Outreach opportunities never present themselves in the same way. The presentation differences call for the approaches to them to differ as well. Through the use or recommendation of books, analogies, movies, and even music, the gospel can be shared. All of the books required for the History of Ideas III course can, if done strategically, be used as witnessing tools in opportunities of outreach. For a situation of personal interaction, the materials of any philosopher can be used considering the truth can be extracted by the person who knows Christ and Truth. Though, in situations of minimal to no interaction with the unbeliever, the materials for witnessing must be carefully selected. Within the collection of materials provided through the studies of the History of Ideas III course, …show more content…
Some of the key ideas in Discourse on Free Will, including Scriptural background and arguments, thorough explanation of both free will and salvation, the grace of God, and human nature, are more than enough to consider this writing a satisfactory source for outreach through engaging the mind of a stranger.
In Discourse on Free Will, Erasmus and Luther address free will in regard to salvation. Though they differ, the views of both Erasmus and Luther are held within the Christian world. Both men have used the Bible, among other Christian beliefs as sources of their views. From this, the mind of an unbeliever will be engaged to a Christian topic without the possibility of an anti-Bible or anti-Christ view getting in the way. The way that Erasmus and Luther approach the topics of free will and salvation presents itself in different forms and arguments. The interpretation of both the Old and New