Trinity?

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The very passage you refer to in Philippians 2 says that the Lord Jesus 'thought it not robbery to be equal with God' (verse 6).

You refer to John 1.14 which says the Lord Jesus' glory is 'the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth'; a resounding testimony to His deity.

It seems, however, you have come to this site with the express purpose of denying among the most central doctrines of Biblical Christianity.

The unclean spirits confirmed that Jesus is the Son of God.
Mark 3:11 “And unclean Spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.”
The unclean spirits, who were with Him in heaven and knew Him, confirmed every time that they saw Jesus, that He is the Son of God, and not as one of the Sons of God. Therefore we can accept that Jesus is the only Son.
There will only be two thrones on the new earth. The one throne for God, and the other one for His only Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus is also known as the Lamb of God.
Rev 22:3 “And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him.”
If there is more than one Son, provision would have been made for more than two thrones because God will not give a throne just for one of His sons and not to the others. This fact clearly indicates that Jesus Christ is the only Son. .
The ‘counsel of peace’ will be between them both, God and Jesus.
Zech 6:13 - “Even he shall build the temple of the Lord; and He shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne; and the counsel of peace between them both.”
Please note the word ‘both’ at the end of the text which means, that there will only be two thrones for God the Father and Jesus Christ, His Son, in the New Jerusalem. There will be no third throne for another God-head. If there were more sons it would have been referred to here that the counsel of peace would have been between more than the two (both) only.
A man with the ‘spirit of an unclean devil’ confirmed that Jesus is the Holy of God.
Luk 4:33-34 – “And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice, Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? Art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.”
The spirit of an unclean devil also confirmed that Jesus is the Holy One of God otherwise, he would have referred to as ‘One of the Holy of God’.
Jesus confirmed to the man whom He just healed from blindness from birth, that He is the Son of God.
Joh 9:35-37 – “Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is He that talketh with thee.”
Jesus would possibly have asked, ‘Do you believe that I am one of the sons of God?’ if there were more than one son, but He referred to Himself as the Son of God which creates the image that He is the only Son.
With the baptism of Jesus Christ, God spoke from the heavens saying that Jesus is His beloved Son, which have been heard by many and has also been documented.
Mat 3:17 - “And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
God confirmed from the heavens that Jesus Christ is His beloved Son and that He is well pleased in Him. If there were more than one Son, it could have created other problems between the brothers, as God just called Jesus his beloved Son. God does not favour one above the other. Because God did not refer to Jesus as one of His beloved ‘sons’, we can thus accept that Jesus is the only Son.
At one stage Peter, James and John were with Jesus on a mountain where a cloud covered them and they heard a voice coming out of the cloud confirming that Jesus is His beloved Son.
Mat 17:5 “While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.”
Mar 9:7 “And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.”
Luk 9:35 “And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.”
2Pet 1:17 “For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
God confirmed to Peter, James and John that Jesus is His beloved Son and so is the message also carried forward by the apostles Mark, Luke and Peter. Again strong references and confirmations that Jesus is the only Son of God.
Joh 1:14 – “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”
Joh 1:18 – “ No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared Him.”
Joh 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
1 Joh 4:9 – “In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.”
All the texts above creates the image that Jesus is truly the only Son of God.
God lived as the Holy Spirit in Jesus Christ and He did all the works.
Joh 14:10 – “Believeth thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, He doeth the works.”
Jesus Himself here confirmed that the Father, also the Holy Spirit is within Him, and that His Father is doing the works.
Jesus Christ spoke these words and confirmed that He came to this earth at God’s request.
Joh 8:18 – “I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.”
Here we see that God sent Jesus, therefore an instruction from God to Jesus.
Jesus spoke these words Himself and confirmed that God existed and sent Him to this earth.
Joh 8:26 – “I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.”
Jesus came because God gave Him the instruction, and to inform man that which He had heard from His Father. He also came to confirm to the people the existence of the real God.