Many people with limited cognitive capacities will never be able to understand the gospel. What does the Bible say about their eternal destiny?

We will not know the full depth of God’s good purposes for our suffering in this life, but we can be sure that he is loving us in some specific ways.

The doctors told them their baby had all the markers of Down syndrome, and that they had ‘options.’ These two parents knew this fragile life was worth everything they had to give.

A sharp response. A pattern to indulge. A failure to give thanks. A lustful glance. An ill-judgment passed. A tendency to spend. A bent towards impatience. A cowering to speak. Sin is pervasive (James 4:8). And deadly (James 1:15; 5:20)…