True. I have been defending Christianity using that logic for over thirty years.
This is one of the major differences between Jesus and the founders of other religions--He made Himself the issue. We find Jesus asking His disciples the following question:
He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" (Matthew 16:15).
He asked this question to secure a commitment, either for Him or against Him. We do not find the founders of the other world religions doing such a thing. When the Jewish religious leaders brought Jesus to Pontius Pilate their accusation against Him was as follows:
We have a law, and by that law He ought to die because He made Himself out to be the Son of God (John 19:7).
Therefore, contrary to the founders of all the other major religions, it is the identity of Jesus Christ, not His teachings,
[or, may I add, His followers,] that is the major issue.
(From Khepera's worthy post above.)