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And because truth on this subject is the"meat in due season" for the household offaith now, as well as because there arefew to publicly champion this truthwhich is now being attacked on everyhand, therefore, we feel that time andspace spent in criticizing and exposingthe arguments and sophistries of thosewho would make the Cross of Christ ofnone effect, is most necessary. Hence ifto any there seems to be an excuse orapology necessary for the pointed andcritical analyzing of the utterance of contemporarieson such subjects, our apologyis, our zeal for the truth; that its forcemay be seen in contrast with error: andfor you, that you may be strengthened,prepared, and armed against all the wilesof the devil, and that thus, many may beable to answer and refute his sophistries;thus helping and strengthening themselvesand others also.The recent issue of a contemporarydevoted to the NO RANSOM theory, presentsin its leading Editorial some glaringinconsistencies, in its effort to makeuse of Scripture phraseology, and at thesame time to discard the doctrine ofredemption and remission of sins throughR709 : page 2the blood of the cross. We were aboutto say--and at the same time maintain itstheory--but conclude that its theory,severely pressed for arguments, is changingand it would be difficult now to statewhat the exact theory is, except that theunchanged purpose is still plainly evident--the denial of the ransom.Before pointing out its sophisms, weplace some of its open and palpable contradictionsside by side, thus:------------"We not only claim that