Why did Christ tell us to love our enemies?

Answer

"But 1 say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and
pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; that ye may be the children of your Father
which is in heaven: for He makes His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and
on the unjust." Matt. 5: 44, 45.

18. When asked by the rich young man the conditions of eternal life, to what did Jesus direct his attention?
Unto whom will the saints forever ascribe praise?
What question was asked in the hearing of the prophet?
What relation does a justified person sustain to the law?
Who is responsible for the present state Sunday laws of the United States?
For whose sake did Christ say the period of papal persecution would be shortened?
What will the world be doing when Christ comes?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle