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A Man Is Only As Good As His Word

The “Red-Letter” Words of Jesus, Day One

Lollie Hofer
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3 min readNov 5, 2021

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For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thought and intents of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 (NKJV)

I invite you to join me in studying Jesus’ words. More precisely, His “red-letter words” recorded in the Bible in the book of John (using the New King James Version). Words that not only impacted people during Jesus’ time on earth, but words that are alive, active, and powerful today.

You’ve heard the cliché, “A man is only as good as his word.”

If a man can’t honor his word, then his reputation is of no value.

The disease of alcoholism plagued my father a good portion of his life. Thankfully, a couple years before he died, he committed his life to Christ. Even though his life was marred by alcohol, he had one strong character trait which defined him.

He meant what he said.

Numerous times I heard him say, “A man is only as good as his word.” I don’t ever recall a time, apart from his promise to quit drinking, where he didn’t honor his word. If he said it, then it was so.

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Lollie Hofer
Lollie Hofer

Written by Lollie Hofer

I love Jesus. I love His Word. I love His children. These loves have accumulated into 50+ years of serving Him. See lolliehoferauthor.com for further info.

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