The Compatible Gospel

There's a big attempt in contemporary evangelism to make it more palatable to the general population - to make it look like something you can add onto your present lifestyle, something a little less uncomfortable. It was pointed out to me that we need to make a point of remembering that we as Christians are nothing special (the inference being to point to God). I appreciate the attitude of humility but Jesus said we are the salt of the earth and asks who lights a lamp and puts it under a bowl. Truth is: we are different and we as Christians are not different then of what value are we to the world really? Likewise, for many people who need to hear the Gospel, they don't need a Gospel that's compatible to where they are, because where they are is a mess. They need something to pull them up and out of where they are. They need to be saved, saved from something. The Gospel is unique in its accessibility, but its power is not that it's compatible but that it transforms.