To the former and current members of the Restored Church of God

For 14 years, I was a member of The Restored Church of God. For 7 of those years, I served as a minister to the French-speaking brothers and sisters in Europe and Africa — voluntarily, out of love for you and for the truth.

In March 2024, after applying the principle that I was taught from day one — "prove all things" (1 Thessalonians 5:21) — I submitted my resignation to Mr. Pack. You can read this full letter on this site.

I did not leave in anger or bitterness. I love you, and I pray for each of you every day — including for those who may consider me an "enemy" today.

Why this page?

This page brings together several articles that I have written specifically for you, my brothers and sisters of RCG. They address questions that I have asked myself for years, and that I have never dared to ask openly — out of fear, loyalty, or habit.

Today, I invite you to examine them with me, in a spirit of prayer, in the light of the Scriptures and Mr. Pack's own words.

You do not have to agree with me. But I believe you have the right — and the responsibility — to examine these things for yourselves.

"Examine all things; hold fast what is good." (1 Thessalonians 5:21)

I. The Law of Christ: Is It Practiced in RCG?

II. “90 Reasons to Follow the Truth” — Do They Apply to RCG Today?

III. Can We Know the Day of Christ’s Return?

IV. Why Give Everything to the Church if Jesus Is Coming Immediately?

V. Is There Only One Church of God?

VI. Brotherly Love: The Distinguishing Mark of Christ’s Disciples

VII. Public Correction: What Does the Bible Really Say?

VIII. “Keeping Silent”: Is Fear Compatible with the Spirit of God?

IX. After RCG: How Can We Find Peace and Grace Again?

X. You Are Not Alone: Fellowship After Leaving a Church

I. The Law of Christ: is it practiced in RCG?

By Christophe Binette — former minister of RCG (2017–2024)

For 14 years in The Restored Church of God, I learned to "prove all things." It is this very principle that led me to leave in March 2024.

Here is a simple question that I invite you to examine honestly: is the law of Christ practiced in RCG?

But before that, an even more fundamental question: have you ever heard of the law of Christ in RCG?

In 14 years of membership and 7 years of ministry, I have never heard a single sermon, a single study, or a single serious mention of the law of Christ in RCG. Neither at Headquarters, nor in the local congregations.

And yet, Paul speaks of it clearly:

"Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." (Galatians 6:2)

This silence is significant. Why? Because the law of Christ is not a summary of the ten commandments. It is not a list of rules to be observed externally. It is a profoundly different reality — and that is precisely what RCG does not teach.

Christ himself defines it this way:

"Love one another as I have loved you." (John 13:34)

What I have personally observed during my ministry

During my 7 years as a minister to French speakers in Europe and Africa, I have personally witnessed situations that deeply troubled me:

• Ministers publicly corrected in front of their congregations for asking questions
• Members in financial difficulty placed in uncomfortable situations
• Concerns expressed at Headquarters treated as a lack of submission to "the apostle of God"
• A climate where fear seemed to gradually replace brotherly love

I ask you the question: do these situations reflect the law of Christ?

What Christ really teaches

The law of Christ is not a list of additional rules. It is a transformation of the heart — from the inside out. It produces freedom, not fear. It restores, it does not condemn.

"You are not under the law, but under grace." (Romans 6:14)

The law of Christ goes even further. Christ teaches:

"Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you." (Matthew 5:44)

If I have become, in the eyes of some, an "enemy" for leaving RCG and asking these questions, then the law of Christ applies precisely here: do people pray for me?

And more broadly: do we pray for our neighbour — for those who suffer, who doubt, who are in error, or who have hurt us?

Not praying for one's enemies, nor for one's neighbour, goes directly against the law of Christ.

3. Can one be a disciple without practising His teachings?

One cannot be a disciple — that is, a student — of Christ if one does not put His teachings into practice. A disciple follows, learns, and applies. If the law of Christ is neither taught nor lived, can we still speak of discipleship in the sense that Christ intended?

"If you remain in my word, you are truly my disciples." (John 8:31)

A question for you

Do you feel the peace, freedom, and love of Christ in your congregation? Or do you mainly feel fear?

The Spirit of Truth will guide you into all truth — if you let him. (John 16:13)

II. "90 reasons to follow the truth" — do they apply to RCG today?

By Christophe Binette — former minister of RCG (2017–2024)

In 1993, Mr. Pack left the Global Church of God. To explain his departure, he gave a series of three sermons titled "90 Reasons to Follow the Truth" — 90 reasons to follow the truth.

These sermons described, according to him, the signs that an organisation is led by "the spirit of error" rather than by "the spirit of truth."

The apostle John gives us this same principle:

"Do not believe every spirit; but test the spirits, to see whether they are from God." (1 John 4:1)

That was over 30 years ago. Today, I invite you to reread Mr. Pack's words — not as an attack against RCG, but as a mirror. Honestly ask yourself the question: do these words apply to what you are experiencing today in RCG?

1. What Mr. Pack said in 1993

Here are his own words, as he spoke them:

"Sometimes throughout church history, the spirit of error... is leading the Church... At other times, the spirit of truth is leading. When the spirit of truth is leading, truth after truth will come. When the spirit of error is leading, error after error will come."

("Sometimes, throughout the history of the Church, it is the spirit of error that leads the Church... At other times, it is the spirit of truth that leads. When the spirit of truth leads, truth after truth will come. When the spirit of error leads, error after error will come.")

"When that spirit of error does enter the Church, sometimes one of the sad spinoff byproducts is that ruined brethren will begin to emerge."

("When that spirit of error enters the Church, one of the sad side effects is that ruined brethren begin to emerge.")

"The comforter cannot comfort people when it's being bathed in heresy. It becomes uncomfortable. It will always direct people back to truth."

("The comforter cannot comfort people when it is bathed in heresy. It becomes uncomfortable. It will always direct people to the truth.")

Mr. Pack explained that the Holy Spirit — the Comforter — cannot feel "comfortable" in an organisation where error accumulates. It always pushes towards the truth, regardless of organisational boundaries.

"Wherever the truth is being taught, it doesn't worry about corporate boundaries or what is quote-unquote God's government. It will simply lead to truth, period."

(("Wherever the truth is taught, it does not concern itself with institutional boundaries or what is called the 'government of God'. It will simply lead to the truth, full stop.")

2. A question of consistency

If these principles were true in 1993 — true enough to justify Mr. Pack's departure from Global and the formation of RCG — why would they no longer be true today?

Truth does not change depending on the organisation that teaches it. If "error after error" is a sign of the spirit of error in a church, that sign remains valid wherever it appears — including in RCG.

Paul warned Timothy about a type of people:

"Always learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth." (2 Timothy 3:7)

Ask yourself these questions honestly:

• Since 2015, how many new doctrines have been introduced, modified, and then modified again (new moons, multiple Kingdoms of God, prophetic dates)?
• Does this constant flow of "new truths" bring you closer to a stable knowledge of the truth, or does it keep you in perpetual learning without ever arriving?
• Have you noticed, as Mr. Pack described, "ruined brothers" emerging around you — discouraged, confused people, or those who have quietly left?

Mr. Pack himself said: "He will always lead people to the truth." If the Spirit is prompting you towards a question, a doubt, an unease — is it the spirit of error that is misleading you, or the Spirit of Truth that is guiding you?

3. The trap of staying "for patience"

In the same series, Mr. Pack also warned against staying in an organisation where one perceives error, out of loyalty or fear of change:

"People say, well, I can see the truth's being played with and tampered with, but I'll stay, I'll wait, I'll be patient... and the infection spreads to that person that they all might be damned who believed not the truth."

("People say: well, I see that the truth is being manipulated and altered, but I will stay, I will wait, I will be patient... and the infection spreads to that person, so that they may all be condemned for not believing the truth.")

This is exactly the tension that many members live in silence today: seeing something, but choosing to wait, out of habit, fear, or loyalty to an organisation rather than to the truth itself.

Paul invites every believer to a personal approach, and not to a mere blind trust in an institution:

"Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves." (2 Corinthians 13:5)

In 1993, Mr. Pack chose not to stay "out of patience." He acted according to what he perceived as the truth, even if it meant leaving an organisation to which he had devoted his life.

A question for you

If Mr. Pack was right in 1993 — that staying in error "out of patience" leads to spiritual infection — does this principle apply only to Global, or to any organisation, including RCG today?

The Spirit of Truth will guide you into all truth — if you let him. (John 16:13)

III. Can We Know the Day of Christ’s Return?

IV. Why Give Everything to the Church if Jesus Is Coming Immediately?

V. Is There Only One Church of God?

VI. Brotherly Love: The Distinguishing Mark of Christ’s Disciples

VII. Public correction: what the Bible really says

VIII. "Keeping silent": is fear compatible with the Spirit of God?

IX. After RCG: how to regain peace and grace?

X. You are not alone: fraternal communion after a church

Note: Les citations bibliques sont principalement issues de la Bible Louis Segond. Certaines formulations peuvent être légèrement adaptées pour la lisibilité. Dans les versions traduites, des traductions reconnues sont utilisées.