Response to Reuel U. Almocera's Paper "Essentials in Interpreting Ellen G. White's Writings to an Asian Audience"

Abstract

Dr. Reuel Almocera targets the Adventist populace in his presentation on the
essentials for interpreting Ellen G. White's writings to an Asian audience. I
understand this audience to be referring to the ordinary, yet important, members
of our local churches. I believe Almocera assumes that most of our local church
members, particularly in Asia, have very limited access to Ellen White's writings.
Because of this, the problem of misuse, abuse, and misinterpretation is a reality.
This therefore creates a need for local church members to have the basic
knowledge and essential tools for making the study of her writings relevant,
dynamic, and beneficial. The paper is geared toward the goal of equipping local
church members with the proper frame of reference for the interpretation of the
message given to Ellen White.