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‘He that is without sin, let him cast the first stone’

Pastor Gerrit Mes; from the pulpit.

Religions all over the world share a common ideology – love! If we look at the founders of the world’s major religions, we pick up many of the same dreams and desires. Then an act of violence, such as we have just witnessed in the USA, makes us rethink our simplistic idea of religion.

Over the centuries, so many hate crimes have been committed by people who claim to be religious.

People from all religious communities need to go back to their roots to rediscover the basic principles of their faith.

As a Christian, I am ashamed of many things that have been done in the name of God.

On a recent Facebook entry, a biker enthusiast put the following, “Being a biker does not make you a bad person, just like going to church does not automatically make you a good person.”

Matthew 5:43, “You have heard that it was said, love your neighbour and hate your enemy. But I tell you, love your enemies…”

The following words were spoken by Jesus. “He that is without sin, let him cast the first stone.”

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