Jesus and Satan have a discussion as to who is the better
programmer. This goes on for a few hours until they come to an agreement to
hold a contest, with God as the judge.
They sit themselves at their computers and begin. They type
furiously, lines of code streaming up the screen, for several hours
straight. Seconds before the end of the competition, a bolt of lightning
strikes, taking out the electricity. Moments later, the power is restored,
and God announces that the contest is over.
He asks Satan to show what he has come up with. Satan is
visibly upset, and cries, "I have nothing. I lost it all when the power
went out."
"Very well, then," says God, "let us see if
Jesus fared any better."
Jesus enters a command, and the screen comes to life in
vivid display, the voices of an angelic choir pour forth from the speakers.
Satan is astonished.
He stutters, "B-b-but how? I lost everything, yet
Jesus' program is intact. How did he do it?"
God smiled all-knowingly, "Jesus saves."
