Is the Gospel Confrontational?

I want to be like Jesus. And the disciples that he taught to be bold and caring and loving.  And yet the very fact that we teach that there is an objective truth, and that we teach that there is only one way to salvation, these things are by nature confrontational.  Yet in the 21st century, so many churches and even highly missional movements have tried to downplay these more “unpopular aspects” of Christianity. Or relegate some of the values/truths of the Kingdom of God to be taught to mature believers, if they are tackled at all.  So the question is this: in presenting the gospel, what role does confrontation play if any?