(1Co 1:28) “And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:” “Things which are not” – in other words, things promised by God rather than things one can see: (Rom_8:24) “For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?” It is not human strength nor prestige, but faith in He Who has promised, that saves.