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 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.
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.
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