The Son is not the Father that is Modalism, Oneness, Sabellianism, Patripassianism. Take your pick they are the same.
That doctrine is condemned in Scripture, the ECF's, the Creeds and in all Protestantism.
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Oneness believers are counted as Protestants.
Also, where is the doctrine condemned in scripture?
And, I will mention that while I hold a view that is similar to Oneness, that my view is not Oneness per se; for I do believe in a distinction between the Persons in the Godhead.
Nevertheless I hold that the Lord is absolutely ONE...so that Jesus is the Father in my view (Isaiah 9:6).
That is, the Spirit of Jesus that became one with the humanity of Christ, in the hypostatic union, is the Father; and the Spirit of Jesus is the Father (John 4:23-24, John 14:7-11).
While the 1st Person of the Trinity (which most identify as the Father) inhabiteth eternity; and is an eternal Spirit who inhabiteth eternity.
It is the same Spirit who combined with human flesh to form the Son of God in the hypostatic union.
But the 2nd Person of the Trinity is distinct from the 1st in that He is come in human flesh.
And the 3rd is distinct from the 2nd in that He is the Spirit that dwelt in Jesus Christ, whom He released back unto the 1st (Luke 23:46).
And the 3rd is distinct from the 1st, in that, while they are the same Spirit (Ephesians 4:4, John 4:23-24, John 7:39; 1 Corinthians 12:4-6), the 3rd Person has lived a human life and His experience qualifies Him to make intercession to the 1st on behalf of all the saints (see Romans 8:26-27). And the 3rd also proceeds from the 1st (John 15:26).
It should also be clear that all the fulness of the Godhead dwells in Jesus Christ bodily (Colossians 2:9).
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