We compare:
“There is none who understands, There is none who seeks for God;” Romans 3:11
Romans 3:11: There is none who understands, There is none who seeks for God;
“that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;” Acts 17:27
Acts 17:27: that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;
Paul is writing didactic scripture on harmartiology and anthropology in Romans 3:11 but in Acts 17:27 Paul is preaching & Luke is recording a historical narrative.
Since Paul probably preached acts 17 before he wrote Romans, how do they compare now?
Q: Why would Paul assume people should seek God if they by nature don’t seek God?
