Today: [Romans 9:] The Stone that the Builders Rejected: In chapter 9 of Romans Paul addresses the fate of the nation of Israel. They received the law of righteousness given through Moses, and they were the bloodline by which Jesus came into the world. They did not, however (except for a remnant) accept the salvation found in Christ and therefore they are rejected while the Gentile nations who were alienated under the Old Covenant will be accepted in the New when they come by way of faith in Christ Jesus and the finished work of Calvary.