Head-Covering and Fixed Practices

The practice of head-covering, belief in the perpetual virginity of Mary, iconography, and veneration of saints is befitting those traditions that claim centuries of adherence to the dogma. They form a liturgical unity of clothing and ritual.

These traditions do not believe in theological maturation but depend on established theological dogma in stated doctrine and practice. It makes sense in a world where history is meant to be the great mother. These practices form the fabric of Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism.

These practices, however, are not befitting Reformed Protestants who affirm theological maturation and growth in biblical theology and practice. While Calvin held to certain ideas which favored the perpetual virginity of Mary, for the Protestant, fidelity to Scripture gains from history but is not bound by it. We can easily claim that Calvin’s theological dispositions were erroneous on this front while praising a large portion of his theological corpus. The Reformed are especially not bound to the praxeology of history; instead, the Reformation builds on historical knowledge to a greater maturity.

We can affirm the dogma of creedal orthodoxy because it reflects the ultimate biblical creed. Nevertheless, we do not believe Church History’s practices or methods are fixed because God is maturing his body according to his Word.

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