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No, I'm pretty sure he meant THE way. Most Christians (I'm tempted to say all, but don't want to start that discussion again) believe that it is only through Jesus Christ that we are saved. Many, including myself, do not believe that explicit belief in Christ is necessarily essential -- my own point of view is that we know those who believe in Christ in this life will be saved. We don't know what happens to those who haven't heard, who have heard but rejected through no fault of their own, or if there's a chance given after death. But even though I'm not sure Thagrastay would even go as far as I do, the point is that there is only one means of salvation. Or did you expect God to be tortured to death more than once to save a bunch of rebel scum?
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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