Well there you go. Thanks Leonidas, and you too John D.
Fjlotsdale, Leonidas puts forth a good argument. The olnly thing I would add is that your supposition of "through" meaning "conduit" is that you are reading a word or two that is not there. "Through him all things were made" (by God). Whereas in interpreting "through" to mean "by" or "because of" we are using a precedent in the English lanuage as well as interpreting in a fashion consistent with the existing tone and intent of the Bible. Nowhere does it say Jesus is A god. Nowhere does it say there are THREE gods. However the Bible is quite clear that there is one God that made all, yet without Jesus nothing was made.
There is the argument that Jesus never said "I am God and part of the Trinity" (although he did say "I and the father are one" etc), but for me this is a stronger case. That those who lived with him for three years, saw him die, saw him rise again and were filled with his spirit afterwards, went on to spread the good news (gospel) throughout the Roman world and die for their beliefs that God had lived amongst them and given them eternal life.
Remember that Paul, was one who put Christians to death before encountering HIS GOD (YHWH) who asked him why he was persecuting HIM. Not his son, his creation or his brother God or even his people. HIM.
God resides in the Christian. Gods spirit resides in a Christian just as my spirit resides in my music. The difference between Gods creation and mine is as obvious as the differences between Gods spirit and mine, Still, the analogy makes sense to me. Though it is a "captured" spirit, a moment of time caught in repetition rather than constant everflowing interraction, I can communicate in the emotional language of music with one who is willing to hear.
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I am the walrus!.... er, no hang on....
A fair dinkum laughing Hyena!