"And when He saw the multitudes, he went up on the mountain; and after he sat don, His disciples came to Him. and opening His mouth He began to teach them saying..." Matthew 5:1-2
Jesus climbed mountain in the sight of everyone; but only His disciples followed. The crowd did not climb the mountain; they stayed below. When Jesus sat down to teach, only those who had climbed the mountain were listening. He taught disciples.
This is a part of discipleship. Teach those who are willing to follow, separately from those who are not ready to put out an effort. Teach disciples, those who want to learn. The Greek work translated "teach" here could be more literally rendered "cause to learn". (We get our word "didactic" from this word.) The way Jesus taught illustrates how a teacher "causes to learn". Learning occurs best when everyone listening wants to learn.
Excerpt from
"The Foundation of Discipleship" by Greg Whitten, angiken@gmail.com] or Basic Christianity
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