The One God is, by definition, one. He is whole, complete, and self-sufficient.
The True God is, by definition, true. He is the God who is actually God, the actual creator and sustainer of our life.
We preach One God, who is also the True God. There are not multiple deities running around in Heaven. If we preached only One God, some other religion could say, “Yes, your One God exists, but he's just a secondary God to N., who is truly god, because N. rules over all other gods.” Therefore we as Christians preach One God, who is also the true God. In other words, we aver that the God who is One is also God.
This dogma, then, is somewhat self evident. If there really is only one God, then that God has to really and truly be God. If that one God were not truly God, then there would be multiple gods, because some other god could then be really God. Two or more gods would be set up in this case, the “one” god who isn't really one because there is another, and the “true” god who really isn't truly god, because there is another.
By acknowledging our Oneness of our God, we also then acknowledge the rulership of our God. This is a source of commonality amongst Jewish, Muslim, and Christian peoples. We all recognize there is only one God, and that is the God whom we all strive to worship. By worshiping only the One God we are worshiping correctly in Spirit, but that does not imply correct worship in Truth (cf. John 4:24), so there are still differences in our religions.
Further reading: Cain's worship of the One God is rejected, because it is not in Truth even though it is in Spirit (Cain's heart was in it, but his actions didn't match up with the truth of what God wanted from him.) (Genesis 4:1-7).
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