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The concept of a one true faith, one true religion, or one true church, (typically capitalized) stem from the concept of the One True God concept asserted by believers in a monotheistic view of God. Belief in such a God, regarded as the "true God," typically carries with it a certain degree of exclusivism.

The claim that one faith is true, and that by implication other religions are more or less false to the extent to which they differ from the "one true faith", is based upon the foundational claim that God has spoken to mankind through some public revelation, which reveals the will of the divinity. The concept of "one true faith", though pertaining to religion, is also based on the basic philosophical law, known as the Law of Non-Contradiction. Two propositions which contradict each other cannot both be true. Therefore, various religious traditions offering contradictory doctrines, cannot be affirmed as equally "true".

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• Religious exclusivism

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