I think I see your point. It's a subtle one, but tell me if I have it right.
Lost Tribe said:
...: The Lost Sheep of the House of Israel are a unique sub-set of Gentiles who are Israelites, but not Jews.
From a Jewish perspective they are Gentiles, but from an Israelite perspective they are not....:
You are objecting because that you think the House of Israel are not gentiles but Jews? (Am I right so far?)
If that is so, how can you claim they were Jews if there weren't any Jews when the Israelites (not Jews) split into different Kingdoms? The would have to be brother Isrealites. Right???
No, you are wrong. They would not be gentiles and they would not be Jews. They would be "yisrael".
A gentile is someone who is not of one of the twelve tribes of Israel, therefore the lost tribes are not gentile.
Member "Lost Tribe" said that, "from a Jewish perspective," the lost tribes would be gentile. This is false. "Lost Tribe" knows nothing about what the Jewish perspective is. He knows nothing about Jewish law on this subject, nor does he care to hear about it.