Jesus Christ, after His resurrection, preached "Be faithful unto death and I will give you a crown of life".
Christ is no hypocrite - His mesage could never be "Be faithful unto death" if He Himself had not done that very thing.
Christ has said "Be faithful unto death and I will give you a crown of life" so believing this and believing He is no hypocrite is to believe He has died and risen.
Jesus Christ came out to meet me (on Blackswarth Road in Bristol, UK in January 1995) on the basis He died for my sins and yours and I would preach it for Him.
