Between moments of dispensing wisdom, it seems that
historical religious leaders had also learned
software programming. One day, a great contest
was held to test their skills. After days and days
of fierce competition, only two leaders remained for
the last day's event: Jesus and Mohammed.
The judge described the software
application required for the final test, and gave
the signal to start writing code.
The two contestants feverishly typed away on their
keyboards. Routines, classes, applets and
applications flew by on their screens at incredible
speeds. Windows, dialogs, and other intricate
graphics began forming on their monitors. The
clock showed that the contest would soon be
finished.
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning flashed and the power
went out. After a moment, it came back on-just in
time for the clock to announce that the
last competition was over. The judge asked the two
contestants to reveal their finished software.
Mohammed angrily said that he'd lost it all
in the power outage. The judge turned to the other
competitor.
Jesus smiled, clicked a mouse, and a dazzling
application appeared on his screen. After just a
few moments, the judge was clearly impressed
and declared Jesus the victor. When asked why the
decision was made, the judge pointed out the unique
characteristic that set the winner
apart from all the other leaders:
Jesus saves.