Ignorant of the gospel (2 Corinthians 4:3-6)
Sometimes it seems like the believers are the ones for whom the gospel is veiled.
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Paul tells us that if the “gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.” John Calvin and other Reformers took eagerly to this idea, encouraging and even demanding a laity well-informed about the content and meaning of scripture. The people in the pews were no less enthusiastic, often expecting preachers to deliver hours-long sermons as a form of popular entertainment.
