Since this is such an important subject, let's make clear exactly what is involved.

To receive the gift of eternal life means, first and foremost, to TRANSFER YOUR TRUST from what you had been doing up to now to what Christ did for you on the cross.

It also means to receive a LIVE and RESSURRECTED JESUS in your life as your SAVIOUR.

Christ says: "Listen! I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears
my voice and opens the door, I will come into his
house and eat with him, and he will eat with me."
Revelation 3: 20