The conclusion of this lesson is that our ultimate goal should dictate our current actions. We need to know what we want to become, and to learn in this life to develop those characteristics that will lead us there. Therefore, Alma tells Corianton that he should do those things that represent the good: “see that you are merciful unto your brethren; deal justly, judge righteously, and do good continually.”
It is important to note that Alma doesn’t tell Corianton what he should believe, but rather what he should do. What we do is the best expression of what we truly believe.
There is no chapter break at this point in the 1830 edition. The next chapter continues Alma’s counsel to Corianton, simply moving to a new, but related, subject.