The substitutionary meaning of the cross cannot be overly emphasized. However, without its equally important counterpart of our sharing in the cross of Christ the result is the "cheap grace" of which Bonhoeffer so eloquently wrote. Paul's affirmation of this principle is found in his statement, "I am crucified with Christ." Surely this statement by Paul does not simply refer to our mystical union with Christ in his death and resurrection but also our moral union with his cross. The denial of self is as integral to our Christian understanding of the cross as is its vicarious aspect. We cannot glory in what Christ has done for us without identifying with him in our lives. We cannot have his cross without ours. Christ died for us and we choose to be crucified with him. The consequence for us, and for Evangelicals, is that all our aspirations, goals, hopes, desires, affections must suffer the judgment of the cross. It is a difficult message to preach, and even more difficult to live, and thus far Evangelicals have shied from its embrace. In so doing they have distanced themselves from the cross they so ardently preach. The result is a message which lacks power to transform and society remains oblivious.