Jesus receives sinners because His success in finding and calling sinners to repent brings great joy in heaven, before the angels of God.
The glory of Christ in the Church is His union with the saints who have been called out from the world and redeemed to be God’s people.
God acts to fulfill His promise to send a Savior through the seed of a woman.
God’s love is demonstrated by the sending of His Son to deliver sinners from condemnation through faith.