The Reasons why "Just Following Jesus" Doesn't work

[Rekeisha]

There is also a difference from having control over your own death and allowing someone else to murder you.

Why? Just because you say so?

If there is even the slightest doubt about wither Jesus rose from the dead they would have acknowledged that.

And you know this how..?

There were 11 disciples and they were all willing to die and 10 were martyred.

If they didn't know for a fact that he had rose from the dead I find it hard to believe that all of them would have been willing to endure what they did. At the very least one would have belled out

If the September 11 hijackers didn't know for a fact that Allah was real I find it hard to believe that all of them would have been willing to endure what they did. At the very least one would have bailed out (note spelling).

No because there is a difference in intent and desire.

A good educated guess when you look at their actions in the scriptures. They were willing to show how they ran away from Jesus and deny him and question him. So if they question Him when they were alive If they didn't know that he had risen why would they keep a lie like that going?

For the death of the early disciple you may look at foxes book of martyrs chapter 1 History of Christian Martyrs to the First General Persecutions Under Nero
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers in my quick look.

They knew that there was a God that would judge them and that they were sinners but they leaned on their own understanding and sought salvation through Jihad and not Jesus.

The disciples actions are further proof for the fact that Jesus rose from the grave but that isn't the only proof. For all true Christian we have a relationship with Jesus and the worlds in the bible and the world around us Help to strengthen our faith.