The Deity of Jesus Christ

Firstly, let me say I am going to disagree with everything I am about to say. I am simply playing the devil's advocate by attempting to disprove the deity of Christ. For this debate, I will be debating from the point of view of a Jehovah's witness. Therefore, everything I say following this point will be from the point of view of a Jehovah's Witness. I believe that Jesus Christ is the first and greatest creation of Jehovah God. Jesus is a spirit creature and became a man to redeem us from our sins. I maintain that Jesus Christ most certainly is not Almighty God. John 20:28: There are two possible explanations for this verse. 1) Thomas was simply so amazed and startled that he says "my God"! 2) Thomas could have called Jesus God, but that doesn't mean Jesus is God. John 8:58: Jesus existed as a spirit creature before Abraham existed. I have no problem with this verse. John 1:1-3: John 1:1 should be translated "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was a god." (NWT). Jesus is simply a god, he is not Almighty Jehovah. We know this should be the correct translation because there is no definite article in front of god. Since god is not definite, it should be "a god". The translations that use God instead of a god are simply influenced by Trinitarians. With those verses out of the way, we should examine a few verses that clearly teach that Jesus is not God. "God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?" (Numbers 23:19). Since Jesus is both a man and the son of man, he cannot possibly be God according to this text. "No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us." (1 John 4:12). No one has ever seen God, but people saw Jesus, so he cannot possibly be God. "You heard me say, 'I am going away and I am coming back to you.' If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I." (John 14:28). Jesus is not as great as God. If the Father is better than Jesus, then Jesus cannot be almighty Jehovah. Let each of you look not only to his own interests but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. (Philippians 2:4-7). Jesus did not try to become equal with God, even though he isn't as great as God. "but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. " (1 Corinthians 1:24). If Jesus is the wisdom of God, it would be important to find out if the Bible mentions the wisdom of God elsewhere. "The LORD possessed me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of old. Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth." (Proverbs 8:22-23). Jesus is the wisdom of God, and according to Proverbs, he was created before the beginning of the earth. This is partly how we know Jesus is the first and greatest creation of Jehovah through whom all other things were created. "He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were other created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities"all other things were created through him and for him." (Colossians 1:15-16). Jesus is the firstborn or first created being of Jehovah God. After Jesus was created, according to this passage, all other things were made by Jesus. "For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself." (John 5:26). From this, we know that the Son derives his life from the Father. Obviously, he cannot be equal to the Father. "When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things in subjection under him, that God may be all in all. (1 Corinthians 15:28). If Jesus is subject to the Father, again, he cannot be equal to the Father. This is because Jesus is a creation. "Jesus said to her, "Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, "I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God."" (John 20:17). If Jesus is God, how can God have a God? If so, then there would be at least two Gods: Jesus and his God. "'The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.'" (Mark 12:29). Scripture clearly teaches over and over again that there is only one God. If you believe Jesus is God, the Father cannot be a separate God. If they are separate Gods, then they violate the clear teaching of monotheism. If you believe the Father is the Son, why do we see examples of Jesus praying to the Father? Was he simply praying to himself? There are many other verses that clearly teach that Jesus is not God, but I will end here to see how you respond. I look forward to your response.