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Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith

Michael W. Smith, born on October 7, 1957, is an American Christian music artist, singer, and songwriter. His musical career began in the 1970s, and he gained widespread recognition and acclaim for his unique musical talent and heartfelt singing. Smith's music style blends elements of pop, rock, and Christian music, which has won the favor of both Christian music listeners and a broader audience. more

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“Self-confidence is inseparable from submission to the creedal order, and through that order, to the supreme authority expressed in that order. ... Deep individualism cannot exist except in relation to the highest authority. No inner discipline can operate without a charismatic institution, nor can such an institution survive without that supreme authority from a relation to whom self-confidence derives. Without an authority deeply installed, there is no foundation for individuality. Self-confidence thus expresses submission to supreme authority.”

“An imbecile habit has arisen in modern controversy of saying that such and such a creed can be held in one age but cannot be held in another. Some dogma, we are told, was credible in the twelfth century, but is not credible in the twentieth. You might as well say that a certain philosophy can be believed on Mondays, but cannot be believed on Tuesdays. You might as well say of a view of the cosmos that it was suitable to half-past three, but not suitable to half-past four. What a man can believe depends upon his philosophy, not upon the clock or the century.”