John 14:6 and Exclusivism: Confessional Language

Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. - John 14:6

Anyone who has had a conversation about "who goes to heaven" knows John 14:6. It comes up over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and, well... you get the point.

However, could it be that this text is not simply what it appears on the surface? Is there a God who is free to move beneath the mere surface and appearances of the text and move a people to a place of inclusive hope that bubbles up out of this text? This text of all texts?!