Did you overhear the plans God made? Does human wisdom belong to you alone?

(SEE 22:1)

(SEE 40:1)

Can anyone tell the LORD what to do? Who can teach him or give him advice?

With whom does God consult in order to know and understand and to learn how things should be done?

I said, "None of these prophets has ever known the LORD's secret thoughts. None of them has ever heard or understood his message, or ever listened or paid attention to what he said.

As the scripture says, "Who knows the mind of the Lord? Who is able to give him advice?

I do not call you servants any longer, because servants do not know what their master is doing. Instead, I call you friends, because I have told you everything I heard from my Father.

When, however, the Spirit comes, who reveals the truth about God, he will lead you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own authority, but he will speak of what he hears and will tell you of things to come.

All that my Father has is mine; that is why I said that the Spirit will take what I give him and tell it to you.

"I have made you known to those you gave me out of the world. They belonged to you, and you gave them to me. They have obeyed your word,

I gave them the message that you gave me, and they received it; they know that it is true that I came from you, and they believe that you sent me.

So the earth produced all kinds of plants, and God was pleased with what he saw.

God revealed his secret plan and made it known to me. (I have written briefly about this,

and if you will read what I have written, you can learn about my understanding of the secret of Christ.)