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John 14:

6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity:

We do know that no person can be saved except through Christ. We do not know that only those who know Him can be saved by Him.
Right, what about those who have never heard of Jesus?

They may not have heard of the name Jesus, but everyone has heard of the way, the truth, or the life. An ancient Chinese philosophy called Taoism literally means Way. The founder of Taoism, Laozi, never claimed to be the Way, but he pointed people to the Way, which, according to John 14:6, is Jesus himself.

Revelation 20:

13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done.
If they pass the judgment, Jesus will welcome them to eternal life. The gospel was preached even to those who are dead.

Jesus said, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life." Really?

Yes, really. If you know the way, the truth, or the life, you indirectly know Jesus. If you directly know Jesus now, you have the Paraclete in you while alive.