Rev. Cyril A. Stevens – Sermon 0196A recorded on July 13, 1980 teaching from Genesis 18:20-22 – God Loves the Sinner.
Pastor Cyril A. Stevens explores the sinfulness of sin by contrasting God’s profound love for the sinner with His righteous hatred of the transgression. He systematically illustrates how sin acts as a destructive force, describing it as an obscuring cloud that blocks one’s relationship with God, a binding cord that creates spiritual paralysis, and a crouching beast ready to consume the soul. Pastor Stevens emphasizes that while humans often commit offenses carelessly and thoughtlessly, these actions leave an indelible record on a hardened heart that only divine intervention can erase. Ultimately, Stevens aims to drive his audience toward repentance and liberty, arguing that Jesus Christ is the only savior capable of breaking these habitual chains and restoring the blessing and rest stolen by iniquity.