Wisdom starts with acknowledging that there is a God

 

The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity; there is none who does good. Psalm 53:1 (ESV)   God is not politically correct. Those who are politically correct are concerned more with how they say something than in what they say. God tells us that those who say there is no God are fools, and therefore, they are.   They may be educated, wealthy fools, but nonetheless, they are fools. Since there is no higher authority than God, He is correct in His assessment. It is hard for us to think that the highly educated, wealthy, seemingly carefree individual is a fool, yet that is the case if they have claimed there is no God.   In English, the fool acts "unwisely" if you live as if there is no God; you have acted "unwisely." In the Bible, the word "fool," as it is used, means "stupid" or "wicked" or stupid and wicked. Wisdom starts with acknowledging that there is a God and we are not Him. Then, it plays out in all our decisions.