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 did Jesus say of the one who loves Him?
How does grace, as the ground of justification, exclude righteousness by works?
What kind of faith avails with God?
What is to take place in the days of these kingdoms?
What does He say He will bring with Him when He comes?
What are we admonished not to do?
What will cause the Christian to grow?

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