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Thus, in all true churches, there will be hypocrisy and some individuals will teach incorrect doctrines. True churches adhere to all the essentials of the Christian faith\u2014to the doctrines expounded in the Christian creeds\u2014but permit freedom of differing beliefs in the nonessentials. This freedom is expressed in the many different denominations of Christendom. 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