Unforgiveness Is A Curse, Father Of Murdered 18-Year-Old Wrestler, Preaches Forgiveness Of Culprit

The father of a theology student, Joe Kilman, who was strangled to death at a private Christian university in Kentucky has reportedly expressed forgiveness amid the tragedy.

GWG learnt that Josiah Kilman, an 18-year-old theology major and wrestler at Campbellsville University, was murdered last month when a fellow student allegedly strangled him on campus.

Joe Kilman, speaking out in the aftermath of his son’s death, at a live university chapel event commemorating the life of his late son last Wednesday, told his son’s classmates that unforgiveness is “a curse.” He emphasized the importance of emulating Jesus’ forgiveness.

He further asked students at the event to yell out the emotions they were feeling, with responses including “anger,” “sadness,” “mad,” “confusion,” “frustration,” “guilty,” “broken,” “emptiness,” and “unforgiveness.”

Joe kilman also admitted before the students that he had experienced similar grief-stricken emotions and he had “felt every single one of those emotions simultaneously since the moment [he] got the phone call.

“Emotions are one thing. We have choices in life. Forgiveness is something I didn’t hear because it’s not an emotion — it’s a choice,” Joe said.

Joe Kilman said, “I challenge you to choose forgiveness, because in that forgiveness, we become the light of Jesus. If Josiah was standing here right now, if he had the opportunity to come speak to you, he would talk to you about forgiveness.

“Unforgiveness, that’s a curse. It comes with things you don’t want, things you don’t need. Josiah would’ve sat here and challenged you. For the life of Josiah, I challenge you.”

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