Describing divine giving as lending obscures the ontological dignity of creaturely existence by reducing creatures to mere temporary custodians with no authentic stake in what they receive.

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Ontological: "Ontological" refers to questions about what actually exists or is real. It's concerned with the fundamental nature of being—asking "What kinds of things are there?" rather than "How do we know about them?" For example, an ontological question might be whether numbers, ideas, or God actually exist as real things, or if they're just human inventions.
authentic stake(as used in philosophy of property and value): A genuine, real claim or interest in something—meaning you have a meaningful connection to it beyond just borrowing or temporarily holding it.
creaturely existence(as used in theology and metaphysics): The real, genuine way that created things (like humans) actually exist as distinct beings, not as illusions or mere extensions of God.
custodians(as used in the argument about property and ownership): People or entities responsible for taking care of something temporarily, without actually owning it or having a permanent stake in it.

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