Join us "Around the Table" with Bro. John "Ernie" Perez, Sis. Patti Perez and Sis. Audia as he takes us on the study of Circumcision in the Old and New Testament.

What if the most controversial sign in Scripture is also one of the clearest windows into God’s faithfulness? We open the pages of Genesis and walk through the covenant story where God alone passes between the pieces, pledging Himself to bless Abraham and his seed. From there, we trace how circumcision becomes a token in the body that points back to that blood-soaked promise, encompassing sons, servants, and the entire household with a single identity: set apart for God.

We unpack the ancient covenant ritual, why the eighth day matters, and how a mark in the flesh anticipated a deeper work of the heart. The conversation moves through Abraham’s name change, the promise of Isaac, and the prophetic pattern of the “only son,” then reaches forward to Moses and Zipporah’s urgent obedience in Exodus 4—an unsettling reminder that calling cannot replace submission. Along the way, we connect the sign to the New Testament’s language of heart circumcision and the church’s understanding of baptism as more than a public statement—an act where Christ cuts away the old and raises us into new life.

At the center stands Jesus. If God pledged His own life to uphold the covenant, then “God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself” becomes the hinge that makes sense of it all. We don’t toss the old to make room for the new; we watch the Author finish one chapter and turn the page. Expect a study-rich journey with clear references, practical takeaways for your own reading, and a renewed sense of what it means to live set apart without drifting into empty rule-keeping. Listen, take notes, and tell us what you discover. If this conversation helps you grow, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review so others can find it too. (*Recorded 11/24/25)

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