mind of Christ.”—This first question contrasts the always limited knowledge of man with the infinite knowledge of God (γνῶσις τοῦ Θεοῦ, ver. 33). The second goes further, it bears on the relation between human and divine wisdom. It is no longer merely the discovery of the secrets of God by the study of His works which is in question, but some good counsel which man might have been called to give to the Creator in the organizing of His plans. The word σύμβουλος denotes one who deliberates with
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