“The disciples of Jesus cannot accomplish what Judas Iscariot accomplishes. In this case, their service of God’s cause proves to be weaker in advancing God’s cause than hostility against God. God moves along God’s own path, which cuts across human good and evil. God proves to be the one who alone seeks to do the good and to whose wrath and grace every action must be surrendered.
“Does this mean negating the distinction between good and evil? No, but it means that human beings cannot justify themselves by doing good since it is God alone who does the good. The power of the divine guidance of history leaves human beings dependent on God’s grace.” —Bonhoeffer Ethics, page 227
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