Between moments of dispensing wisdom, it seems that religious leaders
had also learned software programming.

One day, a great contest was held to test their skills.

After 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 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 characteristics that set the winner apart from the other
leaders:

Jesus saves!