Are the Father and Son Equal?

In ancient times, the Arians, and in modern times, the "Jehovah's Witnesses" have attempted to argue against the doctrine of the trinity by claiming Jesus is inferior to the Father.  Their argument is built around the following scriptures:
John 14:28 wherein Jesus ends by saying, "the Father is greater than I" and John 5:19 where Jesus claims the Son can do nothing without the Father.  The rest of scripture aids us in understanding these:
1.  In John 1:1-14, we learn that the "word was God" and that it "became flesh" and dwelt among us.
2.  And, in case someone wants to make the argument that Jesus only had some of the divine nature, Paul writes in Col 2:9 that all of the divine nature dwells "fleshly" in Jesus.
So, now we face an apparent contradiction in scripture.  Is there a way to reconcile this?  Yes.
In Philippians 2:5-8, Paul states that Jesus was in the form of God but emptied himself by taking the form of a human servant.  So, we now have a being that is both human and Divine.  His finite human nature was inferior to the limitless divine nature of the Father.  His divine nature could not have been because it was, according to Paul, the entire divine nature.  He had everything the Father did.