17召会既不是逮捕人的警察局,也不是审判人的法庭,乃是养育信徒的家。作父母的都知道,他们的孩子越坏,就越需要父母的养育。……召会是爱的家,为着养育儿女。召会也是医院,为着医治并恢复有病的人。最后,召会也是学校,为着教导并造就尚未学习的人,就是那些没有多少认识的人。召会既是家、医院和学校,同工和长老就应当与主是一,在爱里养育、医治、恢复并教导人。
17The church is not a police station to arrest people or a law court to judge people but a home to raise up the believers. Parents know that the worse their children are, the more they need their raising up…The church is a loving home to raise up the children. The church is also a hospital to heal and to recover the sick ones. Finally, the church is a school to teach and edify the unlearned ones who do not have much understanding. Because the church is a home, a hospital, and a school, the co-workers and elders should be one with the Lord to raise up, to heal, to recover, and to teach others in love.