1 Corinthians 2:6

Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought KJV

Then: A status check reminder comes right in the first phrase. Those hearing the letter are already perfect, but not in the sense of being flawless. It's the kind of "perfect" related to time. Similar to the past perfect, present perfect and future perfect tenses of grammar, one thing joins them together. The believers have the Holy Spirit within them. That part of their spiritual journey is completed or finished. Within their hearts and minds they now have a wisdom which comes not from the world and cannot be understood by non-believers, even if they happen to be educated rulers. The wisdom of the world will come to nothing, be abolished, but the wisdom from God will abide forever.

Now: We put ourselves in the place of the Corinthians. We see our world tugged apart by the wisdom of the greenies, the druggies, the elitists, the populists, the boomers and the whatevers. Like the Corinthians we can take heart that only the wisdom revealed through the Spirit has lasting value. We know that we can depend on the source of our wisdom. We are perfect (completed) because of his presence.