The Landlord Never Left — He Delegated

Here’s the framework that resolves the tension: God didn’t abdicate anything by granting dominion. He retained ownership. He delegated operational authority.

Think of it the way a landlord relates to a tenant holding a real, signed lease — not a guest waiting for permission for every decision, and not an owner free to do anything regardless of the original terms. The tenant has real, enforceable authority over the property, granted by someone who still owns it.

That’s the actual shape of dominion. Not independence from God. Not waiting on God for every single thing. Authority, genuinely delegated, operating inside a relationship that was never dissolved.

A lease can be real and still not feel like yours. Why would that be?