Concerning our Holy and Divine God Almighty, the sole source and author and savior of our salvation (His WORD), and his 100% human being, later made immortal, his Son, Jesus Christ, the 100% human instrument of His WORD through his (the Father's) spirit; the perfect sinless sacrifice for our salvation...John 1:1-3 and 14
(Joh 14:28) Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I. (KJV)
Jesus the son of God is not as great as his Father, ever, in this world or the next age. The Father is always greater in many ways, including his power (the Almighty), omnipotence, foreknowledge, love, wisdom and the sole creator of all; including his son.
Those that do not believe that Jesus was born a human being, a 100% man (no incarnation mentioned at all - of a previous deity status, or an earthly deity status, of an impossible dual nature or a demi-god) as the son of God, opposes in spirit and mind, Jesus Christ and his spiritual presence, and therefore the Father’s presence by extension.
(Joh 5:18) Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself (as they thought- who could blame these 'blinded' men, and they were of course wrong in their assessment) equal with God. (KJV)
The Pharisees said that Jesus was making himself equal with his Father, as he said he was the son of God. Of course, Jesus never did say he was equal in power or he is/was or I am he, at all. They thought that because he was calling himself God’s son, he was also believing he was equal in all ways as God. And of course again, Jesus never did make this comparison, ever. They never believed he was God himself only that he may have the same power and authority, somehow. Many professing Christians are behind the same veil of 'blindness' today as the Pharisees, and therefore do not know the real Jesus Christ.
Blessings,
APAK