What is the most powerful tool available to man?

[Doctrine1st]

The skeptic will say the human mind, the theist will say God, perhaps followed by prayer, but in reality, arent we all talking about the same thing?

 

[JohnR7]

What is the most powerful tool

I do not know if you could call it a "tool", but what is most powerful for us is the resurrection power of God. The power that raises the dead to life. The power that is at work in those who are saved and being saved.

 

[Anduron]

I am uncertain if this would be called a tool as well, but I would say love.

 

[rocklife]

No, the human mind is not God. There is one God, and He is not our minds, He is not our fantasies or imaginations. He is God, Almighty Creator, and He is good and righteous and holy, our mind is not God. The Holy Spirit is not our mind. People that seem to follow their minds and neglect His word revealed in Scriptures are the ones who kill their children and families and poke out their eyes saying "god told me to do it." That is not God. There is one God!!!! And He teaches us His ways through His Holy Spirit and His words in the Bible. Not through our flesh. Unless you are His and wholeheartedly love the one true God through Jesus Christ, the atoning sacrifice for your sins, you won't even understand Him at all, and will probably make an idol, like so many equate Santa Claus with God, which is not who God is.
To be honest, I don't care what is the most powerful tool available to man, only God matters. He is all that everything is about, He created all, He is all, and He is the only one worthy of praise, because He is God. I am thankful He has opened my eyes to His truths in the Bible and to His Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ! Thank you Lord for saving me from my sins!!!

 

[LondonsBurning]

Ummm.... HELLO?!?

 

[altya]

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[Rafael]

The skeptic will say the human mind, the theist will say God, perhaps followed by prayer, but in reality, arent we all talking about the same thing?

No, I don't think so. The Bible says that the mind of man is fallen along with the flesh which it is hardwired to. It is only when a person is born spiritually that they have something other than the flesh to influence the mind. Once a person is born again, if they follow after and live by the Spirit's influence, they overcome the death that is inherited by the flesh which battles against the will of the spirit to control the mind or soul.
The Bible proposes a three part man as whole - spirit, soul, and flesh. So, I'm not sure what you getting at, but I do know the Bible says these things about the mind and spirit.

John 3:6 Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives new life from heaven.
7 So don’t be surprised at my statement that you must be born again.

Galatians 5:17 The old sinful nature loves to do evil, which is just opposite from what the Holy Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are opposite from what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, and your choices are never free from this conflict.

 

[lookinguptoo]

I like Anduron's answer "love", but that just points back to God for Christians because we believe "God is love". However, if you are looking for a tangible answer, I would say the Bible because it is a manuel for life and can show us how to escape many of life's problems, how to have a good life, and how to have a good eternal life.

 

[TheMainException]

Ummm.... HELLO?!?

Way to go man! Preach it!

 

[Jamme]

Uh... sellotape?

 

[Shi-Anne]

(IMHO)

Well, fortunately or unfortunately........

the most powerful tool available to man is "free will."

It is what allows us to choose the way we will go, rather than be forced to go a certain way. God in His love allows us to choose to follow Him or not.

 

[LilBrat4him]

THE BIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[innodonni]

Uh... sellotape?

Duct Tape. There is a difference you know.

 

[Jamme]

Duct Tape. There is a difference you know.

Duct tape?

 

[Hisbygrace]

I would agree with lookinguptoo that the most powerful tool available to man is God's word, the Bible. But let me add, that without the Holy Spirit man will not understand how to use it.

 

[Serapha]

The skeptic will say the human mind, the theist will say God, perhaps followed by prayer, but in reality, arent we all talking about the same thing?

Hi there!



In a word.... "no" ..... God does not equate to being on the same level as the human mind.



The most powerful tool available to man is the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.

That quickens the spiritual man making him a "born again" creature that is reconciled to God and gives the ability to, once again, communicate with God.

It is evidence of God being with us.

The Holy Spirit also gives the empowerment to do whatever God asks of us. It lead, guides and directs the believer, it enlights the believer and convicts the lost of their spiritual state.

It is the witness that Christ is resurrected and ascended to sit at the right hand of the Father.

The Holy Spirit heals the physical man. It makes the spiritual man complete. It casts out evil and promotes good. He interceeds in prayer.

It performs miracles still today. The Holy Spirit gives life. He gives gifts as He wills. He enables the believer by providing the power or gift to do the works.



Yup, the Holy Spirit is the most powerful tool available to man.




~serapha~

 

[4christ88]

i think the most powerful tool is the Word of God as it was given to us. it can help us in awful situations...give us peace, comfort, love....people without hope are given one when they hear the words of Jesus.

we can also resist the devil and temptations just remembering bible passages.

it can also help us make decisiions as to what is moral or not as the world always changes their definitions of certain issues. the bible always remains the same yesterday, today and forever more

 

[All4THALORD]

the best tool in the world is the Holy Bible. It tells us how we should live. That is what we should abide by.
With Love
All4THALORD

 

[SH89]

The most powerfull tool given to us(christians) is God's faith. Jesus said(greek translation) in mark 9:22, have the faith of God. We see that the worlds were created by the faith of God in hebrews 11. I always hear christians say that they dont have enough faith, when the fact of the matter is that their faith (given to them by God) was used by God to create billions of galaxies.

(peewee hermans voice) "amen."

 

[altya]

I would say the most powerful tool is to be Word and Spiritually balanced. With natural growing, we need to drink and eat, the very same with the spiritual growing. We need to feed our spirits with the Word and the Anointing. The Word is not only for reading but to study and implement it in our daily walk; this is not possible without the leading and teaching of the Holy Spirit.