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 Reason # 5 – In the Cross we find our Hope for the Future Our real hope lies in the Crucified and Resurrected Lord The real and final test of the Cross of Christ will be if the cross accomplished in our lives what the Savior intended to be accomplished 4

 Reason # 5 – In the Cross we find our Hope for the Future Our eternal salvation depends upon Christ confessing us before the Heavenly Father in the day of judgment. In order for that to take place, we must apply the shed blood of Christ to our lives and take up our crosses and follow Him Never live as if Christ had never died; Never die as if Christ had never lived! 5