The term "unsparingly" is used to describe an action or attitude characterized by generosity, abundance, or lack of restraint. In the context of the Bible, it often refers to God's abundant grace, provision, and love towards humanity, as well as the expected response of believers in their own actions and attitudes.

Biblical Usage and Context

1. Divine Generosity: The concept of God giving unsparingly is a recurring theme in Scripture. God's nature is depicted as one of abundant generosity, where He provides for His creation without holding back. This is evident in passages that speak of God's provision and blessings. For example, in Romans 8:32 , it is written, "He who did not spare His own Son, but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?" This verse highlights the ultimate act of giving—God not sparing His own Son for the sake of humanity, which underscores His unsparing love and grace.

2. Christian Conduct: Believers are called to emulate God's unsparing nature in their own lives. This includes acts of charity, forgiveness, and love towards others. In 2 Corinthians 9:6 , Paul writes, "Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously." Here, the principle of sowing and reaping is applied to encourage believers to give generously and unsparingly, reflecting the character of God in their actions.

3. Sacrificial Living: The call to live unsparingly is also seen in the context of sacrificial living. Romans 12:1 urges believers, "Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship." This call to offer oneself wholly to God is an unsparing act of devotion and worship, reflecting a life fully surrendered to God's will.

4. Stewardship and Responsibility: The Bible also addresses the concept of stewardship, where believers are entrusted with resources and are expected to use them wisely and generously. In Luke 6:38 , Jesus teaches, "Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." This passage encourages an unsparing attitude in giving, promising that such generosity will be met with abundant return.

Theological Implications

The unsparing nature of God serves as a model for Christian living. It emphasizes the importance of reflecting God's character through acts of generosity, love, and sacrifice. The expectation is that believers, having received unsparingly from God, will in turn give unsparingly to others, thus participating in the divine economy of grace and blessing. This principle challenges believers to examine their own lives and attitudes, encouraging a lifestyle that mirrors the abundant and generous heart of God.

The True vine
... The one flourishes at the expense of the other; and it is the Husbandman's merciful,
though painful work, to cut back unsparingly the rank shoots that come ...
/.../expositions of holy scripture st john chaps xv to xxi/the true vine.htm

The Price of Power.
... His unfailing love to all classes; His power as a soul winner, as a man of prayer,
as a popular preacher, lovingly wooing men while unsparingly rebuking their ...
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Arrival
... history worth reading, through the ages the historian derives his intelligence from
all sources apt to contribute to his object and unsparingly he treats ...
/.../conversion of a high priest into a christian worker/chapter ii arrival.htm

"A Fine, Generous Fellow. "
... While "Mean fellow!" "Miserly dog!" and other such epithets, were unsparingly used
in speaking of a quiet, thoughtful young man, named Merwin, who was clerk ...
//christianbookshelf.org/arthur/words for the wise/a fine generous fellow.htm

Concerning the Sacrament of Penance
... I must now briefly repeat these statements, in order to unveil the tyranny which
attacks us on this point as unsparingly as in the sacrament of the bread. ...
/.../first principles of the reformation/concerning the sacrament of penance.htm

Jesus --"All Blessing and all Blest"
... The home of his infancy, the friends of his youth, the comrades of his
manhood, he blessed unsparingly. To bless men, he labored. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 37 1891/jesusall blessing and all blest.htm

2 Cor. xii. 11
... the as,' he calls himself "foolish." For after he had established the point he wished
by saying what he did, he afterwards boldly and unsparingly grapples with ...
/.../homilies on the epistles of paul to the corinthians/homily xxvii 2 cor xii.htm

"How Might any Pain be More to Me than to See Him that is all My ...
... it was done I saw not; but understood it was with the sharp thorns and the violent
and grievous setting on of the Garland of Thorns, unsparingly and without ...
/.../julian/revelations of divine love/chapter xvii how might any.htm

The Same Endeavour and Effort after virginity, with a Different ...
... Now the oil represents wisdom and righteousness; for while the soul rains down
unsparingly, and pours forth these things upon the body, the light of virtue is ...
/.../chapter iii the same endeavour and.htm

Chrysostom as Patriarch of Constantinople. AD 398-404.
... He refused invitations to banquets, gave no dinner parties, and ate the simplest
fare in his solitary chamber. [16] He denounced unsparingly luxurious habits ...
/.../chrysostom/on the priesthood/chapter vii chrysostom as patriarch of.htm

Unsparingly (5 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Unsparingly (5 Occurrences). Isaiah 14:6 He that
smote the peoples in wrath with a relentless stroke, he ...
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Sparing (17 Occurrences)
... 2:17 The LORD hath done that which He devised; He hath performed His word that He
commanded in the days of old; He hath thrown down unsparingly; and He hath ...
/s/sparing.htm - 11k

Unspeakable (5 Occurrences)

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Unsparing (1 Occurrence)

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Threat (7 Occurrences)
... 2:17 The LORD hath done that which He devised; He hath performed His word that He
commanded in the days of old; He hath thrown down unsparingly; and He hath ...
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Relentless (1 Occurrence)
... Isaiah 14:6 He that smote the peoples in wrath with a relentless stroke, he that
ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted unsparingly. (DBY NIV). ...
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Scoop (2 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 30:14 And he shall break it as the breaking of a potter's vessel, that is
broken in pieces unsparingly; and in the pieces of it there shall not be found ...
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Hatred (30 Occurrences)
... Alike in the Old Testament and New Testament, hate of the malevolent sort is
unsparingly condemned (Numbers 35:20 Psalm 109:5 Proverbs 10:12 Titus 3:3 1 John ...
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Ordained (70 Occurrences)
... 2:17 The LORD hath done that which He devised; He hath performed His word that He
commanded in the days of old; He hath thrown down unsparingly; and He hath ...
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Family (438 Occurrences)
... and right. Nehemiah (13:26) unsparingly condemned the mighty Solomon for
his polygamy, and Israel upproved the censure. 10. The ...
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