Pastor Davey Blackburn forgives men who killed his pregnant wife, wants to preach gospel to them

The Indianapolis pastor whose wife was killed in November 2015 said he has forgiven her attackers and wants to share the gospel to them.

Resonate Church pastor Davey Blackburn revealed in an interview with his former pastor Perry Noble that although he knew he was never going to "feel like forgiving them," he also realized that forgiveness had nothing to do with emotion.

"You're never going to feel like forgiving someone for doing something to you that is irreparable. What I realized is that forgiveness is a decision. And it's not just a one-time decision. It's a daily decision," Blackburn shared.

He said he decided to forgive his wife's killers because he did not want to hold on to bitterness. He added that he found consolation knowing that God is the one who avenges people from those who have wronged them. He simply needed to trust that God is in charge of his affairs.

"On this side of eternity, who knows what's going to happen. But on the other side of eternity, Jesus is going to restore and make all things bad completely untrue, and so he's going to take care of vengeance, all I have to do is trust that he's got all this in control," Blackburn told Noble.

The pastor has also decided to go beyond forgiveness. He said he wants to have an opportunity to share the gospel to the men who killed his wife. If the three men would encounter Jesus, he said, that would be a "kick in the nuts" for the enemy.

Blackburn's wife Amanda was killed in November by three men who had broken into their home. Police speculated that the men went in when they saw Blackburn leave. She was sexually assaulted and shot in the head, which caused her death. She was 13 weeks pregnant at that time, according to Fox News.