1. Jeremiah 6:16 Thus says the LORD: "Stand in the ways and see, And ask for the old paths, where the good way is, And walk in it; Then you will find rest for your souls. But they said, 'We will not walk in it.'

2. How is it that God’s People Depart?
Close their ears to the truth – Jeremiah 6:10; Luke 8:8; 2 Timothy 4:3,4; Romans 10:17; Hebrews 11:6 Follow what is popular – Jeremiah 6:13; Micah 3:11; 2 Timothy 4:3; Jeremiah 6:14; John 6:60,66

3. How is it that God’s People Depart?
They ignore sin – Jeremiah 6:14; 1 Corinthians 5:1,2,6; Galatians 3:11-13 Lose their sense of shame – Jeremiah 6:15; 1 Timothy 4:2

4. What Are The Old Paths?
Not The Old Testament – Jeremiah 31:31-34; Colossians 2:14; Galatians 5:4 Not just anything done in the past – may have been wrong Not what parents have done – Matthew 10:34-36

5. What Are The Old Paths?
Not what brethren of previous generations have done – Our standard is not those who claimed to follow the Bible Old Paths Are the Word of God – 2 Timothy 1:13 The Good Way – Romans 1:16,17; 2 Timothy 3:16,17

6. How Do We Return To The Old Paths?
Open your ears to God’s Word – Luke 8:8; Acts 17:11 Reject the Popular Way - Matthew 7:13,14 Recognize Sin for what it is – Lawlessness – 1 John 3:4; Romans 6:23 Mourn over Sin – Matthew 5:4; James 4:8,9; 2 Corinthians 7:8-10

7. People of Jerusalem Given Choice of Continuing in Apostasy or Returning to the Old Paths
They Chose Apostasy – Jeremiah 6:16 We must make a Choice – follow the Old Paths or Not! Following the “Old Paths” is the way to find rest – Jeremiah 6:16; Matthew 11:29; Hebrews 5:9