Pro 6:20 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Pro 6:21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. Pro 6:22
When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
Pro 6:23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

The father dimension of leadership and the mother dimension of leadership are very different.The things I tend to major on with our sons differ from their mother's concerns.

There are are things that she stresses that I wouldn't be as inclined to think of.I make sure they stand up straight, look people in the eye, and speak the truth; she worries about whether or not they have on clean underwear.

I talk to them about "major" things; she teaches them courtesy.

The Father has given us commandments that provide guidelines for a moral foundation and our walk with Him; but the Church, which is our mother, teaches us to apply certain principles in our lives in order to maintain our hearts and ways before Him.

I see a trend among some that want to only adhere to the Father's "commandments," and forget the Law of their Mother--Church standards, if you will. We need both.