27 Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith. 28 For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law. 29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,30 since God is one—who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith. 31 Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law. (Romans 3)
We are nothing special because of our background. God is. He is faithful, impartial and true. When we put our faith in Christ He gives us grace - the ability - to obey His law. He makes us "Law-abiding citizens". We are "special" because of what He does, not who we are. We do not throw out any part of our past which directs us toward Him, but we do not depend on it to make us who He wants us to be. We trust in Christ and Christ alone to do that in us.
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