Jesus taught that God is pleased when people turn from their sinful behavior.

Luke 15:1-10

15 Many [HYP] tax collectors and others whom people considered to be habitual sinners kept coming to Jesus to listen to him teach. 2 The Pharisees and men who taught the Jewish laws who were there [SYN] began to grumble, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and he also defiles himself by eating with them!” 3 So Jesus told them this parable: 4 “Suppose that one of you had 100 sheep. If one of them were lost, ◄you (sg) would certainly leave the 99 sheep in the pasture, and go and search for the one lost sheep until you found it./would you not leave the 99 sheep in the pasture, and go and search for the one lost sheep until you found it?► [RHQ] 5 When you (sg) found it, you would put it on your shoulders and be happy. 6 When you brought it home, you would call together your friends and neighbors and say to them, ‘Be happy with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost!’ 7 I tell you (pl) that similarly God will be very happy about each and every sinner who turns from doing evil. God is not happy about 99 people who think that they are [IRO] righteous and think that they do not need to turn from doing evil.

8 Or, suppose that a woman has ten very valuable silver coins. If she loses one of them, ◄she will certainly light a lamp and sweep the floor and search carefully until she finds it!/will she not light a lamp and sweep the floor and search carefully until she finds it?► [RHQ] 9 When she finds it, she will call together her friends and neighbors and say, ‘Be happy with me, because I have found the coin that I lost!’ 10 I tell you that similarly the angels will be happy about even just one sinner who turns from doing evil.”