"The heart of God is moved.
Souls are very precious in His sight. 
It was for this world that Christ wept in agony;
for this world He was crucified.
God gave His only-begotten Son to save sinners,
and He desires us to love others as He has loved us."
Testimonies For The Church vol.6 E.G.W.
And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house,
many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples:
for there were many, and they followed him.
Mark 2:15