Q.125. Why are those over us referred to as father and mother?

A. The terms father and mother remind those in authority that, like fathers and mothers, they are responsible for and should act in a loving and tender way, appropriately reflecting their particular relationship, toward those under them;[1] and those under them are also encouraged to accept their authority more willingly and cheerfully, as if they were their parents.[2]

1	Ephesians 6:4	dummy text
	2 Corinthians 12:14	dummy text
	1 Thessalonians 2:7-8	dummy text
	1 Thessalonians 2:11	dummy text
	Numbers 11:11-12	dummy text
	Numbers 11:16	dummy text
2	1 Corinthians 4:14-16	dummy text
	2 Kings 5:13	dummy text