John Wycliffe. [ 2 Timothy 3 v 16-17]

John Wycliffe lived in the 14th century,a time when those who were so to
represent the Christian Church,were acting in deplorable ways,especially the so called Popes,along with clergy.The Bible was in Latin,which very few people could read,and so many awful things were introduced into the Church.The result was as Brian Moynahan writes, '' Religion had come to mean the church itself and its traditions''.The leaders of the visible church,
taught so much that was wrong,so much that was not in the scriptures.They
used their power to enrich themselves,yet some of the going on's of the Popes was laughable it had not been so serious.What Wycliffe did was to bring people back to Gods word,he and his followers began teaching truths
from the Bible.Eventually Wycliffe began the task of translating the Bible
into English,which he finally did.This is what he wrote about the Bible, ''The Bible was the highest authority for every Christian,and the standard of faith and all human perfection.All that was in it must be obeyed,.All that was not-the deep patina of lore,ritual,law,hierarchy and dogma,that had built up for more than a thousand- was mere human invention and
superstition.''One of the things he did say was''there was no mention of the
pope in scripture''.
                                       A  prayer,
Dear God help us to hold fast to your word the Bible,that Word which is able to make us wise unto salvation through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen.