BHughesNC
Welcome. I do hope you enjoy your wanderings in the garden.
I do agree with some of what spot says. However, and at the moment I cannot remember the source, more people have been murdered by atheistic states than so called Christians throughout the history of man.
That being said spot is correct in his comments on exclusivism. Exclusivism leads to all kinds of evil things: division, war, racial intolerance, religious intolerance, hatred, arrogance, animosity, murder, terrorism and a whole host of other evils. Jesus did not intend this to happen. Exclusivism has not place in the Christian faith or any other faith for that matter.
All of the great faiths of the world were founded upon two principles; justice and compassion. Look at what man has done to them in the name of God.
After some 40+ years of study both informal and formal and continuing at universities and the Vancouver School of Theology I have been led to accept the position of a Christian pluralist. That is I recognize the validity of all of the great faiths.
Now to answer the question. Exclusivism is the problem and Jesus never intended that. In fact he never intended to start a new religion. Like Luther he wanted to reform the church from within. He was a very devout practicing Jew.
The fact is that Jesus never made such a comment. It is a midrashim. If you want clarification of that term I can give it to you.
Shalom
Ted