and roused his countrymen against the Turks. Believing like his contemporaries that the State had the right to put witches to death, he maintained, however, that since they were possessed, the principal weapons used against them should be spiritual ones, e.g.exorcisms or prayer.
Scherer was a man of boundless energy and rugged character, an intense debater, a popular speaker and writer. He opposed the Tübingen professors who considered merging with Greek Schismatics, criticized Lutheran scholars like Osiander and Heerbrand, and rallied his countrymen against the Turks. Despite believing that the state had the right to execute witches, he argued that spiritual methods such as exorcisms or prayer were more effective than physical ones.