Authenic Discipleship in Christ through Reflective ChristianitySeries Books.

Christianity: How Did I Not Know This?

Many believers sit in church for decades yet miss the very truths that define Christianity. Sermons are heard, songs are sung, prayers are prayed — but the foundations remain neglected. The result is a generation of Christians who are a mile wide and an inch deep. Surveys confirm the problem: only nine percent of professing Christians in America affirm six basic tenets of the faith — that the Bible is God’s Word, Jesus is the only way, salvation is by grace, Jesus lived sinless, God is sovereign, and Satan is real. Nine out of ten deny one or more. The collapse is not theoretical; it is measurable.

This book is written as a mirror, not a hammer. It begins with confession: the author himself missed many of these truths despite years in church. From there, each chapter follows a rhythm — what we thought we knew, what Scripture actually says, why we missed it, why the church muffled it, and what this means for our lives. The goal is not to load the reader with more information, but to call them to transformation — to move from knowing about God to actually knowing Him.

The chapters confront forgotten truths one by one. From the “garden to garden” story of Scripture, to the sinless Savior, to the Holy Spirit within, to prayer as lifeline, to love as a verb, to family and marriage as living parables — each is examined with honesty and urgency. The reality of the spiritual world is pressed; life’s brevity as a vapor is exposed; God’s sovereignty is declared; the certainty of Christ’s return is emphasized without speculation; and the stewardship of all we have is demanded.

Every chapter includes Scripture, reflection, and practical “mirror checks” for self-examination. The tone is pithy and direct, yet hopeful. Readers are shown that grace is free, but never fruitless. Works do not earn salvation, but works reveal whether grace is truly present.

The conclusion is simple and piercing: eternal life is not knowing about God, but knowing Him. And knowing Him always shows itself — in prayer, in love, in holiness, in stewardship, in visible fruit.

This is not a book for curiosity. It is a book for self-reflection. The central question is not, “How could I have missed this?” The central question is, “Now that I know the truth, what will I do with it?”