The proclamation of grace has its limits. Grace may not be proclaimed to anyone who does not recognize or distinguish or desire it... The world upon whom grace is thrust as a bargain will grow tired of it, and it will not only trample upon the Holy, but also will tear apart those who force it on them.

The Way to Freedom: 1935-1939, from the Collected Works of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (ed. 1966)