Blame God not pastors for preaching the Bible – Pastor Mboro

Following controversy around Grace Bible Church after a pastor preached on homosexuality, leading to Somizi walking out, Pastor Mboro has weighed in on the matter.

“People must blame God. Pastors are preaching the Bible. You can’t blame [a pastor] on the teachings of the Bible.”

Speaking to Sowetan, Mboro said the teachings of the Bible could not be ignored and that pastors were merely following God’s commandments by preaching on homosexuality being a sin.

He was responding to the furore caused when celebrity choreographer Somizi posted several videos on his Instagram page fuming over how he was subjected to a sermon by a pastor at the Grace Bible Church in Soweto about being gay and how that was not in line with biblical standards.

“I accept anyone, whether gay or lesbian. God loves us all, whether we are right or wrong. He wants all people to repent and come to him.

“The truth is: God made a male and a female, but something went wrong along the line. It is our duty to pray about it. They are harmless and most of them are kind people. It is a sin against themselves and God. I see them as people who deserve love and support. I am against people who harm and kill them,” he said.

Grace Bible church has since issued a statement that they stand by the pastor who gave the sermon and that homosexuality was not the only sin being preached about.

View the full sermon below