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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In what statement of the Scripture was Abraham's obedience really implied?
What is first commanded in the Sabbath commandment?
With what are we to comfort one another?
What famine will come at this time upon those who have rejected God's messages of mercy?
How did Elijah pray before obtaining his request?
What will he the final result of the gospel?

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