I Just Wanted More Land [Paperback]

Gary Gilley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 25, 2002

A timely, much needed, well-thought out, and biblically sound response to the prayer of Jabez cult that has been developed by Dr. Wilkinson's little book. --Dr. Thomas Ice, Executive Director, the Pre-Trib Research Center

Product Details

• Paperback: 105 pages
• Publisher: Xulon Press (May 25, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931232555
• ISBN-13: 978-1931232555
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #846,759 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mine Was Not Intended To Be A Model Prayer, October 17, 2001

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David O Cantrall (Dawson, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Just Wanted More Land (Paperback)

As an example of rightly dividing the Word of Truth, in this little book Gary Gilley exposes the error that so fundamentally flaws Bruce Wilkinson's "The Prayer of Jabez". It is a refreshing analysis of two short verses that were, obviously, only intended to show that Jabez prayed for additional land (nothing more, nothing less) and God granted him that. (There's absolutely nothing there that can be construed to indicate that it should be seen as a "model" prayer that the Christian should follow today.)

In the latter part of the book Gilley provides the reader a straight forward 3 step approach for studying the Bible; observation, interpretation, and application. Today, it seems to be so easy to publish and popularize blatant error and to draw undiscerning multitudes to it through a kind of The Emporer's New Clothes mentality. While some adherents to The Prayer of Jabez theme may expect to strongly disagree with Gilley's book, they should try to read it with an open mind and carefully consider whether Wilkinson's book really squares with Scripture.

32 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars How to really enlarge your borders, September 27, 2001

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Douglas Cantrall (New Berlin, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Just Wanted More Land (Paperback)

This little book provides a fair, and gentle look at Bruce Wilkinson's best seller "The Prayer of Jabez". It carefully exposes the true exegesis of I Chronicles 4: 9 and 10, and then even supplies readers with two wonderful sections packed with valuable tools to help each one of us study the Scriptures for ourselves, and in context.

Though, sadly, it will never sell like Wilkinson's book because it lacks the Prosperity Gospel message that all those ticklish ears out there want to hear.

Instead it focuses, as we all should, on one of the most critical topics for all Christendom today.

Discernment. Or the sad lack of it.

It is, as this book points out, truly apalling that the ability, or worse even the desire, of most Christians is to read what they want to hear, sprinkled with a few verses, rather than truly studying God's Word, and discerning truth from it.

We should be grateful that when most "Christian" authors are swimming out with the tide of popularity, there are still a few that because of a tremendous belief in the accuracy, and authority, of the living Word of God have no choice but to swim upstream.

If you can put into practice the Bible study methods espoused in this little book you also will be well on your way upstream against the current.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must Reading For Those Who Think, October 16, 2001

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Sheryl Rader (Springfield, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Just Wanted More Land (Paperback)

If you've read (or even have heard) of the Prayer of Jabez, this book is must reading. Instead of following the crowd, this book carefully examines what the true meaning of Jabez's brief prayer is all about.

Although critical reviews may not be popular at this time, this book moves back to a time when misguided application of God's word could be challenged without resorting to vicious personal attacks.

Well worth reading if you would like to think deeper about The Prayer of Jabez.