While having breakfast at Toast Box I saw the couple on the next table throwing away the egg yolks of their four eggs. They ate only the egg white, what a waste. I believe that they belong to the generations that were ‘fooled’ by the doctors who advocate that egg yolks are bad because of perceived ‘high cholesterol.” That was a wrong teaching, which had been debunked for quite some time, from long ago. Hard for me to believe that a young couple would be so outdated. They will probably be teaching the same ‘myths’ to their children and all around them.

The danger of misunderstanding or wrong teachings does not endanger one generation. They perpetuate down many generations. The bible does tell us that at least four generations will be ‘cursed’ from not knowing and following God. Therefore, the right teachings must be constantly taught and emphasized. Some may think that repetitions will bore people away. Nevertheless, it is necessary to drum that in.

Conversely, the correct teaching will benefit not just ourselves but those that follow us. Just as the bible also said that many generations will be blessed by following God, correct teachings pass down for the years to come.

To note is that the ‘wrong teaching’ comes from people who meant good. Doctors want to help people live a healthy lifestyle. So, they teach the latest ‘good’ known to them; for example: the misunderstanding of cholesterol. They should have a critical mind and think about such research constantly, update and recant whatever is wrong instead of perpetuating it.

Likewise, our teachers of Holy Scripture. We must constantly learn and be critical of teachings coming from elsewhere other than the bible itself. Checking them against scripture carefully before endorsing them. The church had been around for 2000+ years. There are long proven doctrines and some dubious ones. We have to be clear, lest we lead people into the wrong kingdom.

God bless,
In Christ’s service,

Barry Leong

我在土司工坊吃早餐，看到邻座一对夫妇将他们四粒鸡蛋中的蛋黄都丢掉了。他们只吃蛋白，多浪费啊。我相信他们应该是属于被医生“蒙蔽”说蛋黄是无益的年代，因为蛋黄被认为会造成高胆固醇。这是错误的教导，也已经在很多年以前就被揭穿了。让我难以置信的是这对年轻夫妇竟然如此过时。他们恐怕也对他们的孩子和周围的人教导了同样的“神话”。

误解或错误教导的危险不会只殃及一个世代。它们会蔓延很多个世代。圣经告诉我们，不认识也不跟随上帝的，将被“咒诅”至少四个世代。因此，正确的教导必须被持续和强调。有人可能以为不断的重复会令人厌烦，尽管如此，仍有必要持守教导。

反过来说，正确的教导不只是让我们受益，也福及跟随我们的人。就如圣经也如此说，跟随上帝的，世世代代都将蒙福，正确的教导也将要一年又一年的被传达下来。

必须注意的是，“错误的教导”可以是来自本意是好的人。医生原本要帮助民众活出健康的生活方式，所以，他们就将自己所知道最新且“好的”教导民众；例如，对胆固醇的误解。其实，他们应该有批判性的头脑，不断地思考这项研究，继续跟进并舍弃任何错误的教导，而不是延续它。

同样的，对圣经的教导，我们必定要持续的学习，对圣经以外的教导要有危机感。在附和它们之前，必须先小心查阅。教会存在已经2000多年了，其中有经过长久印证的教义，也有一些是令人质疑的。我们对此必须是清楚的，否则我们将领人进入错误的国度。

上帝赐福,
在基督里服事的,

Barry Leong
（由林秀娟会吏翻译）