The Church yes . But the Church is not spoken of when Jesus says :
But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
This is sounding like the Adoption discussion. It doesn't matter to you that we have a clear verse telling us what the Adoption IS ,( Rom 8.23 )
And it seems like it doesn't matter that we have a verse telling us who Jesus was sent to ,and who is sheep are .
But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
This is sounding like the Adoption discussion. It doesn't matter to you that we have a clear verse telling us what the Adoption IS ,( Rom 8.23 )
And it seems like it doesn't matter that we have a verse telling us who Jesus was sent to ,and who is sheep are .
He said I am not come but to the lost sheep of Israel BEFORE John 10:16. Way before.
In John 10:16 he is speaking of future events. He will bring, they will hear, they will be one
The two verses are entirely different contexts.
You are taking one verse out of its context and placing it in the context of John 10:16
That is a really bad exegetical no-no.