Trinity vs "The Father is greater than I"

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We are always taught that the Trinity means three equal divine persons in one God, yet in yesterday’s gospel Jesus states in John 14:28 “The father is greater than I.” Any explainations. Also if the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and Son, that also seems to indicate that the Father and Son somehow have pre-eminence. Thoughts anyone?
 
Remember that Jesus is not only God the Son, but also simply Jesus son of Mary. He has two natures that are not comingled. So, indeed God the Father is greater than Jesus of Nazareth. As the perfect man, the second Adam, Jesus lived a life of continued submission to God the Father.
 
They are of equal Nature, but there is rank of authority in the godhead. Just like the President of the US has greater authority than a general in the army. Both are of the same human nature, but the president has rank of authority over him. Also, the angle about Jesus being human is good and you can use Phil 2 to demonstrate that he voluntary lowered his authority to the father.

There are verses that say that the Father sent both Jesus and the Holy Spirit. There are verses that says the Son sent the Holy Spirit. But, there are no verses that says the Holy Spirit sent either the Father, nor the Son – thus we have rank of Father, Son, Holy Spirit in the trinity.

John 8:42
Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.

John 15:26
But when the Comforter is come, whom** I will send **unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:

John 8:42 demonstrates that the Son proceeded and was sent by the Father. John 15:26 tells us that Jesus will send the Holy Spirit which proceedeth from the Father.

John 20:22
He then breathed on them. He said, "Receive the Holy Spirit.

Philippians 2:5-11 (King James Version)

5Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

6Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be **equal with God: **

7But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

9Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

10That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

11And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

do a word study in the gospels on the word glory, and you will see that Christ was here to glorify his father, and the the Holy Spirit in enseance glorifies both the Father and the Son.
 
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