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.'

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

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

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

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

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

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