Some further thoughts to consider...
As of now I believe:
0. God is one unchanging WHO (not a WHAT). What HE was at any one time HE always is.
1. That the Son (a human consciousness) existed in eternity past as a person distinct in God.
2. I believe the Son is part of the Father.
3. I believe that we can become part of the Father - aka 'adopted'.
4. God (aka the Father) is not a person, even though HE has personal attributes.
5. I refer to God as a PERSON along the lines of the OT 'LORD'.
A little about me:
I attend an UPC church. I've grown up in the faith (gnawing on pews
). Up until the last eight months, if I had to I probably would've called myself a modalist (didn't know the term though then).
God bless