Genesis 1:1 (KJV)
1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Jehovah God the Father is the source of all life and it is the creation of the heaven and the earth that is marked as the beginning. Jehovah's firstborn (the beginning of His creation - Revelation 3:14) Jesus was the channel in which he created everything else including the angels.
Revelation 4:11 (KJV)
11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
This verse is about the Father as the 24 elders fall down and worship Him. They are worshipping the God (Jehovah) of all creation. Everything was created for His pleasure. Remember the Father is the source of all life.
1 Corinthians 15:24-28 (KJV)
24 Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.
25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.
28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.
Here we see that the Father (God) will be the ultimate Sovereign ruler of the New Heaven and New Earth after the end cometh. In verse 24, Jesus turns the kingdom over to the Father after the end of the millennium. How do we know this is talking about the millennium? Because in verse 25 and 26, it says that Christ must reign until the last enemy is destroyed which is death. We know from reading Revelation chapter 20 that death isn't defeated until the 1,000 year reign if Christ with the saints concludes.
In verses 27 and 28 we see that it was the Father that put all things under Jesus. However the Father is the exception to this. The Father Jehovah is the one who made Jesus ruler of all things. Jesus was exalted and given this Kingship by his Father. Finally when all things are subdued unto Christ, which happens when death is destroyed at the conclusion of the millennium, the Son will be subject unto the Father. Remember, that it was the Father that put all things under the Son. It says that Jesus will be subject unto the Father so that God will be all in all. Jehovah, who is called God, will be the ultimate ruler in the New heaven and New earth. He will be head of Christ just as he is now. Jesus will be the 2nd in command.
John 3:16 (KJV)
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.
God, who is the Father, gave us His Son as a ransom sacrifice. We know that this is Jesus as he is the one who died on the stake for our sins. So clearly, we can identify Jesus as the Son. Who is Jesus the Son of? Clearly from the above passage, Jesus is the Son of God. Jesus was sent by the one true God to the earth, so clearly there is a distinction between him and God. Jesus can't be something he is the Son of. The Father is identified as God.
1 John 4:8 (KJV)
8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
Jehovah God is love in its totality. This eliminates any doctrine of eternal torment. This damnable doctrine maligns the character of our Father in heaven. Those who say they know God but don't love their fellow man are proven to be liars. When we as professing Christians Love our fellow man, it proves that we know God.
1 Timothy 1:16-17 (KJV)
16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
So in verse 16, Paul talks of believing on Jesus Christ to life everlasting. Notice in verse 17 where Paul says "Now unto", this clearly means he is now going to another topic in this case, a person. He talked about Christ in verse 16 and now he talks about God who clearly is the Father. How do we know this is only about the Father. Because of two words "invisible" and "immortality". Jesus was clearly seen by many people during and even after his earthly ministry and even in the old covenant times (Angel of Jehovah). Jesus said no one has seen the Father except himself. Jesus no man can see theFather and live. Many people saw Jesus so clearly this verse is not about him.
Exodus 34:6-7 (ASV)
[6]And Jehovah passed by before him, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth,[7]keeping lovingkindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin; and that will by no means clear [the guilty], visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation.
Jehovah God, merciful and gracious - the love and mercy of Jehovah is well documented in the old covenant. These are not new concepts that originated in the New Covenant, but were established in the Old covenant.
Even though Jehovah is a God of love and mercy, He also is a God of judgment. The one does not detract from the other. Those who purposely defy Jehovah's commandments will suffer loss.
John 14:9 (KJV)
9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father?
Jesus is the exact likeness of his Father (express image). It doesn't mean that Jesus is the Father or is one substance with the Father as a two in one being, but rather the exact copy of his Father in figure and likeness (Colossians 1:15).
The word image is rendered from the greek word "eikon" which means one in whom the likeness of any is seen. An image, figure, likeness.
Christ has the Divine nature being Jehovah God's only begotten Son. Also Christ moral excellence is the reflection of his Father.
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