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To: Walk Softly who wrote (3534)	8/27/1998 12:43:00 PM
From: Bruce A. Brotnov	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4142

ES, I was looking for a bottom as well at low 8300's and now it is well below that "definite bottom". Perhaps we will come back strong this afternoon, but if not my whole strategy will be changing. I did some buying at the bottom of first low CMVT and AVEI. Near the market low I sold CMVT at 44 3/4 for 1/4 point profit (surprised) and I probably should have held, that is one strong stock for some reason. In the past a stock that held up like that was in a buy out process or at least a strong buyout. Sure it started at 46 (up 1 1/2 yesterday or so). I'm 50% or more cash now, lot's of buying power. <G> Down 275 right now at 12:45 pm. Bruce

To: Walk Softly who wrote (3534)	8/28/1998 3:25:00 PM
From: Bruce A. Brotnov	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4142

ES, market is miserable so let's continue the discussion on Constantines Bible, but I'm not sure which Bible you attribute to Constantine? I follow the KJV which comes from the"Textus Receptus" and some following mostly in agreement are: Pehsitta version 150, Italia Bible 157, Wycliff's Bible 1382, Erasmus Bible 1522, Tyndales' Bible in 1525 etc, etc. Agree that the other side of the house saw corruption by Origen who was born in 185 and unfortunately taught that Christ was a created being and not the Son of God and so he changed the texts to match "his" doctrine. From his writings came Sinaiticus 331 and Vaticanus 331, Jeromes Vulgate 382, Alexandrian 450 ,etc, etc which covers the period when the Constantine ruled. He thought Christians had a great attitude and seemed to have peace and happiness so he mandated that everyone be happy like the Christians, but I don't think he ever understood the source himself. He supposedly had a conversion but committed several murders after then, including his wife and son. Somebody sprinkled some water on him at his death bed, but not sure where he got involved with having a Bible named after him. As I said there were a couple of versions published (coming out of Origens modifications) during his period. At any rate that doesn't change the fact that God has preserved his Word and it is certainly more dependable than anything I know, especially the stock market. Bruce

To: Walk Softly who wrote (3534)	8/29/1998 9:16:00 AM
From: Bruce A. Brotnov	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4142

ES, I couldn't find your earlier note, but here are some observations to your comments (" ")on Constantine's impact on Bible: ".... yes the LDS were the first to implement irrigation in the USA and to politically oppose slavery)" * that is interesting, as I recall, blacks weren't allowed into BYU until about 20 years ago; could it have been national pressure against discrimination or a need for a more competitive football team? <G> " The point being, it takes the hands of men to do God's work.... whether preserving the Bible or bringing forth a colony in the wilderness...." * Concur II Peter 1:20,21 - the inspired (God Breathed) origin of scriptures and preserved, in spite of attempted corruption. The Bible is the most sold book in the world and no man has had more impact than than the "one solitary life - Jesus Christ". "... several hundred various christian creeds spanning the globe... glaringly similar to the hundreds of creeds Constantine tried to unite with his abridgement of the facts/truths... when one tries to be all things to all people something gets lost in the translation.... so what we have today is a hodge podge of christian truth, folklore and sophistry all parading together as Christianity.... no, God didn't preserve his word... abunch of pagan apostates did.... do you believe them??? I sure don't...." * Satan has been attacking mankind since the beginning in the Garden of Eden, he tried to tempt Jesus Christ (failed), to destroy the written word left behind after departure of the "Living Word" and the Christians who were separated to the Gospel.... They were tortured and gave their lives (see Foxes book of martyrs - they seemed to believe the Word and gave their lives for their beliefs). Attempts, such as by Origen to alter scriptures ( to match his own belief that Jesus was only a created being and not the Son of God), have been made to water down the Word and subtly change doctrine (e.g. virgin to "young woman", etc). However, the Word was never lost as it was always carried forth by small groups such as the anabaptists (and mankind was not in the dark, as some suppose, until 1830 when Joseph Smith came along with a "new vision") as the Word was preserved all along from the Textus Receptus to KJV and supported by Peshitta Version (150 A.D.), Italia Bible 157, Wycliff's Bible 1382, Tyndales Bible 1525, etc, etc. in spite of another line of altered scriptures from Constantines time and before. . . God has a warning for those who "add to" or " take away from" the word in Rev 22: 18,19 (similar warnings in Deut and Psalms). Alas there are "sheeps and goats", wolves in sheeps clothing and tares among the wheat as spoken to in the parable of the wheat and tares Matt 13: 24 -30. At the judgement day the tares will be gathered in bundles to burn and the wheat brought into the barn (heaven). As far as the KJV it was compiled from the ancient manuscripts of the old testament by the Masoretes Hebrew scholars and comes from "original textus receptus". Most modern translations come from Rudolph Kittet's "revised" Masoretic texts, coming from Origen and the days of Constantine. Many of todays popular versions also use this same source. Creation Research Institute has a 20 page copy for free (1-800-628-7640) in answer to "should creationists abandon the King James Version" question. The Sinaiticus and Vaticanus texts (from 331 AD), discovered in 19th century are old but there is no proof they are better or more reliable than the Textus Receptus. As you say there are many "scholars" who debate the texts, but I don't think God is the author of confusion, rather it is the subtle one in the garden who deceived Eve with slight changes to what God had said, using a little truth with a little lie - how effective still today. Unfortunately Constantine managed to incorporate a number of pagan rites, images, symbols, etc into the religious practice of the majority of the day (but there were those who refused them as well) Hey, this subject is more interesting than any stock that I know and will last a whole lot longer - for eternity. You ought to read a book called the "Handwritting of God" (Henry has it now so I don't have the authors name), but numerous codes have been discovered in the scriptures (Hebrew) that man cannot explain aside from God's encoding. Very interesting reading.