It seems to be more common these days to build church sanctuaries with aisles slightly slanted downhill to help "encourage" people to go to the front and accept Christ during the invitation. If I may, I would like to suggest to any church architects out there to reconsider this concept. Perhaps it would be more biblical to make it uphill; better yet maybe we should build a mote around the alter, maybe even an obstacle course with flaming arrows flying at people as they run to make a "decision". It's not that I believe these things should be prerequisites for salvation. And it's not that I don't want people to see the free gift of salvation that Christ offers. It's just that the fellowship is so much nicer with someone who will take a flaming arrow for Christ than it is with someone who is only willing to walk an aisle, say a prayer, and fill out a card never to count the cost again in their life.
"When they had preached the gospel to that city and had made many disciples... strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God." (Acts 14:21-22)
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