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Keep the Change	[edit]
by ApologetiX \| Genre: AC/Inspo \| Release Date: November 23, 2001

Obviously, "Keep the Change" isn't a phrase we coined ourselves, although looking at the CD cover, you could say we coined ourselves on "Keep the Change." In general, "Keep the Change" is an expression people use about something that isn't worth much. On this CD, however, "Keep the Change" connotes something that's priceless, not worthless - the change that Christ makes in a person's life.

It's both an exhortation and a guarantee. The exhortation is exemplified by 2 Timothy 1:13-14 "What you have heard from me, keep as the sound pattern of teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus. Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you - guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us." We are to keep the change that Christ made in us, as it says in Romans 12:1: "Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord." But the guarantee is that while we are doing our part, One who is far greater than us is doing His part to keep the change in us, as it says in 1 Corinthians 1:8 "He will keep you strong to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ."

Of course, in ApologetiX, we change lyrics just as Christ changes lives. And we think both changes are worth keeping. Therefore, it shouldn't be surprising that there are a plenty of lyrics on this CD about how Christ changes lives. And what a change Christ makes. "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" (2 Corinthians 5:17) That's a quantum leap that blows away anything the evolutionists propose. The only difference is there's no real evidence for evolution, but there's plenty of evidence for both creation and the "new creation." But we'll give you our two cents' worth about that on this CD.

And what is two cents worth, anyway? Christ says in Luke 12:6: "Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten before God. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows." Two copper coins. That's not worth much in our society, is it? But Jesus said that a widow who gave her two copper coins into the offering box had contributed more than everybody else. You may not feel like you're worth more than odd change to anybody, but you're priceless to God. Jesus once took a coin and told the people to render unto Caesar what was Caesar's and to render unto God what was God's. The coin was made in Caesar's image. You're made in God's image. That's why He's going to keep the change.

And that's why you're going to keep the change.

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01. Story of a Squirrel - Absolutely (Story of a Girl) - Nine Days
02. Monkey Scheme - Theme from the Monkees" by the Monkees)
03. Christmasnite - Kryptonite - Three Doors Down
04. Bethlehemian Raphsody (2000) - Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
05. Stay in the Light - Stayin' Alive - the Bee Gees
06. Old Time Roamn's Road - Old Time Rock and Roll - Bob Segar
07. The Real Sin Savior - The Real Slim Shady - Eminem
08. Babylona - My Sharona - the Knack
09. Daniel - Daniel - Elton John
10. All the Stall Stink - All the Small Things - Blink 182
11. Cheap Birds - Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
12. Mama Told Me (What's to Come) - Mama Told Me (Not to Come) - Three Dog Night
13. Manger - Angel - Shaggy (featuring Rayvon)
14. Be Bold Jeremiah - Jet Airliner - Steve Miller
15. The Ballad of Jesus and Yahweh - Ballad of John & Yoko - The Beatles
16. Rock and Roots - Rock and Roll - Led Zeppelin
17. Simp Liztik - Nookie - Limp Bizkit
18. You Booked Me All Along - You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
19. Life Restored - Last Resort - Papa Roach

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AGoodGuy1513 (20)

This is great | Posted July 25, 2007
If you are a fan of Weird Al but want something that proclaims God's word at the same time then check this album out as it is a great combo of popular culture with a Godly twist!

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christopher164 (12)

Keep The Message, Keep The Songs, Keep The Change | Posted August 12, 2016
THIS REVIEW IS ADAPTED FROM A REVIEW I POSTED ON MY WEBSITE. TO CHECK OUT MY REVIEW OF APOLOGETIX'S ALBUMS FROM 1997 TO 2007, CLICK HERE!

In 2001, ApologetiX released their first really quality sounding album called “Keep The Change.” When I first heard the album in its entirety, I wondered why it just blared out of the speakers so smoothly. But this is when ApologetiX starts to really sound like awesome!

As I said, “Story Of A Squirrel” just blasted out of the speakers and got me excited for the rest of the album. And while it wasn’t their best album (in my opinion), there are a ton of highlights.

For example, this album features APX’s first Eminem parody they did, “The Real Sin Savior.” It quickly became one of their most popular parodies, as J. Jackson says, “It’s easily one of our most popular parodies ever, and it won the 2002 American Christian Music Award for ‘Fringe Song of the Year.’”

This album also featured a re-recording of the Queen parody “Bethlehemian Rhapsody,” which tells the story of David and Goliath like you’ve never heard it before! And the song “Cheap Birds” is more than just a great song, it’s a lot of fun! (If you saw ApologetiX live with Karl Messner, he would play the end of this song with a drum stick as his pick.)

Those rockers abound in this album, such as “Christmasnite,” “Simp Liztik,” and the highlight, “Life Restored.” The original song talked about suicide (“Last Resort”), but this parody showcases new life in Christ as “Life Restored.” Amen! God has used this parody to bring people to Christ, and what a wonderful thing is that!

In sum:

Though this is not one of my favorite albums from ApologetiX, I really did enjoy it, and it is one of their most popular (it reached #15 on the Nation Christian Retail Bestsellers Rock Charts, as published by CCM Magazine in November 2001) and contains some amazing parodies. I encourage you to pick this up and give it a listen! And, don’t forget to keep the change Jesus gave you!

‘Cause I’m improving my life, renewing my mind
This all started with Romans 10:9

Doing what’s right, doin’ quite fine

This all started with Romans 10:9

. . .

Plug my life into Jesus

This gets my life restored

My favorite songs:

“Life Restored” (parody of “Last Resort” by Papa Roach)
“Cheap Birds” (parody of “Free Bird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd)
“Christmasnite” (parody of “Kryptonite” by Three Doors Down)
“The Real Sin Savior” (parody of “The Real Slim Shady” by Eminem)
“Simp Liztik” (parody of “Nookie” by Limp Bizkit)

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