“Only Let Your Sins Trouble You”

Brant Gardner

Alma gives specific advice to Corianton. He began this discussion because this was a theological point that had apparently led Corianton into his apostasy. Therefore, after the explanation Alma tells him not to “let these things trouble” him. He should now be able to understand the justice of God within the context of the gospel. Alma uses a play on words here to further his admonition to Corianton. While he should not be “troubled” by the doctrine, he should be “troubled” by the spirit to repentance. Corianton must not only understand justice in the context of the gospel, he must apply for the mercy that will deliver him from the eternal grasp of that justice.

Multidimensional Commentary on the Book of Mormon

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