How is “I and the Father are one” an attempt to be “like God”? Jesus was with God in the beginning: “the Word was with God and the Word was God”.
A glorious mystery, no doubt, but true!
Not everything Jesus said are literal, obviously. They are one in intent and spirit. Jesus prayed to his father and the very title of SON denotes subservient. The church is lost...and its leaders are teaching a big lie. Fact.