It is as the apostle Paul said in his letter to the Corinthian congregation: “You behold his calling of you, brothers, that not many wise in a fleshly way were called, not many powerful, not many of noble birth; but God chose the foolish things of the world, that he might put the wise men to shame; and God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put the strong things to shame; and God chose the ignoble things of the world and the things looked down upon, the things that are not, that he might bring to nothing the things that are, in order that no flesh might boast in the sight of God. ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 1: 26 - 29.
این همان طور است که پولس رسول در رسالهٔ خود به جماعت قُرِنتُس گفت :‏ « ای برادران دعوت خود را ملاحظه نمائید که بسیاری بحسب جسم حکیم نیستند و بسیاری توانا نی و بسیاری شریف نی .‏ بلکه خدا جهّال جهانرا برگزید تا حکما را رسوا سازد و خدا ناتوانان عالمرا برگزید تا توانایانرا رسوا سازد .‏