Apologetix - 2008 - Future Tense


TRACK LISTING:

01 - Turning a Little Seasick
02 - Land of Delusion
03 - More Than a Healing
04 - Stupid's Stronghold/Reckless in America
05 - Miss Martha
06 - Iraq And Iran
07 - The Tablecloth - Peter's Vision
08 - Transplants
09 - Bethlehem's Boy
10 - Tip From An Angel
11 - Try Micah
12 - Animals I Have Begun


PARODY OF:

01 - "Dirty Little Secret" by The All-American Rejects 
02 - "Land of Confusion" by Genesis 
03 - "More Than a Feeling" by Boston 
04 - "Cupid's Chokehold/Breakfast in America" by Gym Class Heroes 
05 - "Miss Murder" by AFI 
06 - "Jack And Diane" by John Cougar Mellencamp 
07 - "Over My Head - Cable Car" by The Fray 
08 - "Dance, Dance" by Fall Out Boy 
09 - "My Best Friend's Girl" by The Cars 
10 - "Lips Of An Angel" by Hinder 
11 - "Drive My Car" by the Beatles 
12 - "Animal I Have Become" by Three Days Grace


EXTRA INFORMATION:

Past tense. Present tense. And if you thought they were tense, wait till you see the future:

"Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains. Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved." (Matt. 24:7-13)

Yet the same person who said that, Jesus Christ, also said, "So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." (Matt. 6:31-34)

Similarly, the Apostle Paul painted a pretty pale picture for posterity: "But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God.having a form of godliness but denying its power." (2 Tim. 3:1-5a)

But he also said, "I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us." (Rom. 8:18)

A tentmaker by trade, Paul likened our bodies to tents: "Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life." (2 Cor. 5:1-4)

Rather than focus on a tense future, Paul preferred to focus on our future tents. And if we follow his example, we'll all be happy campers. Think of this CD as a bunch of songs to sing while we're in the woods. 


TORRENTED BY:

Torrent Tracts, April 2009