What does it mean to say “We believe”? In this episode of The Nicene Sessions, we explore the opening line of the Nicene Creed and how belief shapes theology, Scripture reading, and Christian life.Old Testament scholar David Firth unpacks God as Father Almighty and Creator of heaven and earth — not just in the beginning, but as the One who sustains creation today.

• What “we believe” really means in Christian theology
• Why calling God “Father” matters (and what it doesn’t mean)
• Creation: past event or ongoing reality?

David Firth is tutor in Old Testament at Trinity College, Bristol. He is the author of Psalms and 1 and 2 Samuel (Apollos Old Testament Commentaries), The Message of Joshua, and Including the Stranger, and the coeditor of Interpreting the Psalms, Interpreting Isaiah, Words and the Word, and Presence, Power and Promise.

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What has a creed written sixteen centuries ago got to say to the church today?

Welcome to The Nicene Sessions — a new podcast from IVP Books UK. Recorded live at the Evangelical Theological Society 2025, each episode brings leading biblical scholars and theologians into conversation around one line of the Nicene Creed.

Together, they explore the Trinity, the Incarnation, the cross, the church, and the hope of new creation, connecting ancient confession with Scripture, Theology, and the Christian life today. Bringing trusted voices, thoughtful scholarship and fresh insight into the foundations of Christian belief.

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