How their lives changed after they had seen the risen Jesus is another mark of the story's truthfulness

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        How their lives changed after they had seen the risen Jesus is another mark of the story's 
        truthfulness. The disciples became the forerunners of a new movement that swept the world. 
        They spoke out for the message. They were persecuted for the message and they ultimately 
        gave their lives for this message: Jesus Christ rose from the dead. Reliable historical 
        sources tell us that all twelve of the disciples except John died as martyrs. Peter was 
        crucified in Rome. Paul was beheaded. And James was stoned to death, to name a few. This 
        is of crucial importance. If they had pulled off a hoax, why would they go to their graves 
        proclaiming that it actually happened. Certainly, many have died for a lie. Nazis gave 
        their lives for what was false. Plenty of other religious followers have died for their 
        faith, but the crucial point here is that the disciples would have known it was a lie, if 
        they had stolen the body or made up the story. They all would have died for what they knew 
        was a lie. Is it plausible to believe that not one of them, under the threat of death 
        would have admitted, "we made the whole thing up?" What they saw changed their lives. They 
        believed they had seen Jesus Christ rise from the dead.
      
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