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1、TheMarkoftheChristianFrancisA.SchaefferForewordChristianshavenotalwayspresentedaprettypicturetotheworld.Toooftentheyhavefailedtoshowthebeautyoflove,thebeautyofChrist,theholinessofGod.Andtheworldhasturnedaway.Istherethennowaytomaketheworldlookagain—thistimeattrueChristianity?Must
2、Christianscontinuetostandwitharmsfolded,goingonintheiroldsweetways,presentingtomenatarnishedimageofGod—ashatteredbodyofChrist?FrancisA.Schaeffermeetsthesequestionshead-on.HeisthefounderofL'AbriFellowshipinSwitzerland,istheauthorofmanybooks,includingTheGodWhoIsThereandEscapefromR
3、eason.Hewas,untilhisdeathin1984,avibrantexampleofthekindoflovethatmarkstrueChristiancharacter.HisloveforboththosewhoagreedandthosewhodisagreedwithhimcontinuestobeamodelforallChristianstoday.Thissmallbookwasoriginallyintendedsolelyasapartofalongerwork—TheChurchattheEndofthe20thCe
4、ntury.ButthemessageofthisessayissosignificantthatwefeelitshouldtakeitsplacealongsideEscapefromReason,TheGodWhoIsThere,DeathintheCityandTheChurchattheEndofthe20thCentury.Toconcludethebooktheauthorhaschosen"Lament,"anappropriatepoembyEvangelinePaterson.-thepublisherTheMarkoftheChr
5、istianThroughthecenturiesmenhavedisplayedmanydifferentsymbolstoshowthattheyareChristians.Theyhavewornmarksinthelapelsoftheircoats,hungchainsabouttheirnecks,evenhadspecialhaircuts.Ofcourse,thereisnothingwrongwithanyofthis,ifonefeelsitishiscalling.Butthereisamuchbettersign—amarkth
6、athasnotbeenthoughtupjustasamatterofexpediencyforuseonsomespecialoccasionorinsomespecificera.ItisauniversalmarkthatistolastthroughalltheagesofthechurchtillJesuscomesback.Whatisthismark?Atthecloseofhisministry,Jesuslooksforwardtohisdeathonthecross,theopentombandtheascension.Knowi
7、ngthatheisabouttoleave,Jesusprepareshisdisciplesforwhatistocome.ItisherethathemakesclearwhatwillbethePage8distinguishingmarkoftheChristian:Mychildren,Iwillbewithyouonlyalittlelonger.Youwilllookforme,andjustasItoldtheJews,soItellyounow:WhereIamgoing,youcannotcome.AnewcommandIgive
8、you:Loveoneanother.AsIhavelovedyou,soyoumustlov
