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 Mohamed. 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 lightening 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. Mohamed
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.