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.

How is the fulfilment of this prophecy recorded?
What fate awaits blind teachers and their followers?
What deliverance was thus made possible?
Who has the promise of being blessed in his doing?
Why does the Lord call the Sabbath His day?
What determines whether one is a child of Abraham?
What will be the difference between the portion of the righteous and the wicked?

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