<p>9:33 <em>Even as it is written: Look, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence- </em>&nbsp;This uses the same Greek words as found in Rom. 14:13, where we are exhorted not to lay s.w. a stumblingstone s.w. nor rock of offence AV &quot;occasion to fall&quot; in our brother's path. What God does isn't necessarily a pattern for us; we are not, e.g., to use war or murder people in the way He has done at some times. Christ is the stumblingstone to all those who seek justification by works- their trust in works means that they don't perceive the need for Him, and so the whole idea of salvation by grace through being in Him becomes a stumblingstone for them. What this means for us is that we aren't to demand salvation by works from our brethren e.g. from demanding dietary obedience from our brethren, which is the context of 14:13.</p><p><em>And he that believes in him shall not be put to shame</em>- The emphasis is upon 'believing'. It is faith which makes us unashamed- in that the &quot;faith&quot; is faith that really, God does impute righteousness to us because we are &quot;in Christ&quot;.</p>