#1—Problem
One cannot deny that there are verses in which Jesus is equated with God by others or by himself. Some of the most prominent examples are:
John 10:30 — “I and my Father are One.”
John 1:1 — “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
John 1:14 — “And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us.”
John 14:9 — “He that hath seen me hath seen the Father.”
John I7:22 — “And the glory which thou gave me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one.”
Colossians 2:9 — “For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.”
Philippians 2:6 — “Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God.”
Philippians 2:11 — “That every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
John 20:28 — “And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.”
Titus 2:13 — “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our savior Jesus Christ.”
Many other verses clearly show that Jesus did not consider himself to be God or God's equal. Some of the most relevant comments in this regard are:
Matthew 19:17 — “And he said unto him, why call me good? there is none good but one, that is God.”
John 5:30 — “I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.”
John 6:38 — “I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.”
John 14:28 — “My Father is greater than I.”
John 7:16 — “My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.”
1 Peter 3:22 — “Who is gone into heaven and is on the right hand of God.”
Matthew 27:46 — “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”
John 20:17 — “I ascend unto my Father, and your Father, and to my God and your God.”
The latter verse, alone, clearly shows that Jesus did not consider himself to be God. The list of passages in this vein could be extended dramatically, but the point has been made. Contrary to some biblical verses, Jesus repeatedly showed that he did not look upon himself as God's equal.
