context1: Calvinism in general <strong>acknowledges</strong> that public life is addressable by faith, based on the assertion that all human rule has its authority from God. Theologian Anthony A. Hoekema, for example, writes from the perspective of Amillennialism to <strong>speak</strong> of the public character of Christian faith. The cultural mandate is most elaborately developed by Neo-Calvinism, which explores the implications for modern, pluralistic society, of this Calvinistic assertion.
context2: He has a pet himself, a goldfish who has obviously been dead for a long time, although he does not <strong>acknowledge</strong> this, and continues to dote on it. He is extremely eccentric, perpetually cheerful and lives in a fantasy world of his own, often rambling on directly to the camera about subjects or individuals related to the episodes' themes. He <strong>speaks</strong> in an Afrikaans accent, and has a tendency to intersperse his dialogue with phrases in the language.