Because He VOLUNTARILY takes a secondary role to the Father. Think of it this way, I voluntarily grant my boss at work authority to direct what I do and when I do it, but we are both equal human beings with the same autonomy over our lives. Scripture tells us that Jesus temporarily gave up His standing as equal with God but didn't think there was anything wrong with being such.Quick question.....how could Jesus then refer constantly to a "father"??...not arguing with you but I do have some familiarity with the the subject.