Redemption is for Everyone
- Selvin Hicks III
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Redemption Is for Everyone
Redemption is not reserved for the polished.
It is not limited to the disciplined.
It is not exclusive to the religious elite.
Redemption is for everyone.
From the beginning of Scripture to the final chapter of Revelation, the consistent message of the Bible is this: God restores what sin tries to destroy. And He does it for anyone willing to receive Him.
The Heart of God Toward Humanity
One of the most quoted verses in the Bible is Gospel of John 3:16:
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
Notice the language.
The world.
Whosoever.
There are no qualifiers attached. No résumé required. No background check. Redemption begins with love, not merit.
God did not send Jesus for a select few. He sent Him for the world.
Redemption Is Not Earned
The apostle Paul makes it clear in Epistle to the Romans 3:23 to 24:
“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.”
All have sinned.
That levels the playing field.
Redemption is not a reward for good behavior. It is a gift of grace. If sin is universal, then so is the invitation to be redeemed.
You cannot out sin the grace of God.
You cannot disqualify yourself from a gift that was never based on your qualification.
Jesus Came for the Lost
When Jesus was criticized for eating with tax collectors and sinners, He responded in Gospel of Luke 19:10:
> “For the Son of man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
Lost people are exactly who He came for.
In Gospel of Luke 15, Jesus tells three parables about lost things: a lost sheep, a lost coin, and a lost son. Each story ends the same way. With restoration. With celebration.
Heaven rejoices over redemption. Not perfection.
That means your lowest moment does not scare God. It invites Him.
There Is No Partiality With God
Acts of the Apostles 10:34 says:
“God is no respecter of persons.”
Redemption is not limited by race.
Not limited by gender.
Not limited by social status.
Not limited by your past.
Throughout Scripture we see murderers redeemed, adulterers restored, thieves forgiven, persecutors transformed into apostles. The same God who redeemed them is still redeeming today.
The Invitation Is Open
The final book of the Bible ends with an invitation in Book of Revelation 22:17:
“And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.”
Whosoever will.
Redemption requires willingness. Not perfection. Not religious performance. Not a flawless past. Just a surrendered heart.
What Redemption Really Means
To redeem means to buy back, to restore, to bring back into rightful relationship.
Through Jesus Christ, God restores identity.
He restores purpose.
He restores relationship.
He does not just forgive your sin. He gives you a new beginning.
As Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 5:17:
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
Redemption is not behavior modification.
It is transformation.
Final Thoughts
If you feel too far gone, you are not.
If you feel disqualified, you are not.
If you feel ashamed, you are not alone.
Redemption is for everyone.
It was available to the thief on the cross.
It was available to Paul the persecutor.
It is available to you.
The question has never been whether redemption exists.
The question is whether you will receive it.
Redemption is not just a theological concept. It is a lived reality.
That truth is what led me to write Sinner’s Redemption. This book is not a collection of polished church language or surface level inspiration. It is my honest journey through brokenness, addiction, pride, loss, and the relentless grace of God that refused to let me stay there. It is proof that redemption is not theory. It is personal.
If redemption is for everyone, then it had to be for me too.
Sinner’s Redemption is my testimony that no pit is too deep, no mistake too heavy, and no past too stained for God to restore. If you have ever questioned whether God could truly redeem your story, this book was written with you in mind.
Because redemption is not just possible.It is available.
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