A. Galvanized the civil rights movement and passing of the civil rights act of 1964
Even though the raid had failed, it caused tension between whites and blacks and helped raise stakes of the presidential election of 1860. His raid also helped make any further accommodations between the north and south nearly impossible, becoming an important impetus of the civil war... so he helped "launch" the civil war .
There are many characteristics of God that matter to a Christian.
Here are three important characteristics, based on what the Bible says:
1. God is spirit and self-existent, which means that He has no beginning or end. He is separate from all creation whether visible or invisible. He is the creator of all things and the source of all life.
2. God is perfect in all His ways. He is the definition of truth and righteousness. Whatever does not agree with His holy character is the definition of unrighteousness and sin.
3. God took the form of a human being in the person of The Lord Jesus Christ in order to suffer and die as a human being. The purpose of His death was to pay the penalty for the sins of mankind so that all those who accept His death and atonement will be pardoned for sin and be able to enjoy eternal life in His kingdom.
It takes faith to believe in God because His attributes do not make sense to the average person. According to the Bible, only a person who seeks God is given divine enlightenment to understand spiritual things.
