So in talking about the path to heaven, if Jesus didn't use the word 'Christian', why would you?
Also, did Jesus use the word 'Christian' at all?
Do you believe the KJV/NKJV are the only versions a follower should use as they attempt to decipher 'his' word?
Jesus said countless numbers of times in the Bible to follow him and his teachings. So it doesnt really matter if Jesus used the term "Christian or not" Jesus and Christ are synonymous in the sense that all the word Christian means is "follower of Christ" or "follower in Jesus". That's all.
In today's society we use the term Christian like its a religion but to be Christian just means to follow Christ and his teachings. In my honest opinion, you don't have to be part of a religion to be a Christian, you can completely be void of religion but still be a follower of Jesus. However, religion does help ALOT in that it helps keep you on the right path in life and if you stray there's people who can help you get back on track
BTW, the term Christian was used in the Bible after the death of Jesus.
In the King James Version it appears 3 times: Acts 11:26, Acts 26:28, and I Peter 4:16:
Acts 11:26, "and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came about that for an entire year they met with the church, and taught considerable numbers; and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch."
Acts 26:28, "And Agrippa replied to Paul, "In a short time you will persuade me to become a Christian."
1 Peter 4:16, "but if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not feel ashamed, but in that name let him glorify God."