1 Corinthians 7:20-24

"Each one should remain in the condition in which he was called. Were you a slave when called? Do not be concerned about it. (But if you can gain your freedom, avail yourself of the opportunity.) For he who was called in the Lord as a slave is a freedman of the Lord. Likewise he who was free when called is a slave of Christ. You were bought with a price; do not become slaves of men. So, brothers, in whatever condition each was called, there let him remain with God."

The previous verses showed that God is not concerned about your earthly citizenship (that is, it doesn’t earn you any favor with him). You are under no directive to change after you become a Christian.

These verses here indicate that in addition to citizenship, a person’s socio-economic status earns him no favor with God, and they indicate that the Christian is not under divine directive to climb the economic ladder as if it were some sort of moral imperative. If you are a Christian born-again in poverty or even in slavery (which is a horrible state), don’t let you economic condition concern you. If you are able to improve your condition, that’s fine. But it shouldn’t consume you. You are free in Christ (freed from slaver to sin) and are in a position of great privilege in Him (beneficiary of all spiritual blessings in Christ).

For those born in freedom and privilege, do not get a big head about it. You are Christ’s purchased possession. He purchased you with His self-sacrificing death on the cross. Does this mean that the high-born should become an earthly slave? No, quite the opposite. The fact that you belong to Christ, should keep you from selling yourself to another.

Whatever nationality or socio-economic class you may be in, you can walk with God. God will not accept you any more or less if you are rich or poor, American or Pakistani. Your relationship to Him is what matters, not your class or citizenship. When you become a Christian, you will be a new person. But the newness deals with your nature, desires, and purposes. It doesn’t necessarily give you a new earthly place.