[Sans-Culotte]

James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad: Greetings. (James 1) {Here is James, an apostle of the church, writing to Christians and referring to them as "the twelve tribes". Is he just dispensationally confused?}

Could he not be referring to the twelve tribes who happen to be Christians?

[topcat54]

Could he not be referring to the twelve tribes who happen to be Christians?

Exactly. But that would be "dispensationally confusing" to use language about Israel to refer to the church.