Jesus DIDn’t say you need to change your Mind......
He said, “You MUST be born again..”
Spirited: One cannot be born again unless one’s will assents. In this light, “changing one’s mind” precedes assent.
That’s what repentance is all about.
Back to the original question, being born again is a reality, not a metaphor.
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
[ One cannot be born again unless one’s will assents. In this light, “changing one’s mind” precedes assent. ]
So.... you think being born again is mental activity?..
and/or performing rites or ceremony’s or even obeisance..
Thats a very religious way of looking at things.. feel free..
I don’t have religious bone in my body.. vexes many..