What will people think_ Clint Davison
Teachers
Lesson Summary
In this class, Clint Davison addressed the common anxiety of caring about others' opinions, illustrating how it can dominate our thoughts in everyday mishaps and deeper confrontations. He argued that while we might worry about cultural judgments, Satan’s lies, or our own self‑criticism, the only attitude we should prioritize is God’s view of us. By turning to Titus chapter 3, he showed that Paul reminds believers of their past foolishness, disobedience, and sinful passions, yet emphasizes the transformative love and grace God extends to those in Christ. The teacher also cited Ephesians 2:1 and 1 Corinthians 6:9‑10 to underscore our former state of being dead in sin, highlighting the stark contrast between our past and the identity we now hold in Christ. The central message of the lesson was that God’s opinion defines our worth. Rather than letting human judgment dictate our confidence, believers are called to remember that God sees them as redeemed, loved, and called to live responsibly. The class encouraged participants to internalize Scripture’s affirmations of identity, to seek God’s perspective above all, and to share any struggles with the church community for prayer and support.
Key Scriptures
For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various passions and pleasures, spending our lives in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love for mankind appeared, he saved us, not because of works we had done, but because of his own purpose and grace, which were granted us in Christ Jesus before the ages began, but now made manifest through the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,