Are we saved by faith or by keeping the law?

That's just one of the questions we'll be answering on today's edition of Core Christianity.

Well, hi, this is Bill Meyer, along with Pastor Adriel Sanchez, and this is the radio program

where we answer your questions about the Bible and the Christian life every day.

Our phone lines are open. You can call us with your question at 833 The Core. That's 1833-833-843-2673.

Feel free to leave a voicemail as well. And, of course, you can always email us your question at

Questions at Core Christianity.com.

First up today, let's go to Amy calling in for Minnesota. Amy, what's your question for,

Pastor Adriel? First of all, I'd like to say hello and Pastor Adriel, you are very knowledgeable

in this, and it's so amazing to be on the air with you.

I just had a question about Peter and why he did not literally fall in the water.

Did he touch Jesus' hand?

And was his faith not strong enough in his brain and his soul to literally not fall in the water, so to speak?

Well, one, Amy, let me just say thank you for your kind words of encouragement i actually have

a little earpiece and the whole team feeds me the answers from outside the studio you know

that's how i get um just kidding no um it really is a delight to to get to do this and to think

about these passages of scripture,

you know, what God has said in His Word and how we can relate it to our own lives and hear this story in particular with Jesus walking on the water

and Peter in Matthew chapter 14, Peter answered him, Lord, if it is you, this is verse 28, command me to come to you

on the water. And he said, come. So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to

Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid. And beginning to sink, he cried out, Lord, save me!

And Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him,

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