The first translator of the English bible who stood up to the papacy, the morning star of the reformation, was how Joshua described John Wycliffe. The fearless man who trusted in God and stood firm to maintain the truth and in boldness to defend it. He strongly believed that Christ is the only head of the church and the Bible is the only true authority to be the voice of God. He emphasised the direct personal relationship with God through Christ. He declared the right of every Christian to know the Bible, and that the Bible emphasised the need of every Christian to see the importance of Christ alone as the sufficient way of salvation, without the need of the monks or the pope acting as mediators.