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The chapter starts with a quote by Fyodor Dostoevsky, “Faith does not . . . spring from the miracle, but the miracle from faith” (Yancey 94). I think this quote is true. For example, if a man without faith was miraculously cured of his illness, will he start to have faith? I think the man will most likely will not start having faith. On the other hand, if a man with faith believed he will be cured of his illness, will there be a miracle? I think there will be a miracle. Sometimes, people who believe may never get their miracle, but it is their own belief in God himself that will eventually save them in the end. We may not get our miracle in this world, but perhaps our faith instead will be able to save us in the next. The first thing I found

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