Since the church is the body and is the family of God, several lessons may be drawn from this fact. First, we should be united as a family. A good family stands together and is united. They may have some differences among themselves but when the family is threatened by a third party all of the family members come together to support, encourage and defend each other. Apart from a strong Christian culture, this is one of the strongest traits of mankind, in general, throughout all of society.
Families support and help one another.
How much more should those who are children of God and brothers of Christ, brothers and sisters of each other support, encourage and defend each other. We should see that no brother or sister lacks food or clothing or lodging or any necessity of life. This was characteristic of the church in Jerusalem as noted in Acts Chapter 2 and Chapter 4. The family is designed to feed and protect each member thereof. Christians should then strive to protect and help every brother or sister.