Throughout the teachings of Jesus runs a thread of forbearance with everyone, no matter who they are or what they've done to us. It is a teaching that ran counter to the culture of Jesus' time and place and runs counter to our own need for retribution even today. But Jesus is insistent: even our enemies are loved by Christ as much as we are, and therefore deserving of the same grace that we would want for ourselves. In the Kingdom of God, there is no need to have an enemy.