Published: 1985
"This increasing flood of criticism has not abated, but has continued to grow throughout this past year, 1985. … In an apparent attempt to mute the affect of this criticism upon its membership, GCI has answered with a full broadside. In the summer of 1985 they published a special June/July issue of their “in house” magazine, The Cause, which they titled, “The Joy of Justice”. It is in this magazine that GCI first laid down in black and white, for all to read, its doctrines regarding slander, faction, and church discipline. The Christian world should be deeply thankful to God, and appreciative to GCI leadership that they have finally canonized these doctrines in writing, where they can be easily examined in the light of the Word of God."
- Rick Harvey, former GCI elder, from The Cause And Effect: A Closer Look.
Ablaze With Zeal
by Sam Lopez
When God Takes The Bench
by John Hopler
Courage In The Church: A Tale Of Four Cities
by David Boyvenmyer
Evil Reports: How To Identify Them, How To Respond
by Dave Gumlia and Dennis Clark
The Fruit Of Discipline
by Phil Kushin
Woman To Woman: Beginning In The Home
by Barbara McCotter
How Long Will You Grieve?
by Thomas Schroeder
A Personal Note From Jim
by Jim McCotter
Joy To The Righteous
by Jim McCotter
The Sin Of Listening
by Dave Gumlia
The Three Types Of Unrighteous Discipline
by Sam Lopez
The Price Of Neglecting Justice
by Dennis Clark
The Primary Purposes Of Church Discipline
By Bill Gothard (Non-GCx pastor, printed in The Cause)
Q&A (Slander)
by Herschel Martindale
The Joy Of Repentance
by Two Unnamed Church Members (One of them identified in
Marching To Zion as John Toner.)
Results From Obedience
by Charles Swindoll (Non-GCx pastor, printed in The Cause)
Respecting Local Leaders
by David Bovenmyer
The Scrooluce Chronicles
by Sam Lopez
Slander
by Herschel Martindale
The Cause And Effect: A Closer Look
by Richard Harvey