Contradiction with John 4:24
This verse emphasizes the ability of people to worship God in spirit and truth, suggesting that understanding or seeking God is indeed possible through spiritual means.
John 4:24: God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 29:13
This verse promises that those who seek God with all their heart will find Him, contradicting the notion that no one seeks after God.
Jeremiah 29:13: And ye shall seek me, and find [me], when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
Contradiction with Isaiah 55:6
Encourages people to seek the Lord while He may be found, implying that seeking God is both a fruitful and expected endeavor.
Isaiah 55:6: Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
Contradiction with Romans 3:11
Echoes Psalms 14:2 almost verbatim but takes into a context around justification through faith, potentially leading to a differing interpretation.
Romans 3:11: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
Contradiction with Hebrews 11:6
States that God rewards those who diligently seek Him, contradicting the idea that no one seeks God.
Hebrews 11:6: But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 4:29
Similar to Jeremiah, promises that searching for God wholeheartedly will result in finding Him.
Deuteronomy 4:29: But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find [him], if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
Contradiction with Acts 17:27
Suggests that God created humans with the intent that they would seek and perhaps reach out for Him, implying a possibility of seeking and finding.
Acts 17:27: That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: