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.
 


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What kind of friend is He?
How did Christ estimate the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees?
But when, according to the prophecy, was Elijah to be sent?
Are the righteous freed from afflictions in this world?
What is one good evidence of genuine repentance?
What does Paul say God has prepared for His people?

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