Would this be similar to what I have heard taught in Evangelical churches for decades, that every human being has a hole in their soul that only God can fill?
“Would this be similar to what I have heard taught in Evangelical churches for decades, that every human being has a hole in their soul that only God can fill?”
No. Yes, we are created with 4 parts. Body, Soul, Mind and Spirit. But, with the curse of sin from Adam, the Bible says we are born in Sin and that our Spirit is dead until it is reborn by the Holy Spirit through faith in the redemptive work of Christ on the Cross of His FREE gift of Salvation - and, it also says “But the same Spirit that raise Christ from the dead, will give Life to your mortal bodies.” - and Jesus spoke of the Holy Spirit being alive within us “rivers of living water”.
It is written in Romans 1 that God indeed has imprinted on Man’s heart God’s law, so no man has an excuse(not the native on the Plains of Africa, nor the atheist explaining away God with evolution and Nietzsche), but, it says none seek him. And as others have said - the Holy Spirit is drawing men unto Christ continually - but yes it seems like a paradox - men seeking for truth, seeking for the fulfillment of that inner void. Men not satisfied even if they gain the whole world. But - Jesus said “No man comes to the Father but that the Spirit draws him”
I think you might be referring to the "God-shaped vacuum" thought credited to Blaise Pascal. What He actually said was:
Not the same...we have a “hole in our soul”...but we may not search for God to fill it. We usually find other substitutes. If Beth Moore thinks all people are born with desire to search for God...she is greatly mistaken. Certainly not a description of the world, Post Adams fall, it is de rigueur not to search, unless there is intervention.