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.

What was offered Christ at His crucifixion?
In whose name should everything be done?
What enabled Abraham to endure the test?
7. How did the chief priests and Pharisees seek to prevent the fulfilment of Christ's words concerning His resurrection?
How far-reaching is God's ability to reveal the future?
What power has claimed authority to change the law of God?
For what purpose did God give His Son to the world?

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