question with many answers…
I am a son of two psychology majors. I am a total child of the 60s, going to peace marches, visiting a commune, and growing up with the smell of pot in the air. Then I studied physics and math at university… ending education with BS in math, MS in physics, and MDIV from seminary. wife Japanese, three boys…
Considering I have made all my choices on each doctrinal issue separately, I find the degree to which I am orthodox is quite surprising. On the other hand my reasons, being completely my own are often very far from anything which can be called orthodox. Let’s summarize… 5 solas protestant (with protestant canon), trinitarian, not universalist but only believe in a hell created not by God but by ourselves, rejecting all of TULIP Calvinism, incompatibilist libertarian open theist, rational non-magical compatibility with science, more eastern orthodox on atonement and original sin, rejecting meglomaniac, purist, hard hearted, controlling wrathful, and sadistic notions of God, believing only in the loving humble God who sees greatness only in being a servant of servants.