Introduction During the fourteen century, England experience great religious darkness. The church had become a place of business instead of a place of help for the poor. Many of the common people did not know the word of God for themselves because it was written in Latin. The people suffered physical as well as spiritually. England and France had been at war for a very long time and many of the people wanted a better life. Europe had grown in wealth and power through the church. The church owned about 1/3 of the land in England, but the church profiting of the people. The time came for a reform.
The Life of John Wycliffe
The time came when God for to bring light in a very dark place. John Wycliffe was known as the Morningstar of the …show more content…
His attacks were against misinterpretation of the scriptures. When Wycliffe began his attacks against Rome, according to Stanford Encyclopedia, “Wycliffe found protection in John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster whose father was Edward III. In 1374, Wycliffe ideas on lordship and church wealth, expressed in De civili dominio (On Civil Dominion) and De Div dominio(On Divine Dominion, caused his first official condemnation in 1377 by the Pope (Gregory XI), who censured nineteen articles.” In the On Divine Dominion, Wycliffe argues against papal authority. The church wanted Wycliffe to recant of those outrageous beliefs. The Catholic Church charged Wycliffe with heresy. The church leaders became furious with such outrage. From this belief, Wycliffe suffered great opposition from Rome and the church in …show more content…
Purvey helped Wycliffe alone with others to write the English manuscript because the Bible was written in Latin and many could not understand. Wycliffe believed that the Bible should be understood by all people. God’s word should first be translated than taken to the people. Wycliffe believed that everyman is called to be a steward of God. Wycliffe believed that each person was responsible to God and one day will stand before God alone. He believed that each person should examine the scripture for himself then learn how to serve God instead of learning it from the