32: Autism & Healing Series: Can God vs. Will God
Raising Autistic Disciples · Sep 21, 2026 · 35:32
Raising Autistic Disciples · Sep 21, 2026 · 35:32
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Can God heal autism? And if God can, does that mean He has promised that He will?
In Part 1 of this four-part Autism & Healing series, Larah wrestles with the difference between God’s ability and God’s intention—and why that distinction matters for Christian parents raising autistic children.
We’ll look at what Scripture allows us to be certain about, where faithful theology may require us to say “I don’t know,” and why accepting, supporting, and accommodating an autistic child is not evidence of deficient faith.
The episode ultimately lands here:
I am more theologically certain about the Great Commission than I am about whether God intends to heal my son’s autism this side of eternity.
One is explicitly commanded. The other is not explicitly promised.
God gets the outcome. I get the assignment.
Scriptures referenced: Deuteronomy 29:29; Psalm 115:3; Daniel 3; Daniel 4:35; Isaiah 53:5; Matthew 28:18–20; John 5; John 9; John 11; Acts 12; Romans 8; 2 Corinthians 12; 1 Peter 2:24.
Study it for yourself: What does Scripture explicitly say? What has God actually promised? What am I assuming? Where am I confusing what God can do with what God has promised to do?
Episodes: Raising Autistic Disciples
