Alma wants Corianton to stop questioning the justice of God and start worrying about what he should be concerned with—his own sins. Here, Alma demonstrates great insight into the mind of the sinner. With this gentle, understated rebuke, Alma recognizes that the mind of the sinner rarely focuses on sin. Rather, as with Corianton, the mind will search for conflict within his belief system. He will become critical of Church leaders, wrest the scriptures, or as with Corianton, question the justice of God himself. The mind which is at fault is quick to find fault. In this way, the mind protects itself from the remorse of conscience which inevitably follows from knowingly violating the laws of God.