In 1 Corinthians 1:30, Paul writes that Jesus “became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption.” Nothing we know or say or do can qualify us for great things in the kingdom of God. Rather, in God’s eyes, Jesus himself counts as our wisdom and our righteousness. We don’t need to be ashamed of what we don’t know, or what we’ve done wrong; we just need to embrace Jesus, and we’ll find everything we need in him.