FHII,

Isa 9:6 "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."

In this verse I see the deity of Christ strongly stated in a Trinitarian way. In Trinitarianism, Jesus's deity as the Son of God is not "33%" of the Godhead, rather it is 100%. Isa 9:6 tells us that the Messiah is not just part of God, but wholly God. The term Councellor refers to the Holy Spirit (Isa 11:1-2, Isa 40:3, John 14:26, etc.). The term "Prince", by definition, is a Son. He is also the "Father" in that his deity does not exclude the first person of the Trinity (John 8:58, John 14:9, Heb 1:1-3, etc.). He is also "Father" in the sense of us being not only his brothers (Matt 12:50, Rom 8:17) but also his children (Mark 10:24, John 12:36, John 13:33). Wrapped in the middle of all those terms is "God". He is God. The fullness of the Godhead (Col 2:9).

Although he is not "part" of God, there is still a distinction to be made between the three persons of the Trinity. Jesus is the Councellor in one sense, but not in all senses, for when he was to leave, the Holy Spirit was to be sent (John 14:26-28) instead. Although he is the Father in one sense (as described above), he is not the Father in all senses (Luke 22:42, John 14:28, John 17:11&21, 1 Cor 15:28, etc.).

Brian