It's unimaginable that Organized Religion can have such Control over others . Thank you for your series of videos .
@constpegasus3 жыл бұрын
A lot of good points. I spent over $ 3,000.00 bucks on old watchtower literature to verify what I was learning about their history was correct. Yeah, sounds crazy but I had to do it. Losing your faith in watchtower can be a blow but I’m over it now. Took me about six months to realize what I thought was the truth was nothing but a lie. Even got a 1917 edition of the finished mystery book. The stupidity that’s in it I could not believe until I had an original hard copy.
@beverlygreen43393 жыл бұрын
That is just insanity!! I'm so sorry you had to endure that. I hope your boy friend realizes how fortunate he is to have you. You are beautiful inside and out. You certainly don't look 41. 21
@Lolo-qw9vy2 жыл бұрын
Thank-you for this video. You are Very Sincere and Loving and I'm sure that this will help others that have left and need support. Remember that we are Great and Worthy and that God is within us and Shines through us all. Keep Up Your Appreciated Work. Blessings. 🙏
@FallenGrace-rj1iu3 жыл бұрын
Big hugs to you. I can relate to your situation in so many levels. Proud of you for your courage to tell your story. Hoping I’ll get there someday
@ms.anonymousinformer2423 жыл бұрын
I'm not done listening yet (just started video) .. but I want to say soon as you started talking before even mentioning the mic situation I was just thinking of making a compliment about how well I can hear you/good mic you're using. Then you mentioned the mic :) thing. I'm listening at only 1/4th volume level by ear buds so that's pretty good in my opinion 👍 .
@JOHNNYGIX3 жыл бұрын
It’s been a few years for me since I stopped going to meetings but I was drifting away for a while before that. I’ve learned that narrative is key. We know the news networks have used this more than ever especially with elections and Covid etc. Bible interpretation can also be pushed this way, for example: “We must obey god as ruler rather than men” Acts 5:29 Witnesses mainly use this scripture to show that god’s laws (through the JW channel only) must be adhered primarily if they contradict human rules. But, the governing body are men. Therefore, we must question and scrutinize the rules of men if we are to be faithful to this scripture, this is not an option for faithful christians as Acts 5:29 is very direct. The fact we are not allowed to do this as JW’s proves they have elevated their rules above Gods rules and/or principles. We clearly know what the bible says against this, it is actually equivalent to adding to the bible
@dannycasey82613 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your videos. They will help JWs think for themselves and wake up.
@catmeow3333 жыл бұрын
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@rolandbonillaex-jwdesprogr19663 жыл бұрын
Interesting great video
@rebella57693 жыл бұрын
I continue to enjoy your story so very much. It's so true that once you allow yourself to open up any xJW site and listen to the stories there, then that is it--the spell is broken. We realize we've been living in this fog all this time and wonder why we didn't see their mess that was right in front of us. But it's wonderful, nonetheless--to finally experience Sweet Freedom. Then the search for real truth begins. It's a journey. If yours is anything like mine, what you believe may be one thing now and transform into something else later on. For me I can finally say I feel very clear about what I have come to believe and understand after being out of the fog for 20 years now. I love the way you expressed your conviction now in finally knowing without a doubt that this is not the truth. That's huge right there. Many can't even come to that conclusion because they've been so thoroughly brainwashed. They may be out but still haven't woken up completely, believing it''s the truth and that they will die at Armageddon. Now that's really sad. Enjoy your journey. I'm enjoying it with you as you share
@Overcomingreligioustrauma3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. ♥️
@EricHurner3 жыл бұрын
My gosh, Meleah, I just went through your entire story in one session! Talk about being caught in a cleft stick... As you say, the actual abuse you suffered was in itself not as invasive and humiliating as what has happened to many other people, What is so perfidious the manner in which those around you dealt with it, most particularly the elders of your church. I've never been a JW and my family relationships are a far cry from anything you describe. At the same time none of us have every attempted to convince anyone that we lead exemplary lives or our beliefs are an example for others. That whole way of thinking is so hypocritical and silly that, in the long run, must set the organisation up for being shown up for the cult it is. As for you, I sincerely hope you'll get the resolution you're looking for in becoming part of the ex-JW community. From what I've seen, it is a very powerful and supportive community and every new person who joins it does her bit to help the steady stream of newcomers who enter, having just left the religion. I shall look forward to hearing what you have to say in about two years time, when a lot of the emotion will have subsided and you will be firmly established in a new way of life with new outlooks.
@asnarlofgingernightmares35263 жыл бұрын
Hey Meleah, we are from the same area, I know you're parents and family. I also realized I know the parties involved in your abuse. I'm shocked, flabbergasted, angry and I'm so sorry that happened to you. I left 4 years ago because of the ARC. You are not alone!!!
@seangerbick63573 жыл бұрын
Screw the JW! Just found out my neices bus driver was grooming her. He has been fired but I am have trouble getting my sister to file a police report. I just hope I can get the kids away from the organization. I am going to try as hard as I can even though july mother is still a pioneer! I am so happy I was like this is bullshit at 15 with no internet to help me !
@lorilee19313 жыл бұрын
That's a big deal, you're strong. I'm sorry for the little girls. Wishing you the best.
@timbothegreat77673 жыл бұрын
Yay - new video. I'm gonna start a Meleah fan club
@Deepthoughts4ever3 жыл бұрын
Whoa! You did do your research! Me too!!! I am so grateful you searched out the truth!
@stevenclarke56063 жыл бұрын
Hi Meleah , I’ve been reading your story, you have suffered and been so badly treated by this Cult. Stay strong and be happy and enjoy your life .
@sofianunez69053 жыл бұрын
Wow, I feel like I'm reading my life story...
@EfrainRiveraJunior2 жыл бұрын
Real happiness is getting away from the J-Dub cult.
@edwardjjanzen233 жыл бұрын
another interesting perspective on coming out of a religion one has been a part of since childhood. a good listen where the public can learn. towards the end perhaps a little critique, if i may. as someone who has been in more than 30 churches in my lifetime, i can testify as well that Jehovah's name is used in many of them. not as frequently as with Jehovah's witnesses; but almost always in reference to the 'FATHER'. the question is with matthew 24:14. the 'end' did not come in the first century; therefore 'the end' had a future meaning. the 'time of the end' is identified with 'the last days', and GOD's people are then seen on a march through the great tribulation and the end of this world, at armageddon. where Jehovah's witnesses have it wrong, is in their assessment of the value of matthew 24:14. jesus did not say that the preaching would be the only sign. matthew 24:14 was just one of many aspects of the sign. the lollards, waldenses, anabaptists, and millerites, among so many others, went on preaching campaigns, and the 'end' did not come. with Jehovah's witnesses it may very well turn out the same. another religion marching off into the sunset. what jesus did say, is that the identifying mark would be how christians treated one another. he did not link this with the preaching work. he did not say ... 'only if you preach can you be my disciples'. the fact remains that this might not be the time. it wasn't for the other groups that i have mentioned. in my research into the religion of Jehovah's witnesses i find that they clearly do not measure up to jesus' words of 'love among yourselves'. with so many being disfellowshipped each and every year, with countless others being reproved publicly and privately, with so many leading double lives, of the approx 8.5 million members there may be only a couple of million members who can actually claim to be Jehovah's witnesses. matthew 24:14, to me, does appear a way of recruiting members and weeding out those who do not fit in, and keeping others who can be mentally and emotionally controlled. love of Jehovah has little or even nothing to do with it. i am eager to learn what this young woman has yet to say.
@andrewatson39923 жыл бұрын
I wonder what KH meoldies you know find in disdain and which ones still pass muster? That would be an interesting video? Afterall, music has a great impact personally and collectively.
@timyattaw1623 жыл бұрын
Glad your thinking for yourself. Good video. I have not seen a lot of videos against the good Jehovah witnesses. Which is good. I know that there are 100s of thousands of good a genuine witnesses. My mother is one and I have gone to many meetings and assemblys , I have always had a off set feeling when ever I had gone to a meeting. But I believe that God can be most understood through some of their teachings, meaning that God is working through the people and not the governing body. Let me know your thoughts on this if you like. Have great day and keep God close to your heart.
@Overcomingreligioustrauma3 жыл бұрын
Yes God is with people with good hearts
@ms.anonymousinformer2423 жыл бұрын
There would have to be "good" (honest hearted, but ignorant) jws in the first place, in order for there to become EX Jw's :-) , in my opinion. So I imagine there would also be "good" (honest hearted, but misled&ignorant) ones still in.... just not at that point yet to leave.
@pennybeeflower3 жыл бұрын
@@Overcomingreligioustrauma We have to separate our association with the criminal org if we are truly a good person. Good people want to know the facts about everything in their life. Believing fairy tales doesn't make them real and true. Burying ones head in the sand means they accept everything their leadership is. jw will tell you that about other religions so they know the principle. What is good? How can one work for an employer who requires one steal from others yet want to be seen as a good person? By one's association to the crimal that one is recognized. jw say that one is viewed as good if no one sees them doing wrong. So if one hides their bad behavior well are they just fine? That is the whole problem with societies that silence the victims including the corporate governments nowadays.
@lalo26413 жыл бұрын
Stay happy and complete 😊
@beverlyharward96313 жыл бұрын
Mileage, my heart goes out to you. If I may, I am asking you to please enable your videos for closed captions. When I'm 1st notified of your new video, I can't listen to it because my husband doesn't want to hear any of the exjw videos- he was never a jw. That means I have to plug in earbuds to listen to you which is not convenient till very late at night. Thank you, Beverly
@Overcomingreligioustrauma3 жыл бұрын
Yes I will try to figure out how to do that
@ms.anonymousinformer2423 жыл бұрын
Beverly, wow I am sorry to read that your husband is this way, despite not ever being a jw. My husband was never a JW either, but he does not mind listening/over hearing what I listen to on YT. I think the closed caption idea is also, good for those EX jw s who have spouses still in the org, who very much are against these videos, as well. For example, I know someone who is Ex JW but her husband is still a Jw and it is such a bad situation for her, (He is very mean to her) she has to do all her communicating (secret email account, talking to non jw/ex jw on phone, in secret when hes not home etc..) or when he is another location, to not get backlash from him, and bad treatment. People in her situation would benefit too, from this. I had no idea a YT account holder (making videos) had to change the settings to even enable that, until reading this comment. Wow. I thought closed caption was automatic if the viewer chose that. So that is good to know, now. I had no idea, I (or any other YT'er ) had to do it in their settings in order to enable it. Thanks to the comment I am replying to I too , now know of this.
@justinporter4583 жыл бұрын
Good on you dear sister youve made the truth your own and its not in the Watch Tower or Bible Vile Bull. Warm apostate love justin porter ex jw
@stefanosm53 жыл бұрын
you seem happy and your doggies are happy. keep up the research. there is no true religion. they're all man made. religion has nothing to do with god.
@Overcomingreligioustrauma3 жыл бұрын
I am happy. Thank you.
@ms.anonymousinformer2423 жыл бұрын
Yes, I agree. It is also, possible to still believe in a creator entity/God of some form (If you choose to) and with or without belief in the bible while still at the same time not subscribing to organized religions. Some people think you have to be atheist or whatever to have that mindset. To each their own, but I just wanted to mention that. I'm of that mindset (not atheist, but not "christian" either) . Look into Natural Law, if you can (suggesting this to her & anyone else on this) and what Mark Passio has to say on what Natural Law really is. It is a whole different viewpoint, but worth looking into even if you don't agree with it. Im the type of person who chooses to be open minded, and listening to others ideas/ view points ,and different paradigm/way of thinking, just to learn about things , all the while not automatically blindly believing what I listen to either. I think me being that way, even back when I was a unbaptised (never baptized but pretty much grew up in&around it since age 12) publisher, I had this mindset and it may have been why I eventually woke up to so many things (not just jw related), over time. I am just too curious (and like to know how others think&believe whether I agree or not) to stay away from "apostate" talk, lol. Although, it still did take me two decades to "wake up" from that while being PO(Making meetings as unbaptised was so hard)MI mindset.
@stefanosm53 жыл бұрын
@@ms.anonymousinformer242 i'm the type of person that don't like beliefs. beliefs are just stories of the mind about something not experienced. after i left jws i was so disappointed from religion that i became an atheist. but after years i realized that atheism is a religion/belief system. it rejects something just because it can't understand it. so i thought i should be agnostic. simply not knowing. this mindset helped me to research areas i was avoiding because of the jw leftovers in my mind. in conclusion, god must be experienced. it cannot be understood through logic, beliefs, intellect, books, science. it is out of thought processing.
@jennoor31053 жыл бұрын
All Christianity is ruled by Roman Catholic church. Pope and UN Re bring one World religion.
@Overcomingreligioustrauma3 жыл бұрын
@@ms.anonymousinformer242 you sound just like me. I'm looking into it! Thank you!
@symone3113 Жыл бұрын
Your ex hubby is a wuss… he told you the exact same thing as the people in your life were telling you when you were younger….then he quickly went and spoke to elders when you decided to go your separate ways.. I remember my ex F’tard told me he was going to tell the elders on me because I was walking out of place talking to this guy about my car.. when my ex said that to me I told him.. I’m a grown ass women and you tell them what you want… I was so sick of the WT and my ex bs…. I didn’t grow a JW he did and cheated several times but his mom wanted him to be MS so bad…. Ugggg!!!’ This brings back memories I’d rather forget…
@gladys919 Жыл бұрын
The worst part about all this, is when you have family still in it, and you try to speak up and show them the way, you are called an APOSTATE and that is just so derogatory and controlling 😞
@Overcomingreligioustrauma Жыл бұрын
My mother told me I am the same as Satan. It hurts
@gladys919 Жыл бұрын
@@Overcomingreligioustrauma That is so incredibly awful to say- these people dont understand they are doing the exact opposite as what the elders preach "lovingly".... I hope your mother one day realizes that she is choosing an organization over her own child- tragic
@deanpixx2 жыл бұрын
YHWH was not removed - that’s just another ridiculous, baseless watchtower claim.
@Sportliveonline3 жыл бұрын
A classic victim of circumstnces and chance or happenchance ~~~ like any controlling religion like Islam women are victims of circumstance ~~~ Now the internet has and is changing the way we think, a shift in consciosness shared dialogue is the norm ~~personally i dont think there are any clear defining answers ~~faith is still a good thing provided it does not harm other people ~~You could ask so why does`ent God just make it clear to everyone in the first place ,said that life is good and enjoy ....
@saffronhammer77143 жыл бұрын
Technically it was adultery. It is simply a word, look it up in the dictionary. You weren't divorced. But who cares? They also call sex between two consenting adults not married "fornication." Who cares what two consenting adults do in the privacy of their own home? If someone is harmed, call the police. Otherwise, they should mind their own business. No one should be judging the choices of others.
@Overcomingreligioustrauma3 жыл бұрын
Depends on what you believe is marriage. In the Bible it was commitment. Sex. Not paper.
@saffronhammer77143 жыл бұрын
So that means if you’re married to one person and have sex with many , you’d be married to as many people as you abused with? Or the legal definition, which is a piece of paper. If it’s sex and commitment then boyfriend and girlfriend could file taxes under married filing jointly. It’s all absurd other than legal reasons. No one needs to be in anyone’s business, for sure, other than those in a relationship.
@saffronhammer77143 жыл бұрын
So that means if you’re married to one person and have sex with many , you’d be married to as many people as you abused with? Or the legal definition, which is a piece of paper. If it’s sex and commitment then boyfriend and girlfriend could file taxes under married filing jointly. It’s all absurd other than legal reasons. No one needs to be in anyone’s business, for sure, other than those in a relationship.
@saffronhammer77143 жыл бұрын
So that means if you’re married to one person and have sex with many , you’d be married to as many people as you abused with? Or the legal definition, which is a piece of paper. If it’s sex and commitment then boyfriend and girlfriend could file taxes under married filing jointly. It’s all absurd other than legal reasons. No one needs to be in anyone’s business, for sure, other than those in a relationship.
@saffronhammer77143 жыл бұрын
So that means if you’re married to one person and have sex with many , you’d be married to as many people as you abused with? Or the legal definition, which is a piece of paper. If it’s sex and commitment then boyfriend and girlfriend could file taxes under married filing jointly. It’s all absurd other than legal reasons. No one needs to be in anyone’s business, for sure, other than those in a relationship.
@mr.d.c.1914.13 жыл бұрын
Isa 9:6 the word Prince in the Prince of Peace means PATRON ANGEL also Leader. WHO IS the ONE LEADER that we have? Jesus. Now, that same exact Hebrew word was used for Daniel 12:1 which is used for Michael the Archangel. So are you saying there are MANY LEADERS now? JESUS IS LORD! His Lordship was MADE - See Acts 2. Who is the Sovereign Lord? He is different from Jesus as mentioned in Acts 4:24, 26, 30 There is no term God of gods or Creator or Maker used for Jesus.Acts 4:24 - who is NOT Jesus and who is called Sovereign Lord - "one accord to God and said: “Sovereign Lord, you are the One who made the heaven and the earth " Who is TOTALLY DIFFERENT from Jesus who is the Anointed and the Sovereign Lord's SERVANT as Acts 4:30 mentioned "through the name of YOUR holy servant Jesus.”" Acts 4:26 - one against Jehovah and against his ANOINTED one. GOD IS NOT A LITERAL TORTURER. GOD is LOVE. He only gives eternal life to those who exercise faith in him and his Son (John 3:16, John 14:1) and NOT TO WICKED people. The Wicked will VANISH AND WILL BE NO MORE. Psalms 37:20 How many is Jehovah? Trinitarians say there are THREE Jehovah. What does the Bible say? There is ONE JEHOVAH and NOT THREE JEHOVAH. Deut 6:4. - “Listen, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah WHO IS THE STAR IN NUMBERS 24:17? That is Jesus. It is the same Hebrew word used in Job 38:7 for the morning stars. So as Jesus is called THE BRIGHT morning star (REV 22:16) so also are the other morning stars(angels). So Jesus is the CHIEF Angel with the archangel's voice (1 Thes 4:16). Jesus is called Prince of Peace in Isa 9:6 and the original Hebrew word for Prince means PATRON ANGEL which is the same Hebrew Word used for Michael the archangel in Daniel. Jesus is the High Priest and the High Priest is NOT GOD himself. GOD DOES NOT WORSHIP HIMSELF : John 4:22 -You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, because salvation begins with the Jews. Jesus Included himself IN WORSHIPPING THE FATHER. ONLY A CREATION WILL WORSHIP GOD. If the holy Spirit is a PERSON then now you have MANY PERSONS IN ONE GOD. REV 5:6 - seven eyes, and the eyes mean the seven spirits of God.SO NOW YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL SEVEN PERSONS IN GOD. Who is the cause of Salvation? Both GOD and the lamb are saviors, Rev 7:9-10, even Jesus needed to be saved by the Father from death as the Father is the SOURCE OF LIFE AND SALVATION , Hebrews 5:7 & John 5:26 - THE FATHER GAVE THE SON LIFE. Does the Bible called Jesus MADE AND BORN? Yes! JESUS is the Messiah and a CREATION BY GOD! He is called “BORN OF/FROM GOD”. (1 JOHN 5:18) Hebrews 1:5 showed that Jesus was MADE/BORN (orig Greek-gennaw). Also it says "he will become my son" Notice, FUTURE TENSE, WILL, so before that the SON DID NOT EXIST. If you are BORN AND MADE then you are a creation. , Hebrews 1:5 mentions I WILL BECOME HIS FATHER, so Jesus relationship with the Father has a BEGINNING, When ? it was TODAY. TODAY implies a beginning. When did Jesus become SON? Even before Jesus became human he is called SON , Prov 30:4 Was Jesus GIVEN LIFE? He is called the firstborn and beginning of the CREATION BY GOD (COL 1, Revelation ) Also john 5:26 mentions that the FATHER GAVE JESUS, THE SON, with LIFE. If Jesus was given LIFE OR EVEN ETERNAL LIFE, then Jesus does not have life or eternal life before those were given to him. Notice, the Father was NOT given life. JESUS was MADE LORD (ACTS 2:36).JOHN 6:57 - Jesus Said “ I LIVE BEC OF THE FATHER” SO JESUS’ LIFE was dependent on the Father and his SOURCE OF LIFE/Eternal Life IS THE FATHER as John 5:26 states as well. 1john 5:1 - Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born from God,+ and everyone who loves the one who caused to be born loves him who has been born from that one . who is this that HAS BEEN BORN from that one? That is Jesus! 1 John 5:18 - Jesus is called BORN FROM GOD JESUS IS BORN FROM GOD, 1 JOHN 5:18 - We know that everyone who has been born from God does not practice sin, but the one born from God* watches him, and the wicked one cannot take hold of him . WHO is the ONE BORN FROM GOD that watches us and protects us and who does not sin? JESUS CHRIST! HAS ANYONE SEEN GOD? NO MAN HAS SEEN GOD and if they see GOD's face THEY WILL DIE. Jesus was seen by many and they didn't DIE so Jesus Is Not The Almighty God. Jesus is called SON even before coming to earth as human. Exo 33:20 states "“You cannot see my face, for no man can see me and live.”" NO MAN CAN SEE ME, notice ME , you think ME IS NOT LITERAL? IT IS LITERAL "ME" WHO IS GOD. GOD IS FROM FOREVER: John 1:1 mentions the WORD WAS IN THE BEGINNING, so Jesus was LIMITED "IN THE BEGINNING" Unlike GOD who is FROM FOREVER (Psalms 90:2). Is "a god" a valid translation in John 1:1? Sahidic Coptic translation uses an indefinite article with the word “god” in the final part of John 1:1. The Greek used in the BIble does not have an indefinite article "a" so that's why you don't see the "a" in John 1:1, The Sahidic Coptic translation uses an indefinite article with the word “god” in the final part of John 1:1. again, john 1:1 about theos - Strong's Concordance theos: God, a god , so "a god" is a valid translation. "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon" defines theos as "a god" as well. so it is a valid translation. Also Thayer's Greek Lexicon also defines theos as "a god" so it is a valid translation Is Jesus the same as Jehovah? Jesus is the SON. Jehovah is Our FATHER (Isa 63:16). Even the trinity doctrine states the SON IS NOT THE FATHER, so Jesus is NOT JEHOVAH How many person is GOD? God said " I am God Almighty", The use of I am, means GOD is ONE PERSON. Do you use I am, me, myself, me alone for ONE LITERAL PERSON or THREE PERSONS? You only use those phrases for ONE literal person and NEVER FOR THREE PERSONS. Is Jesus described as a Morning Star like the Angels? Yes. Rev 22:16 - 16 “‘I, Jesus, sent my angel to bear witness to you about these things for the congregations. I am the root and the offspring of David+ and the bright morning star.’”+ JESUS IS THE BRIGHT MORNING STAR, Angels are also called morning stars in Job 38:7, so Jesus is the BRIGHT OR CHIEF OF THE ANGELS (archangel) as 1 Thessalonians 4:16 mentions. What does Firsborn means? So depending on the context the firstborn can be the chief, principal, or first in time or place or rank. Still though, when you use the firstborn with an OF, “firstborn OF”, because of the OF , that means the firstborn BELONGS TO THE GROUP, just like when you say firstborn of the sheep. The firstborn is a sheep. So Jesus belongs to the group of creation, firstborn of all creation. Does John 8:58 correlate with Exodus 3? In Exodus 3, GOD is called I WILL BECOME (not I am) and does not correlate with John 8:58 Word: DID Pronounce: haw-yaw Use: TWOT-491 Verb 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out Jehovah is called GOD of gods, who are these gods? if you say that those are all false gods, then you are saying that GOD is like Satan as he is God of all false gods. Those gods exist, just like King of kings, those kings exist. Is Jehovah, GOD's name? Psalms 83:18. Strong's No.: H3068 Hebrew: יְהֹוָה Transliteration: Yᵉhôvâh Phonetic: yeh-ho-vaw'" and even the BIBLE mentions the God's followers containing his name. Jehoshaphat, jehu, etc. With all Jehovah, the God of the Bible. Yes. Jehovah is God in the Bible, the Our Father (JEHOVAH) ISA 63 AND WHO IS JAH , JEHOVAH that is WORTHY OF PRAISE AND GLORY! ISA 26:4 - 4 Trust in Jehovah forever,h For Jah* Jehovah is the eternal Rock. JEHOSHAPHAT(MATTHEW 1 :8) - Easton's Bible Dictionary Jehovah-judged. Easton's Bible Dictionary Jehovah-judged. Smith's Bible Dictionary Jehoshaphat - (whom Jehovah judges.) Yup, JEHOVAH is the name of GOD IN THE BIBLE as his followers have the name of Jehovah in their name. What was Jesus role in creation? He is the Master Worker (Prov 8) and a channel used by GOD in the creation. Notice the TWO WORDS translated as By/Through in Col 1:16 - 1. En - a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively),.. Notice it says INSTRUMENTALITY 2. Dia - a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act Notice it says CHANNEL OF AN ACT So Colossians 1:16 simply mentions that Jesus is USED BY GOD AS A CHANNEL OF AN ACT, AN INSTRUMENT in the Creation. Compare that to GOD in 1 Cor 8:6 , notice for God the Father he uses the word EK - or ex ex a primary preposition denoting ORIGIN (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause; literal or figurative; direct or remote):- Notice GOD the Father is the ORIGIN/FROM ,THE SOURCE FROM WHOM ALL THINGS are created. BIG DIFFERENCE. So the FATHER IS the ORIGIN of all things. For JEsus, it didn;t use the word Origin but "THrough" which in the Original Greek word also means "a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act". So God the Father is like the WRITER, he used his Son as a channel of a act to write (like a pen). So the only writer is the Father, the Son was used as a channel and NOT THE ORIGIN of creation. This is confirmed by Jesus in John 5:19 - " Jesus said to them: “Most truly I say to you, the Son cannot do a single thing of his own initiative, but only what he sees the Father doing.+" JESUS CANNOT DO A SINGLE THING , his FATHER always guide him.