Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 15:7

"I say unto you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, [more] than over ninety and nine righteous persons, who need no repentance." — Luke 15:7 (ASV)

I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.

If there are such, and there are many who think that they belong to this class, they bring no joy to the great Shepherd; but you who have had to mourn over your lost state set the bells of heaven ringing with a new melody when you are recovered by the great Redeemer. The first of these three parables may be said to represent salvation in reference to the work of the Son of God as the great Seeker and Saver of the souls of men. In the second, we have a representation of the work of the Holy Spirit in the Church of God.