Back in 2012, a study found that over half of Americans “have concluded that figuring out their income taxes is easier than knowing what they should and shouldn’t eat to be healthier.” Nearly 8 in 10 said the “ever-changing nutritional guidance makes it hard to know what to believe.” And eggs are the classic example of this.
Back in the 1960s–1990s, eggs were considered an unhealthy food, high in cholesterol and bad for heart health. Many people stopped eating them or switched to eating just the protein-rich whites. Later research showed that dietary cholesterol wasn’t the issue, and eggs were once again safe to eat.
Well, just last week, things got even better for “egg PR.” A new study found that eating eggs on a regular basis can reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s disease by up to 27% thanks to the vitamins, minerals, and good fats found in the egg, particularly the yolk. The science sure has changed in a few decades, hasn’t it?
Our faith should never be in man’s fallible interpretations about the world around us.
Now I’m not here to give you dietary advice or comment on the health of eating eggs (or the robustness of the study, which was funded in part by the American Egg Board), but this study reminded me of the eternal truth of God’s Word. You see, “science” is always changing. Things that were “settled science” are often overturned by later research, a new study, different technology, or the discovery of a conflict of interests. This is true of observational science (like nutrition studies)—it’s even more true of historical science, which is an interpretation of the past (it seems every week there’s a new study changing everything we thought we knew about evolution! It continually evolves!).
Our faith should never be in man’s fallible interpretations about the world around us. Those interpretations are often wrong and are frequently overturned. Our faith should be in God’s infallible, eternal, unchanging Word. When Christians take the ideas of our day and add them into the Bible, reinterpreting God’s clear Word in light of man’s ideas, they are really saying that sinful, fallible human beings who often make mistakes are the authority, and God—the perfect, all-knowing, eternal God—is the one who needs correcting!
Man is not the authority; God is. As Christians, we must start with God’s Word as the authority in all areas.
The grass withers, the flower fades,
but the word of our God will stand forever. (Isaiah 40:8)
Oh, and if you’d like to learn more about starting with God’s Word as your authority, join me for one of my upcoming events, such as Launching Truth in Shipshewana, IN, June 26, 2026, or Grand Rapids, MI, June 27, 2026. I’ll be joined by my friend, astronaut Captain Barry Wilmore.
Find more about these free events and all my other events on our events page.
Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
Ken
This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.
